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Monday, September 29, 2008

I cannot think of a better story to sell newspapers

This story has more news values than almost any other story I've seen:

Cleric's pole dancing daughter flees home

The daughter of a radical Islamic cleric who outed herself as a topless pole dancer has fled her London home amid fears she may become a target for extremists.

Police escorted Yasmin Fostok, the daughter of cleric Omar Bakri, from her flat in the capital's south to an unknown location yesterday, the UK's Telegraph reports.

Ms Fostok, whose real first name is Youssra, last week admitted she was a pole dancer with a troupe called Ibiza Uncovered.

The 27-year-old was quoted in The Sun newspaper as saying she would perform topless "if the venue was right".

There was also a report her father — the leader of outlawed terrorist group Muhajiroun — paid $8000 for her to have a breast enlargement operation.

Reports of her activities are now believed to have angered her father so much that she may become a target for extremists.

Police refused to confirm whether Ms Fostok was in a safe house but did say she had been moved at her own request.

Her father, who praised the September 11 attacks while living in Britain, left the country for Lebanon after the July 2005 bombings.

Speaking from the war ravaged region yesterday, Mr Bakri said he believed Ms Fostok was an imposter and not his daughter.

He last week said Britain would pay "a very heavy price" after reports of his daughter's profession.


Now. Wow. That is an amazing story.

It includes: Violence (threats on her life)
Sex (she's a topless dancer in Ibiza, the hedonist paradise)
Conflict (she's a topless dancer, her father is one of Britain's most controversial Muslim clerics. Ramadan should be fun!)
Moral hypocrisy (he paid for her breast implants! Haha!!)
Local interest (for Britain)
International interest (for any country where Islamic terrorism is big news, ie, everywhere)

I mean, if this story doesn't get readers, NOTHING will. You almost couldn't ask for a better story. I mean, you could, but not within the realms of possibility. The Sun journalist who uncovered it has to be congratulated.

Sorry I missed a post yesterday - I wasn't at home much, and the internet is still slow during peak hours.

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