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| Italian Minister Blasts British Plan To Let Schools Ban The Niqab |
| 2007-03-23 |
| (AKI) - Italy's social solidarity minister Paolo Ferrero has slammed planned British government guidelines for schools that would allow head teachers to ban the face-veil or niqab and prevent pupils covering their faces on "safety, security and teaching" grounds. "This seems very stupid," said Ferrero. "Without being in favour of the full veil, bans only create barriers rather than aiding dialogue. Cultural change needs to occur gradually," he said, quoted by Italian daily Corriere della Sera on Thursday. The new uniform policy, being put out to consultation among headteachers and parents and unveiled on Tuesday by Britain's education minister Alan Johnson, does not appear to stop girls wearing a headscarf. But not all politicians and religious leaders in Italy agree with Johnson's argument that safety, security and effective teaching must take priority over tolerance of children's religious and cultural beliefs and that it is for teachers to judge whether it is necessary to see a pupil's face to teach them effectively and safely. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Quick -- change the subject from trading terrorists for journalists! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-03-23 20:00 |
| #7 Memo to Paolo Ferrero: FOAD you appeasing traitor! |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-03-23 19:03 |
| #6 Hey, Ferrari: check the map, you ain't in England, genius. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-03-23 17:35 |
| #5 Seems Quebec reversed the OK to wear nijab ruling when voting because he got threats, needed bodyguards and calls to his office indicating others will come w/their faces covered on voting day. Very quick reversal, too! |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2007-03-23 17:35 |
| #4 I think Italy needs a 7/7. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2007-03-23 08:38 |
| #3 With covered faces in school you can be out jihading while someone else sits in the classroom and takes your tests. A perfect alibi! |
| Posted by: Jim 2007-03-23 08:11 |
| #2 I'd rather lag, thank you very much. :-) |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-03-23 05:19 |
| #1 social solidarity minister Another way in which the US lags behind their |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-03-23 00:35 |