The poppy hijab that defies the extremists: British Muslims urged to wear headscarf as symbol of remembrance


World | 182254 hits | Oct 30 12:54 am | Posted by: martin14
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British Muslims are being urged to wear a new ‘Poppy Hijab’ – as a challenge to extremist groups who ‘spout hatred’ about the Armed Forces.

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  1. by avatar martin14
    Thu Oct 30, 2014 7:59 am
    Be interesting to see how well they sell.

  2. by avatar N_Fiddledog
    Thu Oct 30, 2014 8:01 am
    Good for them...

    Kind of fashionable too.

    I could see non-muslims wanting to wear them.



    Just as long as hipsters don't start wearing them as scarves. Then we'd have to start burning them. The scarves I mean (or maybe... :wink: )

  3. by avatar Unsound
    Thu Oct 30, 2014 9:09 am
    And the first veteran's group to bitch about it being disrespectful (when they really mean it takes money out of their poppy boxes) will appear in 5...4...3...

  4. by avatar martin14
    Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:30 pm
    "Unsound" said
    And the first veteran's group to bitch about it being disrespectful (when they really mean it takes money out of their poppy boxes) will appear in 5...4...3...



    It's the second sentence, ffs.

    The scarf is backed by mainstream Muslim groups including the Islamic Society of Britain and profits from its sale will be donated to the Poppy Appeal.


    Read more, bitch less. :roll:


    The Poppy Appeal officially started in the UK today, they are going for a million pounds.

    I wish them best of luck, helping the Legion in Brussels was a nice few days
    in an ugly city.

  5. by avatar DrCaleb
    Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:43 pm
    "Unsound" said
    And the first veteran's group to bitch about it being disrespectful (when they really mean it takes money out of their poppy boxes) will appear in 5...4...3...




    All money raised in Edmonton, stays in the Edmonton area.

    http://www.poppyfund.ca/
    The purpose of the Greater Edmonton Poppy Fund, which is a service branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, is to assist our Veterans and their dependants. The money raised is used to provide those ex-service personnel and their families in need with dental and eye care, medical equipment, prescriptions, shelter, clothing and other assistance. It is only through receiving your financial support that we can continue to provide these necessary services.

    Poppy Funds are made available through the generosity of the Canadian public and consequently they are part of the public trust between Canadians and the Legion. As a consequence of this bond, Poppy Funds are held in trust at each level of the organization and may be used for approved purposes only.


    http://www.poppyfund.ca/funds.html

    Each year we are able to offer financial assistance and a number of other services and programs to Veterans and their families thanks to the money raised during the Poppy Campaign. Through the generous donations of Canadians everywhere, the Poppy Trust Fund continues to help those we acknowledge through Remembrance.

    http://www.legion.ca/we-can-help/financial-assistance/

    All money taken in from Poppy donation is always returned to the community - 100% of the funds. This is true of each Legion Command across Canada. Not many charities do that.

    The only way to defend the fund from those douchebag companies who have started asking you at the checkout if you want to donate to some nameless charity is to aggressively defend the Legion's copyright on the image and use of the Poppy. Otherwise there will be some unscrupulous people out there sucking the goodwill that Canadians have for the Legion, out of what the Legion does.

  6. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Thu Oct 30, 2014 3:29 pm
    "martin14" said
    Read more, bitch less.


    ROTFL

    You REALLY should trademark that!

  7. by Regina Gold Member
    Thu Oct 30, 2014 3:33 pm
    I'm now waiting for the Poppy Bikini.

  8. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Thu Oct 30, 2014 4:34 pm
    Flanders fields is right....no hills there

  9. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Thu Oct 30, 2014 4:52 pm
    XD

  10. by avatar martin14
    Thu Oct 30, 2014 5:30 pm
    "ShepherdsDog" said
    Flanders fields is right....no hills there



    ROTFL ROTFL

  11. by avatar Unsound
    Thu Oct 30, 2014 5:35 pm
    "martin14" said



    It's the second sentence, ffs.

    The scarf is backed by mainstream Muslim groups including the Islamic Society of Britain and profits from its sale will be donated to the Poppy Appeal.


    Read more, bitch less. :roll:



    Hey, listen you!

    That's good advice :oops:

  12. by avatar raydan
    Thu Oct 30, 2014 9:51 pm
    "ShepherdsDog" said
    Flanders fields is right....no hills there

    You want hills??? Just look at the one on the left... now THOSE are hills. 8O

    "N_Fiddledog" said

  13. by avatar Public_Domain
    Thu Oct 30, 2014 9:53 pm
    £22? Isn't that like $40? Dayum 8O

    In total I'm wearing roughly $20 in total including the shoes and socks.



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