Loose Women's Saira receives death threat on Instagram
Loose Women panellist Saira Khan has received a death threat after she criticised a Muslim preacher on Instagram.
Saira posted a holiday photo on her account in response to a YouTube video by Umm Jamaal ud-Din criticising Muslim women who pluck their eyebrows, and Saira – who is a Muslim – was having none of it.
A post shared by Saira Khan (@iamsairakhan) on Aug 20, 2017 at 11:02pm PDT
"I woke up to news that A Muslim Preacher is saying that 'plucking eyebrows' for Muslim women is a sin – here's my response – kiss my [bum] you backward prehistoric dinosaur," Saira wrote.
In response, an Instagram user called 'silverbengle' posted on the photo: "IF YOU VALUE YOUR LIFE KEEP THE F**K OUT OF ISLAM."
Saira took a screengrab of the threat and shared it on her Twitter, tagging the official account of the Metropolitan Police, which asked the Loose Women star to DM them "so we can take some further details".
Just received a death threat from a @silverbengle on Instagram - check it out @metpoliceuk pic.twitter.com/fLdRLJi7lg
- Saira Khan (@IamSairaKhan) August 21, 2017
Earlier this year, Saira had a heated debate with Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain as they argued their views on a woman's right to wear a headscarf in the workplace.
"If I know a company won't accept things I'm really proud of, I just won't apply to that company," she said. "This isn't about you saying [something] to me, it's about a company that has policies. It's not about feelings, this is about a ruling. You cannot single out a person for wearing a religious outfit."
Loose Women airs weekdays at 12.30pm on ITV.
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