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Muslim preacher's daughter a pole dancerLondon, Sep 28 IANS The daughter of British
Muslim preacher exiled for his extremist views is a pole
dancer, a British
newspaper reported.Yasmin Fostok, 27, whose father Omar Bakri Mohammed lives in
Lebanon after being deported from
Britain, admitted she performs in
London bars and
nightclubs, adding: "Im willing to go topless if the venue is right, The Sun reported. Yasmin, described as a
party-loving
girl, quit the
family home and now lives in Catford, a south
London neighbourhood. I dont get on with my dad, she said about Omar Bakri, who sparked outrage in
Britain by apparently praising the 9/11 bombers. I dont agree with his views - I just get on with my life and thats it.The 50-year-old Bakri said: I am deeply shocked. She was brought up properly in the
Muslim faith, but she is free to make her own choices in life. But I am still shocked.I havent spoken to her for a long time because I believed she was
living with her
family in
Turkey. But I knew nothing of this. She should not seek forgiveness from me, she should seek forgiveness from God. It is his forgiveness which is important.The Sun and other British
newspapers have splashed
photographs of Yasmin posing in skimpy clothes. The Sun said she has toured as a
dancer with a troupe called Ibiza Untouched, whipping up crowds of clubbers into a frenzy".Yasmin, who changed her name from Youssra, confessed her secret when a Sun
reporter called her posing as a gentlemens
club booking
agent.She is said to have been a devout
Muslim in her
teens - wearing a veil and cover-
all clothes - before leaving
school at the age of 16 for an arranged
marriage with a Turkish
man.But the
marriage faltered as she became disillusioned with her father.The Syrian-born Bakri became a hate-figure in much of the British
press after being quoted as saying: I condemn Tony Blair. I condemn George Bush. I would never condemn Osama Bin Laden or any
Muslims.--Indo-Asian
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