“I just love this excellent letter written by Pakistani journalist Kunwar Khuldune Shahid. Such a wonderful response to those ‘educated’ women who are proud of being veiled Muslims and who foolishly defend Islam, the anti-women religion. The author of this…
Bano Shahdady threw away her Niqab, only to be killed by her husband disguised in a Niqab March 7, 2014 By John Goddard TORONTO—When her baby got a heart transplant at Sick Children’s Hospital, Bano Shahdady threw away her burka (niqab).…
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Jackie Long of Channel 4 News debates the niqab with a panel including writer writer Douglas Murray and broadcaster Yasmin Alibhai-Brown opposing the Islamic facemask while niqabis Shalina Litt, Sahar Al-Faifi and Khola Hasan defend the most offensive attire human…
Imagine a non-Muslim demanding a Muslim woman take off her Burka. All hell would break loose. Now watch this Aussie Mussie bristle with rage as he demands an Australian man conducting research on the burka to take off his burka. Aussie…
Tarek Fatah in The Toronto SUN: While Canada has been embroiled in the controversy surrounding Quebec’s plan to outlaw the hijab as a headdress for its Muslim public employees, across the pond in the UK, it’s the niqab, — a full-face…
November 2, 2006 German Politicians Rally around Muslim Lawmaker in Headscarf Row Deutsche Welle Radio - Politicians from across the spectrum have expressed solidarity with a Green Party parliamentarian of Turkish origin who has received death threats after urging Muslim women…
Oct. 25, 2006. 09:27 AM Is covering women’s faces feminism? By Rosie DiManno The Toronto Star Oh, this is rich: a defence of the veil as feminist prerogative. What next — promotion of the chastity belt as post-feminist birth control?…
Friends, British Muslim journalist Zaiba Malik had never worn the niqab. But with everyone from Jack Straw to Tessa Jowell weighing in with their views on the veil, she decided to put one on for the day. She was shocked…
October 24, 2006 A small strip of cloth symbolizing Islamic separateness By MARGARET WENTE The Globe and Mail In progressive, tolerant Sweden, now home to 300,000 Muslims, the times are changing. The tough new message for immigrants: Learn Swedish and get a…
“…using the language of tolerance to justify oppressive practices is a grotesque perversion of liberalism. The veiling debate is a case in point. No amount of rhetorical sleight of hand can disguise the fact that the full-face veil makes women,…
October 20, 2006 Ladies as hooded bandits by Khalid Hasan The Friday Times, Lahore NEW YORK - The rumpus being created in the West by exhibitionist and deluded Muslim women, whose conduct flies in the face of clear Quranic injunctions…
Oct. 18, 2006 Italian PM to Muslim women ‘hidden’ behind veil: ‘You can’t cover your face …you must be seen’ By STEPHEN BROWN The Toronto Star ROME—Prime Minister Romano Prodi said yesterday that Muslim immigrant women should not be completely “hidden” behind full…
Oct. 08, 2006 Nothing To Hide By Yasmin Alinbhai-Brown TIME Magazine For years, I have vehemently opposed the politics of Jack Straw, a leading member of Tony Blair’s Cabinet and former British Foreign Secretary. He has backed the disastrous war…
March 27, 2006 Masking the truth By Prof. Mohammad Qadeer Queen’s University, Kingston Globe and Mail, Toronto If you live in New York, London, Toronto or other cities of Europe and North America, you may have seen an occasional woman with…
October 13, 2006 The Big Burqa debate By Ray Hanania YNet News As usual, the only people debating the wearing or not wearing of the obscene “burqa” are men. The voices of very few women have engaged in this high profile debate…
