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Banning the Burka would be rather un-British?
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http://tinyurl.com/2dhhtrp
At last the immigration minister has finally spoken out to say "the banning of the Burka would be rather un-British”
Excuse me isn't the wearing of the Burka 'RATHER UN-BRITISH'
/// Farooq Murad the new head of the Muslim Council of Britain (pointed to the spread of mosques and sharia, or Islamic law, as positive signs of the greater freedom Muslims are given in this country.///
/// He warned that any moves to restrict the expression of Islam by banning the veil or blocking the building of minarets would alienate the Muslim community and threaten social cohesion. ///
Once again we have been warned by the Muslims.
Only last week a witness took the stand at Southwark Crown Court, dressed in this garb with only her eyes showing, how can this be allowed?
http://tinyurl.com/3yqolup
At last the immigration minister has finally spoken out to say "the banning of the Burka would be rather un-British”
Excuse me isn't the wearing of the Burka 'RATHER UN-BRITISH'
/// Farooq Murad the new head of the Muslim Council of Britain (pointed to the spread of mosques and sharia, or Islamic law, as positive signs of the greater freedom Muslims are given in this country.///
/// He warned that any moves to restrict the expression of Islam by banning the veil or blocking the building of minarets would alienate the Muslim community and threaten social cohesion. ///
Once again we have been warned by the Muslims.
Only last week a witness took the stand at Southwark Crown Court, dressed in this garb with only her eyes showing, how can this be allowed?
http://tinyurl.com/3yqolup
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Fredpuli47 – You've made a very valid point - “... will they [women] not be just as oppressed by their men when wearing it becomes illegal? The problem is the oppression...”
I could not agree more.
The root of the problem is the systematic subjugation of women within the Islamic faith. By banning the burka, this subjugation is challenged and quite rightly so.
Your quote - “...What next? Shall we ban strictly orthodox Jewesses from shaving their heads and wearing wigs as their faith demands?”
No one is suggesting that genuine religious practices and rituals that are prescribed in holy scripture should be banned. However, the Islamic faith DOES NOT demand that women wear the burka. It appears nowhere in the Koran or the Hadiths. All they have to say on the matter is that women should dress 'modestly'. The burka is a man-made invention, specifically created by male Islamic 'scholars' to simultaneously keep women out of sight and under the control of men.
This entire debate is bedevilled by people who think that the burka is part and parcel of the Islamic religion when it is demonstrably not.
I could not agree more.
The root of the problem is the systematic subjugation of women within the Islamic faith. By banning the burka, this subjugation is challenged and quite rightly so.
Your quote - “...What next? Shall we ban strictly orthodox Jewesses from shaving their heads and wearing wigs as their faith demands?”
No one is suggesting that genuine religious practices and rituals that are prescribed in holy scripture should be banned. However, the Islamic faith DOES NOT demand that women wear the burka. It appears nowhere in the Koran or the Hadiths. All they have to say on the matter is that women should dress 'modestly'. The burka is a man-made invention, specifically created by male Islamic 'scholars' to simultaneously keep women out of sight and under the control of men.
This entire debate is bedevilled by people who think that the burka is part and parcel of the Islamic religion when it is demonstrably not.
If I walked into a bank or jewellers wearing a ski mask or crash helmet I'm sure that the alarm bells would be ringing out very quickly, yet a male suspect wanted by the police managed to leave the country by turning up at the airport wearing a burka and wasn't requested to remove it for identification by security!
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