Early in June, Iran denounced European “intolerance” vis-à-vis the burqa. But is this true?
Many Muslims have come to the West in search of freedom and modernity; others have not. Controversy is inevitable. Islamist leaders believe that the West must “tolerate” the practice of gender apartheid as a “religious” right.
Western leaders have condemned the Islamic veil [...]
The fact that we have seen the burqa used to carry out all manner of crimes in various countries– from robberies to suicide bombings — is but one practical manifestation of a larger set of issues. As one Australian senator observed, the garb “represents the repressive domination of men over…
Provided the law is allowed to stand and is enforced, it is a victory for human rights, non-Islamic law, and… Vitamin D. “Belgian lawmakers vote to ban full Islamic veil in public,” from Agence France-Presse, April 29: AFP – Belgian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Thursday to ban the wearing of the…
All across Europe, government leaders are deciding whether to fine, restrict, or ban the Islamic veil. France’s Prime Minister Sarkozy wants a full ban—one that will also apply to Muslim tourists. Belgium wants one too—although it has been warned that doing so “will violate the rights of those who choose to wear the veil and [...]
The rules of “rock-paper-scissors” are more grounded in reality: here, hurt feelings trump safety behind the wheel. Indeed, this case is so much like others in which practices in the Muslim world, or by Muslims who continue those practices in the West: You can’t criticize without apologists claiming the problem…
I have gone on record, many times, about how hazardous the Islamic Veil is to women’s health in both medical and psychiatric terms. There are other kinds of health risks involved in adopting Islamically “modest” dress. For example, in England, Muslim nurses are now refusing to leave their arms uncovered below the [...]
In Turkey, a father and grandfather bury Medine Memi, a sixteen-year-old girl, alive.
Standing up for Western culture and mores. Got a problem with that? “Sarkozy says burka ‘not welcome’ in France,” from the BBC, January 14: French President Nicolas Sarkozy has reiterated his view that the full burka is “not welcome” in France, as a debate continues on whether to ban it….
