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Sarkozy Disses Burqa

Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 2:02 pm PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is right in his analysis of the Islamic garment known as the burqa or niqab; while there are a few women who wear this clothing of their own free will, most of the time the burqa is a symbol of extreme fundamentalism and subjugation of women: ...

France, Nicolas Sarkozy, Burqa, Niqab, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Radical Islam

Iran's First Lady - Confirmed

Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 11:49 am PDT

It’s confirmed. That really is Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s wife in that photograph I posted yesterday. Here are some more pictures of the First Bag Lady, with a hat tip to LGF reader dgoddard.

LGF, Iran, Ahmadinejad, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Hijab, Veil, Headscarf, Burqa, Islam

Iran's First Lady?

Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 6:08 pm PDT

I don’t know if it’s a real picture, but it’s too funny/sad/pathetic not to post; it’s from hurriyet.com.tr, and it purports to show Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his first lady. (Hat tip: Drained Brain.) Also see: Iran’s First Lady - Confirmed

LGF, Iran, Ahmadinejad, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Hijab, Veil, Headscarf, Burqa, Islam

Mosque Refuses to Bury Cop Killer

Fri, May 9, 2008 at 3:15 pm PDT

This is interesting; a mosque where Philadelphia cop killer Howard Cain might have developed that “prayer bump” on his forehead (by grinding it into the ground five times a day—it’s considered a mark of devotion) is now refusing to give him a funeral. Good for them. The leadership of ...

LGF, Philadelphia, Burqa, bank robbery, Crime

Burqa Bandit in Philly?

Sat, May 3, 2008 at 5:50 pm PDT

We may have another burqa bandit case in Philadelphia, and this time a policeman has been murdered: Officer Shot, Killed After Bank Robbery. PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police said a veteran police officer was shot and killed in the Port Richmond section of the city on Saturday. Steven Liczbinski, 40, ...

LGF, Burqa, Misogyny, Women's Rights, Islam, bank robbery, Crime

Norwegian Designer Really IS Welcoming Their New Overlords

Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 2:33 pm PDT

I had to pick my jaw up off the floor after receiving the following email from a representative of Marked Moskva, the designers of that bizarre burqa fashion show. The reader who told me it was an art project was apparently mistaken. They are serious. With the subject line, “This ...

Burqa, Norway, Women's Rights, Misogyny, LGF, Islam

Norway Welcomes Their New Overlords - Update: 'Fashion Show' is Actually an Art Project, But ABC News Doesn't Mention It - Update: It Really IS a Fashion Show!

Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 10:34 am PDT

Norway eagerly submits to the suppression of women, and ABC News helps with yet another sick, whitewashed series of excuses for misogyny: The Burqa Gets a Makeover. Opening with this ludicrous statement: The burqa is the wardrobe of choice for many Muslim women. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) ...

Burqa, Norway, Women's Rights, Misogyny, LGF, Islam

Dutch to Ban Misogyny in Schools and Gov't Offices

Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 9:20 am PST

It’s good to see the Dutch finally pushing back (a little bit, tentatively, could be reversed if enough seething occurs) against one of the most in-your-face public symbols of radical Islamic suppression of women: Dutch to ban burqas in schools and government offices. AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government ...

LGF, Netherlands, Burqa, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Islam

Another Use for the Multi-Purpose Burqa

Wed, Oct 17, 2007 at 9:12 pm PDT

That amazingly versatile Islamic garment, the burqa, is not only handy for oppressing women—it’s also the perfect multi-culturally immune disguise for robbing banks: Burka Bandit Hits Hiddenite Bank. HIDDENITE, N.C. — Police are investigating an unusual robbery in Hiddenite. Someone dressed in a burgundy burka walked into the People’s ...

Burqa, Women's Rights, Misogyny, LGF, Radical Islam

Religion of Peace Strikes Again in Pakistan

Mon, Oct 1, 2007 at 8:25 am PDT

Fifteen dead as a suicide bomber disguised in the misogynistic symbol of radical Islam, the burqa, blows up at a checkpoint in Pakistan: Burka-clad bomber kills 15 in Pakistan. A burka-wearing suicide bomber today detonated explosives that killed at least 15 people at a crowded police checkpoint in north-west ...

LGF, Pakistan, Militant Islam, RoP, Suicide Bombing, Burqa, Misogyny

Burqa-Friendly Banks in Frisco

Sun, Sep 23, 2007 at 7:48 pm PDT

Hey bank robbers! Looking for a venue that won’t ask you to remove that mask? Try Washington Mutual in San Francisco. Attention bank robbers: If you’re planning to stick up a Washington Mutual branch, you’ll first have to remove that ski mask or stocking from your head. Unless ...

Disguise, Burqa, Women's Rights, LGF, Islam

Urban Infidel: Muslim Day Parade

Sun, Sep 9, 2007 at 2:27 pm PDT

Photos from the Muslim Day Parade in New York City, at Urban Infidel. Looks like it was a very festive occasion.

Muslim Day Parade, New York City, Burqa, Women's Rights, LGF, Radical Islam

Another Use for the All-Purpose Burqa

Tue, Jul 10, 2007 at 8:23 am PDT

A British Muslim woman found yet another use for the amazingly versatile radical Islamic badge of oppression, the burqa, by using it to disguise her contempt for the infidels’ legal system: Murder juror ‘listened to music under hijab’. A juror could face an unlimited jail sentence after she was arrested ...

LGF, Britain, Islam, Burqa, Women's Rights, Misogyny

Brainwashed Children in the Red Mosque

Sun, Jul 8, 2007 at 9:40 pm PDT

In their standoff with the Pakistani government, the depraved holy warriors of the Red Mosque in Islamabad have surrounded themselves with children: Brainwashed children plead to die as martyrs in Red Mosque siege. SAIMA KHAN wants to die a martyr. Life is transient, she told her father in a telephone ...

LGF, Pakistan, Militant Islam, Red Mosque, Taliban, Burqa, Women's Rights

The Red Mosque Burqa Rumble

Wed, Jul 4, 2007 at 1:36 pm PDT

Here’s the leader of the Red Mosque in Islamabad, caught in a burqa trying to sneak out with the women. Think it was the beard? Yesterday some imaginative gentlemen in Sarajevo found yet another use for the incredibly versatile garment: Men disguised as Muslim women rob bank. SARAJEVO (Reuters) ...

Sarajevo, Red Mosque, Burqa, Taliban, Women's Rights, Pakistan, LGF, Militant Islam

Multi-Use Burqa Demonstrates Versatility

Wed, Jul 4, 2007 at 9:12 am PDT

The burqa is the all-purpose Islamic garment. It keeps the women in their place (and hides the bruises), it makes a political statement, and it’s a great disguise for the men when they need to escape. The leader of a radical mosque besieged by Pakistani security forces in Islamabad, has ...

Red Mosque, Burqa, Taliban, Women's Rights, Pakistan, LGF, Militant Islam

UK Muslims: Respect Our Misogyny

Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 9:19 am PDT

A British study has found that almost 90% of UK Muslims think it’s the government that needs to change, not them: Muslims will not waver over veils. And this Telegraph article is packed with linguistic inversions, as it asserts repeatedly that repressive clothing for women is somehow the equivalent of ...

Britain, Multiculturalism, Londonistan, Shari'a, Niqab, Burqa, Women's Rights, Misogyny

Update: No Voting in Disguise in Quebec

Fri, Mar 23, 2007 at 1:29 pm PDT

Well, that certainly didn’t take very long; the decision to allow Muslim women to vote in the Quebec election while wearing disguises has been reversed: Muslim women will have to remove face coverings to vote in Quebec election. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) QUEBEC (CP) - Muslim women will have to ...

Canada, Islam, Militant Islam, Dhimmitude, Niqab, Burqa, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Quebec

Voting in Disguise in Quebec

Fri, Mar 23, 2007 at 10:16 am PDT

The province of Quebec has decided there’s no problem with allowing women to vote while wearing full-body disguises: Veiled Muslim women will be permitted to vote. (Hat tip: Ethel.) Muslim women wearing the niqab or burka - veils that hide the face entirely - will be allowed to vote in ...

Canada, Islam, Militant Islam, Dhimmitude, Niqab, Burqa, Women's Rights, Misogyny

UK Schools Allowed to Ban Misogynistic Garb

Tue, Mar 20, 2007 at 7:55 am PDT

Britain fights back a little bit against the encroachment of politically-driven Dark Ages misogyny: Schools allowed to ban face veils. Forecast for the next week: whining, with increased seething. Possible death threats by Thursday. Schools will be able to ban pupils from wearing full-face veils on security, safety or learning ...

Britain, Multiculturalism, Londonistan, Shari'a, Niqab, Burqa, Education

The Doha Debates: Suppression of Women, Good or Bad?

Sun, Mar 18, 2007 at 1:21 pm PDT

BBC is hosting a series of debates in the city of Doha, Qatar, and this one is especially interesting, on the subject: “The face veil is a barrier to Muslim integration in the West.” Notice that one of the burqa/niqab supporters is Ahmed Younis, former director of the US-based Muslim ...

BBC, Doha Debates, Niqab, Burqa, Radical Islam, Women's Rights, Misogyny, MPAC

Teaching Kids to Love the Burqa

Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 8:17 am PDT

A school in Connecticut is having its students dress in burqas, the symbols of radical Islam’s brutal suppression of women, so that they can understand discrimination. No, silly, not the Islamic discrimination against women that forces them into these repressive garments. The “discrimination” of evil American high school kids, ...

Connecticut, Political Correctness, Misogyny, Women's Rights, Radical Islam, Burqa

The Multi-Purpose Islamic Garment

Wed, Mar 7, 2007 at 9:30 am PST

The versatile burqa—it’s a political statement, a tool to keep women suppressed, and a disguise for fleeing terrorists! Burqa-clad Taliban leader caught as NATO attacks. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) KABUL, March 7 (Reuters) - Afghan soldiers have captured a Taliban leader who tried to flee a security operation in the ...

Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Taliban, Burqa, Niqab, Women's Rights, Misogyny

Video: The Blue Burqa Band

Fri, Mar 2, 2007 at 9:31 am PST

Today’s moment of surrealistic Islamopop is brought to you by the Blue Burqa Band. (Hat tip: Outcut TV.) [Video]

Afghanistan, Burqa, Women's Rights, Music

Samba Burqas

Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 9:39 am PST

Today’s cognitive whiplash is courtesy of the samba exhibition in Rio de Janeiro: A dancer performs next to revelers dressed with clothing that resemble Afghan burqas and holding copies of the famous picture of the Afghan girl taken by photographer Steve McCurry during the parade of ‘Unidos da Tijuca’ ...

Brazil, Burqa, Women's Rights, Samba, Odd News

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