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Blindfolded Muslim takes to the street for hugging experiment
A blindfolded Muslim man stands on a street in Toronto with a sign asking passersby to give him a hug - and films the reaction
Mustafa Mawla didn't know what kind of reception he would get from the Canadian
public Photo: Blind Trust Project/YouTube
By Rachel Jones, Social Media Content Editor
4:25PM GMT 11 Feb 2015
"I am a Muslim. I am labelled as a terrorist. I trust you. Do you trust me? Give me a hug."
Those were the words at Mustafa Mawla's feet as he stood blindfolded with outstretched arms on a busy Toronto street, while a camera rolled a few feet away.
The Canadian Muslim was taking part in the 'Blind Trust Project' - a social experiment to "to break down barriers and eliminate the fear and ignorance projected towards Muslims and Islam."
(Picture: Blind Trust Project/YouTube)
The project was the brainchild of 24-year-old Canadian Muslim Assma Galuta - who teamed up with film-makers Time Vision to shoot the video.
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She told the Huffington Post .. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/10/muslim-blind-hug-social-experiment-youtube_n_6656558.html .. that the reason for making Mr Mawla wear the blindfold was to give complete trust.
“Blindfolded, anyone could harm him or feel very angered," she said. "He’s giving people his full trust and he wants to see if people trust him enough to give him a hug.”
To date nearly 800,000 people have watched the video to see what the public's response to the experiment would be.
And to the delight of everyone involved in the project, that response was overwhelmingly positive.
Dozens of passers-by of all ages, genders and colours, stopped and embraced Mustafa Mawla in a hug.
(Picture: Blind Trust Project/YouTube)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/canada/11406213/Blindfolded-Muslim-takes-to-the-street-for-hugging-experiment.html
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Blind Trust Project (Muslim) in Times Square (NYC)
"Hate mail won't stop church from hosting Muslim convention"
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Blindfolded Muslim takes to the street for hugging experiment
A blindfolded Muslim man stands on a street in Toronto with a sign asking passersby to give him a hug - and films the reaction
Mustafa Mawla didn't know what kind of reception he would get from the Canadian
public Photo: Blind Trust Project/YouTube
By Rachel Jones, Social Media Content Editor
4:25PM GMT 11 Feb 2015
"I am a Muslim. I am labelled as a terrorist. I trust you. Do you trust me? Give me a hug."
Those were the words at Mustafa Mawla's feet as he stood blindfolded with outstretched arms on a busy Toronto street, while a camera rolled a few feet away.
The Canadian Muslim was taking part in the 'Blind Trust Project' - a social experiment to "to break down barriers and eliminate the fear and ignorance projected towards Muslims and Islam."
(Picture: Blind Trust Project/YouTube)
The project was the brainchild of 24-year-old Canadian Muslim Assma Galuta - who teamed up with film-makers Time Vision to shoot the video.
Related Articles
Watch: Talented Chinese artist paints only with his feet 11 Feb 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/viral-video/11406406/Chinese-artist-paints-using-only-his-feet-in-town-near-Shanghai.html
She told the Huffington Post .. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/10/muslim-blind-hug-social-experiment-youtube_n_6656558.html .. that the reason for making Mr Mawla wear the blindfold was to give complete trust.
“Blindfolded, anyone could harm him or feel very angered," she said. "He’s giving people his full trust and he wants to see if people trust him enough to give him a hug.”
To date nearly 800,000 people have watched the video to see what the public's response to the experiment would be.
And to the delight of everyone involved in the project, that response was overwhelmingly positive.
Dozens of passers-by of all ages, genders and colours, stopped and embraced Mustafa Mawla in a hug.
(Picture: Blind Trust Project/YouTube)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/canada/11406213/Blindfolded-Muslim-takes-to-the-street-for-hugging-experiment.html
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Blind Trust Project (Muslim) in Times Square (NYC)
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