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29 March 2024

Zayn Malik is not Daesh fighter, Huffington Post apologises

Tweet was quickly deleted after users began pointing out their massive error, and an apology was issued by the news organization. (Twitter)

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The Huffington Post recently apologised for accidentally insinuating that Zayn Malik is member of Daesh group.

Fans were outraged at the decision to publish the singer's picture. But they did it intentionally.

The website meant to use the former One Direction star as an example of the Muslim world and western world coming together, but some didn't see it that way.

Ana Kasparian (The Point), John Iadarola (Think Tank), Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show), Francesca Fiorentini (AJ+) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

On Friday, a photo of Zayn Malik, the ex-member of One Direction was used in a tweet the Huffington Post sent out titled "What Isis (Daesh) Wants," implying either that the terror organization are boy band fans, or more sinisterly, that the star had joined the extremist group.

The tweet was quickly deleted after users began pointing out their massive error, and an apology was issued by the news organization.

The Huffington Post tweeted out a screenshot of their mistake, along with the statement, "We apologize for the original image here. Zayn Malik is mentioned in the story, but is obviously not part of ISIS."

So you wonder why Zayn Malik even featured in the discussion.

The debate is about how Daesh wants to eliminate co-existence of Muslims and non-Muslims living in the West, and Zayn is Muslim.

So the author of the story simply uses the former boy bander as example of a Muslims who is able to live cohesively with people of other faiths.

"But if you want a more relatable face of the 'gray zone of coexistence' — a success story you've definitely heard of — consider international pop sensation and former One Direction singer Zayn Malik," the article reads.

"The terror group despises Muslims of all stripes who reject their bankrupt ideology and look to the West for hope. They're counting on us making the mistake of rejecting these Muslims."

Any mention of Malik has been scraped from the story since the uproar. But even when his name did appear in it however tangentially, we're guessing that the decision to feature an image of his face had something to do with the click-factor. Clearly, it was a major faux pas.