Islam ‘insulted’ by alleged child killer’s mug shot, says husband
Islam ‘insulted’ by alleged child killer’s mug shot, says husband
I Beat My 2 Year Old Son To Death
The police booking photo of alleged child killer Nour Hadid released Tuesday is an “insult against our religion,” says Hadid’s husband, Alaeddin.
Orland Park police detectives say the 26-year-old Muslim woman was treated as any other suspect in a murder probe would be, and they did not intend to humiliate her when they photographed her Sunday without her headscarf and wearing only a skimpy top.
Nour Hadid is accused of beating her 2-year-old niece Bhia Hadid to death over four days at her home on the 9000 block of West 140th Street. The child had 55 separate bruises and was beaten “from head to toe,” according to prosecutors, who say Hadid confessed.
But Alaeddin Hadid – who insists his wife is innocent – said Orland Park police are “really going to be in big trouble” for releasing the woman’s booking photo to the news media after she was charged with first-degree murder.
The Hadids are Muslims and Nour “never leaves the home without covering up,” said Alaeddin, who’s vowed to sue.
By custom, some practicing Muslim women wear the hijab, or headscarf, and cover their arms and legs when in public.
In the mug shot, a bare-headed and obviously emotional Nour appears to be protecting her modesty with her hands.
“It is against our religion; we do not do this in our culture,” Alaeddin said.
“People have been calling me about this all day.”
Bhia Hadid’s funeral took place Thursday.
Suicide threats
Orland Park police Cmdr. Chuck Doll said the mug shot was taken “for identification purposes” before Hadid made her confession. Her headscarf was handed back to her after the photo was taken, Doll said.
“A matron was with her at all times while she was in our custody,” Doll said. A matron is a law enforcement official who works with women held in custody. “She was wearing a tank top, and she had the headscarf when she was interviewed.”
The headscarf later was taken from her after she made suicide threats, he said.
A sobbing Hadid appeared without the headscarf at the Bridgeview courthouse Tuesday and is being held without bail at the Cermak Medical Center at the Cook County Jail, where she remains on suicide watch.
Police have said her husband’s possible involvement in Bhia’s death still is under investigation.
Nour Hadid’s attorney, Frank Celani, said he hopes to speak with her today about the mug shot.
Respecting the accused
Islamic advocacy groups seem wary of taking up Hadid’s cause.
Spokesmen for the Council on Islamic American Relations, the Islamic Society of North America and the Bridgeview Mosque Foundation all declined to comment Thursday.
But Dr. Mohammed Sahloul, chairman of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Chicago, said that while police should follow the usual procedures with all defendants, “they should respect the modesty of the accused.”
Sahloul, who made it clear he was not aware of the Hadid case and was speaking in general terms about the hijab, pointed out that Muslim women are allowed to wear hijabs in photos for their state IDs.
“If it’s for the purposes of identification and they cover in public, then that’s going to be more effective in identifying them anyway,” he said.
Former chairman Kareem Irfan said, “It’s particularly humiliating because she appears to be in her underwear.
“I don’t condone what she’s alleged to have done.
“But if it was a nun accused of these crimes, would they treat her the same way?”
“It is against our religion; we do not do this in our culture,†Alaeddin said.
Guess what, your culture is not above the LAW.
“It is against our religion; we do not do this in our culture,†Alaeddin said.
What about beating a two-year-old to death? Are we to assume that’s OK as long as the assailant is wearing a head scarf?
“But if it was a nun accused of these crimes, would they treat her the same way?â€
Yes. Double standards are for totalitarians–you know, Muslim countries.
They’d probably have treated her worse if she were a nun. Everyone fucking hates nuns.
“It is against our religion; we do not do this in our culture”
No, you just set fire to people who don’t believe as you do, or fly planes into their buildings.
Oh, and forgot…you subjugate women by forcing them to hide themselves away from men because they’re “inferior” to men.
Aside from that, you’re just wonderful.
Please don’t speak about something you don’t comprehend
or else you would be just like a donkey that carries what it don’t know, it just carry it
The classic religious-mindset of assuming no-one other than the faithful can understand the faith returns. ‘Muslim’, this is a childish assumption of yours – ‘Spoonman”s list describes a signifcant proportion of the populace in Islamic states (unless… they aren’t REAL muslims, of course…). Face up to it.
All of you make really good points. But that chic is ugly. I say make that ugly child murdering beast keep herself covered.
when we speak of hijab
it doesn’t matter if the woman was ugly or even a beauty queen
it is modesty and honor we protect
not beautiness
Better put your face under a veil then, too.
Oh. Let me guess. You’re exempt because you’re, presumably, male, aren’t you?
Women can determine their own honour you backwards, over-controlling dickhead.
I wonder if the husband realizes that, by making a big deal of this, he has created a news story that put this photo in front of a much larger audience than it would have originally been.
And to Spoonman: you can’t blame an entire religion for 9/11, that is unfair to the millions of peaceful followers of Islam. Every culture has it radical nut jobs.
i agree with the voice of reason that is yours Mr. Tommy
you can’t blame an entire religion due to the actions of individuals
or else we can blame the whole Germans or Christians for the Death of the innocent mom Marwa El Sherbini, right?
or even curse the whole christian nations for the age of martyrs.
That doesn’t make any sense, every individual is responsible for his own actions.
if this woman is responsible for what she was accused of, the allah would be very angry with her right now.
“every individual is responsible for his own actions” – correct, but those decisions are usually formed within cultures and communities. Religious communities, by definition, base their beliefs on the unsubstantiated and can, and do, in turn motivate others to absurd actions – like the violence of Islamic states – from that premise. Individuals, whom because of their backwards, superstitious culture, don’t know any better won’t do any better – the actions of the individual or not solely the fault of the individual. Nor are they entirely the fault of the religion, but the basis of community on superstition can only make matters worse in the long run.
You should see what Sam Harris would say about that line of thinking..
Don’t get me wrong, I by no means in favor of any religion and agree that they are all quite detrimental to society. But, spewing hate based upon 9/11 at all Muslims is just as dangerous and only fuels the tensions between the cultures. It also makes as much sense as blaming my christian grandmother for the Spanish Inquisition.
Please don’t hate Islam.
That’s my religion…
We’re peaceful.
It’s just that Christians and Jews hate Muslims.
I don’t know why but I don’t care what my friend’s religions are.
My bestfriend is Christian too..
Is there an update on this? Thanks
I’m Jewish and I don’t hate Islam. Although, I’m not really Jewish at all. While i was raised to be Jewish, my train of thought tends to lead more towards atheist.