A Muslim teenager has been sent death threats by online trolls after footage of her twerking while wearing a hijab emerged online.
The 17-year-old, who has not been named, was filmed dancing in Birmingham city centre while out shopping with friends last week.
However after a clip of the moment was uploaded to the internet, trolls began targeting the teenager – calling her a ‘stupid b****’ who ‘needs to be killed’.
In the short clip, the girl is seen dancing with two people – one of which is wearing a mask.
In the barrage of hate that was posted after the video aired, one person said: ‘That’s so disrespectful is you are wearing hijab you are representing Islam respect dignity so how to act like a fool that is a big disrespect.’
Another said: ‘Truly disgusting. Some people don’t understand the meaning of the veil.’
After the comments emerged online, the unnamed teenager gave an interview to Muslim YouTube star Ali Dawah.
According to The Sun, she said: ‘To all the girls that wear hijab and wear abaya, I’m sorry for disrespecting it. I’ve learnt from my mistake.
‘It’s gone viral and I’m just hurt, I just want everybody to leave it alone and keep everything away, I don’t want it to be how it was and I am not going to do anything like that again.
‘I am sorry for disrespecting it and thank you to all of you that helped, it’s up to Allah to judge, at the end of the day I will be judged for it, not you guys.’
