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*** Christianity *** In praise of a brave Muslim	Erewhon	08/24/05
Top honour for man shot by robber Aug 24 2005 By The Huddersfield Daily Examiner A HAVE-A-GO hero who was killed as he tried to foil an armed robbery has been given a top posthumous honour. Father-of-two Tasawar Hussain [a Muslim], 36, who worked at British Car Auctions in Brighouse, has been awarded the Queen's Commendation for Bravery. The award was presented to his seven-year-old daughter Haarisah Hussain by the Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Dr Ingrid Roscoe, on behalf of the Queen. Haarisah's sister, Rasia, and mother Naila were also at the moving ceremony in Bradford City Hall. Tasawar was killed by a single shot through his heart after trying to stop armed robbers who had struck at Madina Travel in Manningham, Bradford in January, 2003. The robbers got away with £40,000, and Mr Hussain pursued them in a car with his best friend, Azram Hussain. Mrs Hussain said yesterday: "Not a day goes by without me thinking of him. "For my two little girls, they will never have a dad again."
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curious98		08/25/05
Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar. This man deserved this award, irrespective of his status, religion or otherwise. The award honored his bravery. As for our friend Mary Sue, I would just tell her that, if in this case, his first responsibility was his family, the same can be applied to all soldiers that volunteer to go to war. I find hard to understand how she can praise the valor and courage of a volunteer who died in Iraq defending the freedom of his family (according to Bush’s last speech) while she qualifies of “romantic non-sense” Mr. Tasawar Hussain, who, in a way, was also defending his freedom and that of his family, can you? Claude

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