Dhimmi Pipes fails to note that nijabs, hijabs, and Burkhas are NOT Muslim dress. There is no such thing. The only restriction mentioned in the Koran on female dress is that it should be “moderate”.
About the only thing “moderate” about the Koran. B Islamist Apparel Banned in France by Daniel Pipes April 12, 2011 Cross-posted from National Review Online: The Corner <http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/264484/islamist-apparel-banned-france-daniel-pipes> <http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2011/04/islamist-apparel-banned-in-france> http://www.danielpipes.org/img/item_print.gifPrint <http://www.danielpipes.org/article_send.php?id=9672> http://www.danielpipes.org/img/item_email.gifSend <http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2011/04/islamist-apparel-banned-in-france#comment_submit> http://www.danielpipes.org/img/item_comment.gifComment <http://www.danielpipes.org/rss.xml> http://www.danielpipes.org/img/item_rss.gifRSS <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&username=meforum> ShareShare With a new law yesterday, the French salvaged an aspect of Western civilization. The law <http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/13/projets/pl2520.asp> prohibits "concealment of the face in public, especially by wearing a full body covering" ("dissimulation du visage dans l'espace public, en particulier par la pratique du port du voile intégral"). In other words, it does not explicitly mention the Islamist gear known as <http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/niqab.bmp> niqab (which covers a woman's body except for the eyes) and <http://xmer.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/burqa-00.jpg> burqa (covers the entire body). http://www.danielpipes.org/pics/new/large/1427.jpg Feminine beauty? Burqas on parade. Clever. But "concealment of the face" takes place routinely. Large, dark sunglasses <http://www.fashionusp.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/ray-ban-sunglasses1.jpg> hide the eyes. Surgical face masks <http://www.pyroenergen.com/articles08/images/medical-face-mask.jpg> (worn to fend off contagious diseases) cover the nose and mouth. Fire-retardant hoods <http://www.thefirestore.com/store/products/20070820101806_Photo1.jpg> obscure the neck, ears, and hair. Worn together, sunglasses, mask, and hood, such as sported by actress Faye Dunaway <http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06/10/article-1285575-09F89587000005DC-578_224x331.jpg> last year at LAX, might be illegal under the new French law, even though it is not a problem. One can discern plenty about Ms Dunaway, including her gender, her approximate age, and what she is carrying. She looks odd but does not threaten fellow passengers. http://www.danielpipes.org/pics/new/large/1428.jpg Faye Dunaway in her version of a niqab. Niqabs and burqas, in contrast, are not veils but head-to-toe coverings that envelope the entire person. They routinely present security challenges <http://www.danielpipes.org/4783/ban-the-burqa-and-the-niqab-too> by hiding males, guns, and bombs. They cause Vitamin D deficiency <http://www.blackburncitizen.co.uk/news/1791843.56_cases_of_rickets_uncovered/> in women and breast-fed children. They obstruct communication, disrupt family life <http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2008/04/strange-sex-stories-from-the-muslim-world#decades> , dehumanize women, and undermine individualism. Legislation should focus on full-body coverings; these cultural atrocities must be banned everywhere. (April 12, 2011) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
