Dutch government backs burqa ban

[Great Spirit]

This is sickening. Ok...the Dutch will tolerate people openly smoking marijuana which is illegal in most countries, yet they will ban burqas. Of course this is a severe violation of civil rights.

Holland currently has a conservative government which is horrible. The coffeeshops are under attack like never before with conservatives in power there, but they will never ban marijuana because most of their revenue will be gone.

Only a matter of time before the Amerikans ban burqas and Qur'ans.

If they ban burqas, perhaps they should ban Bibles and Yomakas too for Jews.

Fair is fair. One goes...THEY ALL GO THEN! :thumbsup:

Whos afraid of the big bad Muslim! lol
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6159046.stm

The Dutch cabinet has backed a proposal by the country's immigration minister to ban Muslim women from wearing the burqa in public places.

The burqa, a full body covering that also obscures the face, would be banned by law in the street, and in trains, schools, buses and the law courts.

The cabinet said burqas disturb public order, citizens and safety.

The decision comes days ahead of elections which the ruling centre-right coalition is expected to win.

Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk is known for her tough policies, and has clashed with past coalition partners.

Late last year she said the government would look into a ban after a majority in the Dutch parliament said they were in favour.

But MPs are facing re-election next week and any shift to the left could undermine the proposal.

Civil rights debate

After lying dormant for much of the year, the prospect of a ban seems more likely after a report by an expert committee judged that it would not contravene Dutch law.

Other forms of face coverings, such as helmets with visors that obscure the face, would also be covered by a legal ban.

An estimated 5% of people living in the Netherlands are Muslims.

But there are just a few dozen women in the Netherlands who choose to wear the burqa, a traditional Islamic form of dress.

Critics of the proposed ban say it would violate civil rights.

The main Muslim organisation in the Netherlands, CMO, said the plan was an "over-reaction to a very marginal problem", the Associated Press reported.

But Ms Verdonk insisted the burqa was not an acceptable part of public life in the Netherlands.

"The Cabinet finds it undesirable that face-covering clothing - including the burqa - is worn in public places for reasons of public order, security and protection of citizens," she said.

Tension

The country's relationship with its Islamic community has been under scrutiny since the murder of film-maker Theo van Gogh by Islamic extremists in November 2004.

The decision by the centre-right government comes days ahead of an election in which questions of immigration and nationality are likely to play a key role.

Earlier this year Ms Verdonk clashed with a minority party in the governing coalition over her handling of the citizenship case of Somali-born Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali.

The MP scripted a controversial film about the treatment of women in Islamic society, directed by van Gogh before he was killed.

But she admitted lying on her 1992 application for Dutch citizenship, and Ms Verdonk initially called for the MP to be deported.

Great Spirit Reviewed by Great Spirit on 11-17-2006. Dutch government backs burqa ban This is sickening. Ok...the Dutch will tolerate people openly smoking marijuana which is illegal in most countries, yet they will ban burqas. Of course this is a severe violation of civil rights. Holland currently has a conservative government which is horrible. The coffeeshops are under attack like never before with conservatives in power there, but they will never ban marijuana because most of their revenue will be gone. Only a matter of time before the Amerikans ban burqas and Qur'ans. Rating: 5

[Psycho4Bud]

LMAO!!! I didn't know that "freedom of religion" in the constitution also covered Burqas........

I live in the COLDER part of the country and when ya walk into a bank.....you take off the hood. It's called common sense.

Have a good one!:thumbsup:

[Great Spirit]

LMAO!!! I didn't know that "freedom of religion" in the constitution also covered Burqas

That statement did not make any sense at all Psycho.....

So you're saying that it is ok for Jews to wear yamakas so they can practice their religion, but it should be illegal for Muslims to wear burqas..just for the sake of them being Muslim?

Get a fucking clue pal! :thumbsup:

I bet if the US government blamed Jews instead of Muslims for 9/11, you'd have legislation passed banning yamakas and a huge demand for Mein Kampf.

[Psycho4Bud]

So you're saying that it is ok for Jews to wear yamakas so they can practice their religion, but it should be illegal for Muslims to wear burqas..just for the sake of them being Muslim?

Get a fucking clue pal! :thumbsup:

Since you only understand pictures and not articles let me spell it out for ya.

Have a good one!:thumbsup:

[Great Spirit]

Since you only understand pictures and not articles let me spell it out for ya.

Have a good one!:thumbsup:

And....................................your point???

[Psycho4Bud]

And....................................your point???

And people wonder why you haven't been banned for life.....LOL. Damn dude you can make me laugh!!! :rastasmoke:

Have a good one!:thumbsup:

[andruejaysin]

If they ban burqas, perhaps they should ban Bibles and Yomakas too for Jews.

Fair is fair. One goes...THEY ALL GO THEN! :thumbsup:

Sounds good to me.

[jamstigator]

Hard to hide two dozen sticks of dynamite, wires and a detonator under a yarmulka. Not to mention, there has never been even one case of a yarmulka-wearing suicide bomber who hid the bomb under his yarmulka. So, no, it's not really much of a comparison.

They should just rephrase the laws and make them apply to everyone: NOBODY wears ANYTHING that could easily conceal a bomb. No trenchcoats, no burqas, no robes. Jesuit priest in a robe? Sorry sir, you need to take that off. Whatever. It's not so much religion or race as the type of clothing that's the potential doorway for suicide bombers to walk through.

[Psycho4Bud]

They should just rephrase the laws and make them apply to everyone: NOBODY wears ANYTHING that could easily conceal a bomb. No trenchcoats, no burqas, no robes. Jesuit priest in a robe? Sorry sir, you need to take that off. Whatever. It's not so much religion or race as the type of clothing that's the potential doorway for suicide bombers to walk through.

Like I stated........coming from a northern climate; during the winter if your wearing a face mask/ full cover stocking cap that goes across the face, etc.....and walk into a bank they ask you to remove it. COMMON SENSE!

Have a good one!:thumbsup:

[Psycho4Bud]

Western news media give little coverage to women suicide bombers, despite their increasing numbers: International terrorist expert Rohan Gunaratna estimates that 30 percent of radical Islamic suicide attackers are now women.

Terrorist leaders are encouraging their enlistment. Egyptian Sheik Yussuf al-Qaradawi has issued a fatwa (blessing) for aspiring female suicide bombers. On April 7, 2006, Al-Jazeera TV reported that three suicide bombers killed at least 70 worshipers at a Baghdad Shia mosque and wounded another 158. One of the bombers was a woman, the other two were dressed as women. Without doubt, females are becoming foot soldiers in Islam's "reverse crusade" against Western civilization and its Judeo-Christian foundations.
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