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| PHC says no to veiled lawyers |
| 2006-11-04 |
| Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Tariq Pervaiz Khan has ordered women lawyers not to wear veils in courtrooms, saying they (the women lawyers) could neither be identified nor assist the court well in veils. “You (women lawyers) are professionals. You should be dressed as requisite for the lawyers. We (the judges) cannot identify women lawyers wearing veils and doubt that veiled lawyers appear in court several times seeking adjournments for other lawyers’ cases,” Justice Pervaiz told a veiled lawyer, Raees Anjum, who was seeking adjournment of a case. The court could barely hear Ms Anjum’s name when she was asked to make her presence for a case she was seeking an adjournment for. Ms Anjum had to repeat her name several times because of her veil and this led to the chief justice’s observation that women lawyers should not wear veils in courtrooms. “I was embarrassed when the chief justice asked me not to wear a veil in the courtroom,” Ms Anjum told Daily Times. “I feel more confident in my hijab (veil). I am a progressive Muslim woman who has the courage to follow her faith while living and working in this conservative society.... hijab reflects a woman’s modesty,” she said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 There was a famous Russian Admiral who mumbled so terribly that he was promoted to commander over their entire navy, because if he ever said anything wrong or controversial, he could claim that he had been mis-heard. Every competitor had fallen away due to having said something inappropriate to somebody, sometime. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-11-04 11:42 |
| #3 “I feel more confident in my hijab (veil). I am a progressive Muslim woman who has the courage to follow her faith while living and working in this conservative society.... hijab reflects a woman’s modesty,” she said. She doesn't feel "more confident", she's feels safer. Terrified of what the "conservative" mad mullahs and their followers might do to her should she be caught outside the home without her body bag. "a progressive Muslim who has the courage to follow her faith.." Let's sit down and discuss this over a cup of coffee and a muffin. Oh, can't eat or drink while wearing that, huh? How progressive. Can't see you, can't hear you, don't know who you are. Your body bag tells us you have no claim to any identity of your own. Simply the trappings of someone's property. There is no courage in wearing the veil - courage would be walking freely in society and partaking in open relations with other humans. It's fear, baby. "... hijab reflects a wonmen's modesty." No, it doesn't. The black body bag doesn't reflect anything. It's a black hole sucking all light and freedom. It reflects, if anything, your master's belief that you don't exist as a real person. It empahsizes your status as "meat." Today is spaghetti day in the Court's cafeteria. Enjoy lunch. |
| Posted by: Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-11-04 10:37 |
| #2 I wonder if her submissions to the court are worth half those of male lawyers. |
| Posted by: Choque Thuth8530 2006-11-04 09:35 |
| #1 Lol. I wonder if Justice Kennedy will consider this a legal precedent, lol. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-11-04 00:23 |