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YouTubers Sham Idrees, Queen Froggy accuse Canadian cafe of Islamophobia, cafe denies claims

YouTubers Sham Idrees, Queen Froggy accuse Canadian cafe of Islamophobia, cafe denies claims

They say they were refused service because of their faith, the cafe says argument was over Covid-19 seating restrictions.
08 Sep, 2021

YouTubers Sham Idrees and Queen Froggy took to social media to call out Canadian cafe chain Demetres for Islamophobic behaviour, alleging they were refused service because of their faith. The cafe has denied the allegation and says the argument was over seating restrictions.

The husband and wife posted videos on their respective Instagram accounts narrating details of the incident. "We just had the worst experience of our lives," Idrees wrote in his video. "The racist servers told us they will not serve 'people of your kind'. My wife and family members included hijabis."

"I am so heartbroken," Queen Froggy wrote in her video post. "Demetres Oakville didn’t take our order and told us to leave because we are Muslim and wear hijab," she wrote in the captions. "I am so disgusted . Go to Google Maps, click review and give 1 star [to Demetres] and write #Banislamophobia. Let’s make sure it never happens to anyone again!" she urged.

"We just got back from Demetres," she narrated in her video. "It's a dessert cafe in Ontario Canada. I took my kids, my family and some of my hijabi friends. We just wanted to have some dessert and a night out. The servers at that location did not want to take our order. They asked us to leave the restaurant and said if we didn't leave the restaurant they will call the cops, which they did because we are Muslim and they didn't want to take our order.

"I am so heartbroken," she added.

Demetres issued a statement regarding the incident on their social media as well. "We believe there was a misunderstanding between employees and our guests regarding seating arrangements due to Covid-19 restrictions," they wrote. "The situation became escalated, and the guests were asked to leave."

Many netizens are leaning toward's the restaurant's version of the events, accusing Idrees and his wife of 'lying' about what actually happened. Kanwal Ahmed, founder of the well-known Facebook group Soul Sisters Pakistan, posted on Instagram and said Idrees had done a "disservice to Muslims in Canada by faking a scenario of his wife being discriminated against for her hijab".

"This undermines actual complaints of Islamophobia," she added.

Ahmed's post included testimonies from other individuals who asserted that Idrees and his group were barred from the restaurant because they did not respect Covid-19 regulations.

Other Instagram users also came forth to point out loopholes in Idrees' version of the events, saying that the couple were providing a one-sided take.

Idrees later responded to the criticism and posted another video about the incident "with proof".

However, many people in the comments called for the YouTuber to post the full video of the confrontation rather than snippets.

Comments

Gamer Sep 08, 2021 12:52pm
Why these people go to those countries ?
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Khan Sep 08, 2021 01:14pm
I live in oakville and never experienced this treatment ever in canada … hard to believe what they saying tbh.
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Zak Sep 08, 2021 01:20pm
Idrees and froggy version should be believed. No one makes such things up.
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Zak Sep 08, 2021 01:20pm
@Gamer Why these people go to those countries ? Why Indians go to these countries.
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James Sep 08, 2021 01:56pm
@Gamer - grow up - after slaughtering millions and occupying their land why don’t you just leave.
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alli Sep 08, 2021 02:02pm
@Gamer , selective clipping shows the lies ?
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funnyman Sep 08, 2021 02:15pm
@Gamer because he was beaten up for similar antics here in Karachi given his record, it is more likely a case of fake publicity stunt
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Bilal Sep 08, 2021 02:31pm
Clearly fake. Witness also saying they were not following SOPs. Illiterate people bring shame to country
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Hjk Sep 08, 2021 02:51pm
Kya galat kiya?
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asif Sep 08, 2021 02:55pm
Lools like Resturant version is correct should not use islamophobia in personnel confortation the staff has every right to remove these guys after troble created there.
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Sane Mind1st Sep 08, 2021 03:25pm
@Zak Why Indians go to these countries. Cos Indians are called for their intelligence, unlike say, you.
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babu Sep 08, 2021 03:33pm
Queen Froggy is beautiful !!!
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Zulfiqar Sep 08, 2021 03:55pm
@Gamer they were born here or had no choice as their parents were living here. Not everyone living in the west came here when they were 27 years old.
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NYS Sep 08, 2021 04:19pm
Unbelievable !!! Event by event report evidence surprise even progressive country and such conservative mind
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Vijay Sep 08, 2021 04:22pm
Normally the seats are marked where one is allowed to sit and where not, as I often see here.
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Alishba Sep 08, 2021 04:41pm
@babu magic of fake lens and make up
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Mahira Sep 08, 2021 04:49pm
He is validating what restraurant owner said. Shame on him to play victim card when he didnt get his celeb privilege. When abroad please dont spoil country's name and show some manners. One cant just join other tables without permission, this aint your roadside daabha.
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Obaid Rahman Sep 08, 2021 04:53pm
Attention seekers.
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Obaid Rahman Sep 08, 2021 04:55pm
@Zak I live near Oakville, there are thousands of Muslims here. These attention seekers are just making up stories to attract followers.
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Patience Sep 08, 2021 05:17pm
Sham n qfroggy are creating problems with their YouTuber profile …
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Sami Sep 08, 2021 05:19pm
Well u need to provide a evidence where the staff said to you that they cannot serve u cz ur muslim. We do not want to hear one side of the story
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A shah Sep 08, 2021 05:20pm
Nothing more then cheap attention seeking. Sad individuals
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Nasiroski Sep 08, 2021 06:08pm
I have been to that place multiple times and always felt welcomed, rest assured these people are worst of worst typical of social media
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Gamer Sep 08, 2021 06:18pm
@James I don’t live there
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Asma Sayeed Sep 08, 2021 06:44pm
Why are they even famous !! What a real pain and bane these youtubers are !! Seriously . Wish they get no views. What are they even offering in all honesty !!
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Sayyar Khan Sep 08, 2021 06:55pm
@Zak because they won’t do such drama for clicks
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Akil Akhtar Sep 08, 2021 06:59pm
There is lot of racism in the west that is the truth so people who say it never happened to them are lying. Not sure if this case is genuine or not....
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gibo Sep 08, 2021 07:19pm
Ask them to show the full video. They are tick tock influencers
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sidC Sep 08, 2021 07:41pm
Now social media become blackmailing platform. You can used racism and islamophobia for the base.
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Saleem Sep 08, 2021 08:05pm
The word "Islamophobia" is losing all meaning now. Too many false cases have appeared.
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Pak abroad Sep 08, 2021 10:39pm
Cheap publicity for thier youtubing career .... quick to blame staff .. Wearing green t shirt in vain!!●□
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N Sep 08, 2021 11:02pm
@Zak they did make it up, they've been exposed
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haid Sep 08, 2021 11:50pm
these people:. "We just had the worst experience of our lives," the experience:
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haid Sep 08, 2021 11:51pm
@Gamer to exploit there welfare system of course
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Sal Canada Sep 09, 2021 12:09am
@Obaid Rahman. I live in Oakville too. Never experienced any racism. I totally agree with the restaurant owner who I believe happens to be a Pakistani muslim btw.
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Sal Canada Sep 09, 2021 12:13am
@Gamer. Why shouldn't they go to any country if they want to go for higher education or to improve their lives. However, they must play by the host country's rules & regulations.
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NYS Sep 09, 2021 12:14am
This couple is Spreading negative propaganda Already notorious for making fake videos
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Ibrahim S Sep 09, 2021 01:08am
Covering head with a piece of cloth while Wearing tight jeans and heavy makeup is a funny business .
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Babaji Sep 09, 2021 02:14am
Just looking for cheap publicity.
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Babaji Sep 09, 2021 02:14am
@Zak What do our Pakistanis have to do with Indians - are you daft?
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Batman Sep 09, 2021 02:58am
They gotta to be in the news for their rating even if they have to creat a scene.
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Asghar Sep 09, 2021 04:35am
@Gamer do you have any problem with any one living in Canada???
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Rehan Sep 09, 2021 04:37am
Absolute lies about this story. I’ve lived in Canada for past 20 years and never experienced something like this. I take my family to demetres every week and always get best service. Stop telling fake stories.
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Jahan Ara Sep 09, 2021 06:44am
Both are illiterate and cheap publicity seekers. It is the time when people should stop following these kind of dumb people. They are maligning not only Muslim community but our country as well.
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AJ Sep 09, 2021 09:03am
Can't accept this on face value. If they were discriminated against, they can take the cafe owners to the court.
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Anonymouseee Sep 09, 2021 09:15am
This couple records all other events of their lives to become famous, but could not record th is incident (if it did even happen)? It’s hard to believe without facts.
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Ahmed Sep 09, 2021 09:41am
Sham idrees got beaten up very badly in Karachi over a fake publicity stunt. He’s a liar and always tries to get followers by doing these kind of cheap stuff.
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ST Sep 09, 2021 07:41pm
To me their story seems fishy. Just to get attention
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Mukhlis Sep 11, 2021 08:17am
@Khan I live in Toronto. I agree with Khan and I never experience this kind of treatment in Canada. They are playing the card of hijab and Muslim.
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Kallu Mama Sep 11, 2021 09:41am
@Zak Idrees and Froggy are known to lie to stay in the news. I don't believe a word they say. They are just trying to be relevant.. like they say no publicity is bad publicity.
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apakmuslim Sep 11, 2021 10:27am
@Zak Dude, why bring in India in the middle and that is not topic of conflict. ? Zak, this is where we suck
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Gollum Sep 11, 2021 11:49am
@Gamer they are born in Canada they didn't chose themselves
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Zubair Sep 11, 2021 02:57pm
@Gamer Because Indias produce the most no. of immigrants; sikh people have long battled discrimination to sikhs... likewise muslims should nit accept Islamophobia anywhere (especially in Canada where a muslim family was run over by an islamophobe and a mosque shooting happened before that)
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Zubair Sep 11, 2021 02:59pm
@Sane Mind1st Indians are called for their intelligence...then why do we see most illegal immigrants happen to be Indian
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