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Nazifa Zahman, the chair of the University of Warwick Labour Society, celebrated Boris Johnson being tested positive for coronavirus.
Earlier today, Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, revealed that he had tested positive for coronavirus.
This, for some reason, rather pleased Nazifa Zahman, the chair of the University of Warwick Labour Society, who took to Twitter to celebrate.
Zahman tweeted “Pm got covid? Happy Muslim women’s day again!”
Pm got covid? Happy Muslim women’s day again!
— Naz
(@nazifaz_) March 27, 2020
One friend replied saying that Johnson’s positive result shows that the “dua,” the Islamic term for “prayer,” is being answered.
— Naz
In her biography, Zahman identifies herself as the Chair of Warwick Labour, and an “advocate” of Warwick Decolonise, a group dedicated to “decolonising the curriculum” at the University of Warwick.
Zahman’s tweet was subject to criticism and response immediately, with one noting that if Johnson had said the same thing about her, she would be complaining about “unfairness and inequality,” and others describing her actions as “disgusting”:
And if he were to say the same to you, you’d be screeching about unfairness & inequality.
Just plain nasty—
Woozy Crouton
♫♪ (@Blond3bra1ny) March 27, 2020
I don't think it reflects well to be appearing to be pleased that anyone has got it.
— Snorky (@Snorkyno4) March 27, 2020
I respect your right to free speech, even though I hate what you say. I hope Twitter does NOT remove this, so people will know Islam is a death cult.
— Snarky Apologist II
(@GoatApologist) March 27, 2020
Not surprised by this labour voters all over disgusting
— Dan (@Dan69781108) March 27, 2020
UGLINESS JUST OOZES OUT OF SOME PEOPLE.
— Patrick (@Patrick70633049) March 27, 2020
After receiving the backlash online, Zahman made her account private, but then opened it again, and stuck by her words.
“Notifications are off people I don’t follow so come for me all u want loooool, again, I said what I said,” Zahman tweeted.
Notifications are off for people I don’t follow so come for me all u want loooool, again, I said what I said
— Naz
The National File has reached out to both the national Labour Party and the University of Warwick Labour Society for comment, and will update the story as soon as there is any response.
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