First Belgium and now France, it looks like we have the beginning of a trend here. While it is easy to argue that the issue here is the civil liberty of the individual to wear what ever they please I tend to think that restricting or discouraging the practice of face covering by Muslim women will make for a more civil society.
The lower House of the French parliament today approved a ban on Islamic veils.
The move is popular among French voters, but has sparked serious concerns from Muslim and human rights groups.
In the vote, 336 members of the French national assembly voted for the bill, with only one voting against. Most members of the Socialist party, the main opposition group, refused to participate in the vote.
The ban on face-covering veils, or niqab, will go to the Senate in September, where it is also likely to be passed. Its biggest hurdle is likely to follow when it is scrutinised by the French constitutional watchdog scrutinises it.
Some legal scholars say there is a chance the ban could be ruled unconstitutional.
While I have the greatest respect for any one to believe what ever they please I also think that respect does not have to extend to any anti-social aspect of any faith that is expressed in public.
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The situation might be different in Europe, Iain, but here in Australia we don’t have the same security fears nor de we see a lot of muslim women wearing the full face veil anyway. I just hope we don’t use this as a point of divide in this country too by calling unnecessarily to ‘ban the burqa’ like that shithead Bernardi of the Liberals did recently so unjustifiably.
I think its a load of bullsh1t actually, just another dog whistle for some politicians to blow. Similar things go on here in Canada too, even though Ive never seen a woman wearing a full veil. If a politician called for laws outlawing mini skirts and bikinis we would be up in arms. Also, I cant see why wearing a veil is “anti social”.
Hi Iain, you getting the stutters again? Or are you just keen on “when it is scrutinised” in case we missed it?
I thought, too, that your inserted Nolan was a wonderful bon mot for the literati to gaze on. It highlights your message so eloquently.
And the intelligent comments, by your readers, so far illustrate how much we don’t need such tactics in a society like that in Australia.
BTW, did you ever comment about the stop and search laws, in the UK, and the recent revelations that the police have abused the laws, carried out unlawful searches and failed to even take the appropriate administrative actions to be able to use those terrorist security laws? I normally read your headlines, at least, but I may have missed that issue in your writings.
I find that picture very erotic.
Those are agreat pair of peepers and I want to see more.
Don’t you think that she’s a babe?
You just gave them a reason to stay covered up. That’s exactly why they do it.
Nice to see europeans adventures with leftist stupidity is slowly coming to an end.
Would be nice if the leftards out here could learn from their mistake, but then we’re talking leftards, they can only learn from their own stupidity.
We should learn from Europe? Okay, let’s have two world wars on our soil and countless civil wars & butchery. Good ideas for Oz? I don’t think so.
So now we are telling Muslim women what not to wear over their own heads.My God!
If they want to wear a bag over their head it is their business end of story.
Although I must confess it does looks good on some people take some female members of the current Liberal party. Some of them are that pig ugly they are in fact, a two bag job, one on most of them, and one on mine in case one on theirs falls off.
On a serious note, this is discrimination of the highest order and I hope any women who come under any pressure to remove it, tell the appropriate authority’s to F@$# Off!I would no risk.
No Lynot
The French are telling them , not us.
lynot, you’ve got to wonder whether banning these things is really motivated by “common sense” provisions or secretly inspired by fears or hatred of Islam. Now I don’t like Islam personally but there are much worse things about it than expecting women to get around looking like Ned Kelly.
As for the fact the French have passed a law about it, well the French will pass laws on just about anything. I read last week that under a new law in France, a man can be charged if he insults his wife on the basis of her appearance (see link below). If theres one thing the French do well it is talking and arguing and passing laws, then replacing them with other laws
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/7863702/Husbands-can-be-jailed-for-insulting-wives-under-new-French-law.html
Iain my comment on the “is this disrespectful” post has disappeared, can you see if you can find it please??
“No Lynot
The French are telling them , not us.”
Iain I may be in my dotage but I can read.My comments are based on the fact you agree with the French decision, no matter how you try to put it under a veil of decency.This has got nothing to do with anyone, it is frankly none of our business.It is especially none of the business of the French government on what their people consider a religious or otherwise dress code.Unless they of course walk around naked.
Ben, this is about the anti Muslim paranoia springing up all over Europe.The veil and any other opinions by westerners about Muslim culture is based on fear and ignorance.
lynot, yeah, I kind of agree. Europe has a lot of problems and I reckon that muslims tend to be a pretty visible minority group so they tend to get blamed. The gypsies and the Jews have had similar problems in the past.