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| UK Muslims not to waver over veils |
| 2007-04-16 |
| BritainÂ’s Muslim community overwhelmingly believes that women should be allowed to wear the veil, despite fears that it presents a barrier to integration, The Sunday Telegraph reported, citing a study. The study says almost nine in 10 Muslims think that any government moves to ban the veil would hurt social cohesion. Schools already have the power to ask pupils to remove the niqab, which covers the entire face apart from a slit for the eyes, to improve safety, security and learning. There have been calls for a wider debate on whether it is appropriate for the full veil to be worn in public at all. But a Gallup Poll to be published this week found most Muslims firm in the belief that Islamic women should be free to wear it. While 55 percent of all those polled thought that removing the veil was vital for integration, only 13 percent of Muslims agreed. Instead, they thought that the British government needed to change its economic and political policies toward Islamic countries and show greater respect to Islam. The poll found that the Muslim community was largely willing to see fuller integration and trusted major British institutions more than the typical member of the public did. Only one in four Muslims wanted to live in a neighbourhood comprised solely of people who shared their religious or ethnic backgrounds. They also claimed a stronger sense of identifying with Britain compared with the general public and had more confidence in the police and the judicial system. Nearly three in four said they were loyal to the UK and 82 percent said they were respectful of other religions, the newspaper has said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 The study says almost nine in 10 Muslims think that any government moves to ban the veil would hurt social cohesion. Like Howard UK said, "What cohesion?" If there is a prime example of exceptionally poor cultural integration, Britain's Muslims are it. The 7-7 bombings clearly demonstrated that dangerous numbers of Muslim immigrants and their offspring are not merging into their host country's culture. What's more, Muslim clerics everywhere are exhorting their flocks specifically not to "melt" in or become British. This is a crucial indicator of how little hope there is for this situation. The niqab and burqa must be interpreted as willful refusal to recognize or respect British values. Such stubborn resistance must be met head on. Outlawing the niqab and burqa represent Islam-unfriendly measures that will oblige true hardliners to vacate the country. This improves national security, decreases the pressuring of radical groups upon "moderates" and de facto promotes integration. Given the danger that Britain's Muslims pose, the niqab and burqa both represent huge security risks. The Brits have already had a prime terror suspect elude capture by going through airport security in a burqa. That should have been a final nail in the coffin for this issue. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-04-16 21:52 |
| #7 So once again, I'll relate my experience of Friday the 13th. I was waiting for the elevator and when the door opened out walked two "persons" in black burqas. They were covered from head to toe in black so that only the eyes were visible. It was the first time I had ever seen such a thing live and in person and I must confess I was frightened. Call me a wimp but it was scary. The only reason I can think of why someone would want to hide their face is if it's Halloween or if they are up to no good and it wasn't Halloween. They might as well have been wearing ski masks. So let them walk around like that if they want. But the minute they try to enter a bank or go through an airport or even a grocery store, place them under arrest. Do NOT issue them a driver's license unless they are willing to show their face for a picture and if a policeman asks to see their face, they must show it and if they don't like it they can FOAD. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-04-16 15:59 |
| #6 -- social cohesion -- Their social cohesion, Howard. weakens the ummah. |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2007-04-16 10:46 |
| #5 I doubt American journalists are any less biased against democracy than their British counterparts. As for Orcish integration: I could care less. The sooner the lot of them are made to feel so unwelcome they leave the better. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-04-16 09:14 |
| #4 I'd like to think you're tight, Sonar. But I'm not certain you are. |
| Posted by: Mark Z 2007-04-16 09:04 |
| #3 The study says almost nine in 10 Muslims think that any government moves to ban the veil would hurt social cohesion What social cohesion? All they do is bitch and moan in an attempt to get more for their ilk... Post 7-7/21-7 those shitheads lost any sympathy from the British public at large. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2007-04-16 08:03 |
| #2 That's journalists though, not real Brits. Many of them choose that career because they want to 'change the world' and 'fight for the oppressed'. But because the ugly truth about Islam has been leaking out in recent years, I would say that the average Brit is more likely to side with the Israelis than the Palesplodians. |
| Posted by: Sonar 2007-04-16 07:18 |
| #1 Why don't I feel sorry for the Brits? |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-04-16 04:35 |