TagsTagsFrench 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
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 “freedom.” Britain’s ...
Britain, Multiculturalism, Londonistan, Shari'a, Niqab, Burqa, Women's Rights, Misogyny
They always come back, and yesterday the woman whose small claims case was thrown out when she refused to remove her face mask filed suit against the judge: Muslim sues judge who barred veil. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) A Muslim woman who was told she had to remove her veil if ...
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 remove ...
Canada, Islam, Militant Islam, Dhimmitude, Niqab, Burqa, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Quebec
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 the ...
Canada, Islam, Militant Islam, Dhimmitude, Niqab, Burqa, Women's Rights, Misogyny
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 grounds under ...
Britain, Multiculturalism, Londonistan, Shari'a, Niqab, Burqa, Education
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
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 south dressed ...
Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Taliban, Burqa, Niqab, Women's Rights, Misogyny
London Fashion Week organizers decided not to ban skeletal models from the catwalk for this week’s events. But if this trend catches on, who will be able to tell?
Britain, Multiculturalism, Londonistan, Shari'a, Fashion, Niqab, Burqa, Misogyny, Women's Rights
Last October, in noting the case of Ginnnah (yes, three Ns) Muhammad of Detroit, whose small claims case was thrown out when she refused to take off her niqab to let the judge see her face, I wrote: They lost this one, but they’ll be back. Well, they’re back. She’ll keep ...
CAIR, Radical Islam, Hijab, Niqab, Veil, Women's Rights, Michigan, Misogyny
The front page of the Grand Rapids Press today: Veiled Islamic woman kicked off bus still upset. (Hat tip: Spenser.) Note: even though Grand Rapids has rescinded their rule against riding the bus while wearing a full face mask, and issued a public apology to her, her humiliation continues unabated. “I cannot express ...