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Niqab for brothers
2008-05-05 20:03:00 Via The Instanbulian comes a great alternative to the headscarf or türban or, even worse, burka for women: an eye mask for men who aren?t able to control themselves if they see a woman who doesn?t cover her hair (and neck). As most will know, some fundamentalist Muslim men want their women to cover up - ...
By: Marco Secchi
The Other Blair Criticizes Hijab and Niqab
2007-10-31 21:19:00 Former British PM’s wife urges to challenge religion saying, “I think however, that if you get to the stage where a woman is not able to express her personality because we cannot see her face, then we do have to ask whether this is something that is actually acknowledging the woman’s right to be a person.” ...
By: Wa Salaam
UK girl loses niqab fight
2007-02-22 13:15:01 London?s High Court on Wednesday refused permission for the father of a 12-year-old Muslim girl to challenge a school?s ban on her wearing the niqab, a full-face veil, during lessons. The man had wanted to secure a ruling to allow him to take the school?s decision to judicial review, on the grounds that the ban represented a breach of his daughter?s human rights to freedom of ?thought, conscience... [read more]
By: Munaeem's Blog
Niqabs and Crosses
2007-02-20 23:26:04 Please note that The English Courtesan is away on assignment this weekend but will post again on Monday and answer your comments next week!The English Courtesan notes that it has been a peculiar week for religious symbols in England. British Airways stepped down over suspending a check-in desk worker for wearing a cross and a teaching assistant who wears the niqab has been sacked.For those of you who missed the debate, Nadia Eweida had refused to return to work at Heathrow airport since British Airways bosses told her last month she could not wear a necklace bearing a small cross over her uniform. She was asked to conceal the cross underneath the uniform cravat but refused on the grounds that she did not see why she should hide her faith. She was offered a choice between suspension on paid leave, which she feared would be an admission that she had done something wrong, or unpaid leave pending disciplinary action, and she chose the latter.British Airways denied it had banned the wear... |
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