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From the Telegraph:
- France’s Burkha Ban Sparks Violence Across Paris After Police Try To Arrest Woman For Wearing A Veil And Pregnant Woman Is Attacked For Covering Her Face
Daily Mail:Two men put pregnant woman, 21, in hospital – undergoing treatmentAround 60 people attacked police in Argenteuil, north west of the capitalWomen guilty of wearing niqabs can be fined the equivalent of around £130Violent clashes have broken...
- Spanish Town Bans Burqa
Telegraph: Spanish town bans Burka in public buildings The Spanish town of Lerida has become the first in the country to ban the Burka in municipal buildings. The town council voted to prohibit the "use of the veil and other clothes and accessories which...
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Belgian lawmakers pass burka banThanks to Will for sending this to us. From the BBC: The Muslim Executive of Belgium has criticised the move Belgium's lower house of parliament...
- France: Burqa-wearers To Be Fined 700 Euros
France has more balls than any Western country at the moment: WOMEN who wear Islamic veils in public could be liable to a £700 fine under laws being formulated in France. Men who force women to cover their faces could face fines of double that...
- Furious
I am furious at Channel 4's decision to screen an Islamic alternative Christmas message with a women in a full face veil. I have some questions for Channel 4's chief executive Andy Duncan 1. Why do Channel 4 go out of their way not to offend...
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France to ban veil says Nicolas Sarkozy - UPDATE - Canada Too!
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From the Telegraph:
Photo: AFP/Getty ImagesThe move would protect the dignity of women, the president added.
“The full veil is contrary to the dignity of women,” he said. “The response is to ban it. The Government will table a draft law prohibiting it.”
The veil is not, merely, "contrary to the dignity of women." It certainly is that. However, that is a mealy-mouthed way of telling the truth.
The truth is, the full-veil is the chains of modern slavery. The burqa is a portable concentration camp.
Canada: Quebec to Ban Women Wearing Niqabs From Receiving Public Services
- France’s Burkha Ban Sparks Violence Across Paris After Police Try To Arrest Woman For Wearing A Veil And Pregnant Woman Is Attacked For Covering Her Face
Daily Mail:Two men put pregnant woman, 21, in hospital – undergoing treatmentAround 60 people attacked police in Argenteuil, north west of the capitalWomen guilty of wearing niqabs can be fined the equivalent of around £130Violent clashes have broken...
- Spanish Town Bans Burqa
Telegraph: Spanish town bans Burka in public buildings The Spanish town of Lerida has become the first in the country to ban the Burka in municipal buildings. The town council voted to prohibit the "use of the veil and other clothes and accessories which...
-
Belgian lawmakers pass burka banThanks to Will for sending this to us. From the BBC: The Muslim Executive of Belgium has criticised the move Belgium's lower house of parliament...
- France: Burqa-wearers To Be Fined 700 Euros
France has more balls than any Western country at the moment: WOMEN who wear Islamic veils in public could be liable to a £700 fine under laws being formulated in France. Men who force women to cover their faces could face fines of double that...
- Furious
I am furious at Channel 4's decision to screen an Islamic alternative Christmas message with a women in a full face veil. I have some questions for Channel 4's chief executive Andy Duncan 1. Why do Channel 4 go out of their way not to offend...