Former IRA volunteer and ex-prisoner, spent 18 years in Long Kesh, 4 years on the blanket and no-wash/no work protests which led to the hunger strikes of the 80s. Completed PhD at Queens upon release from prison. Left the Republican Movement at the endorsement of the Good Friday Agreement, and went on to become a journalist. Co-founder of The Blanket, an online magazine that critically analyzed the Irish peace process. Lead researcher for the Belfast Project, an oral history of the Troubles.
Western Imams say you can beat them but not cause undue harm, with a thin stick if needed (Some say the stick is as thin as a toothpick.Harmless!).
ReplyDeleteAll in all, only racists would worry about it. Your not racist are you ?