(CBC) Shawn Ahmed is a gay Muslim who wishes Western University had been able to withstand a thunderstorm of criticism about a post on their Instagram account that featured an illustration of two women, both wearing hijabs, about to kiss.
“I can see why they took it down, but honestly I wished they hadn’t,” said Ahmed. “I don’t envy the position they were in. It was a tough call.”
The post went up last Tuesday on Western’s official Instagram account and was intended as a message of inclusion.
Under the heading “celebrate the power of love” it showed four couples, including two women in the traditional Muslim headscarf, about to share a kiss.
The image drew fierce criticism from some Muslims, which Western acknowledged in a message issued Thursday announcing why they’d removed the post.
