But… “Fillon’s letter stressed the need for a consensus and that it was important not to hurt the feelings of Muslims.” Somewhat mixed signals, in an update on this story. What if standing up for Western values like equality and an open society hurts feelings? “French PM asks government body to study burqa law,” from […]
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France: Muslims attack mosque of imam who supports burqa ban
Muhammad mandated that a woman cover everything but her face and hands, not cover her face with a sack, and so a good case can actually be made on the grounds of the Qur’an and Sunnah that the burqa is un-Islamic. Nonetheless, this “liberal” imam has received death threats from other Muslims for backing the […]
France: Most people support a burqa ban
And the support comes from across the political spectrum. “Ban on burqas receives strong public support in France,” by John Follain in The Sunday Times, January 24: A report drawn up by French MPs will this week call for a ban on Afghan-style burqas and other garments that cover a woman’s face. The proposal has […]
France: Sarkozy calls burqa ban “unworkable”
Backpedaling, in an update on this story. “Sarkozy backs off ban of Muslim veil, calls it ‘unworkable’,” from The Raw Story, January 16: French president Nicolas Sarkozy backed off previous statements in support of a public ban on the full Muslim veil to prevent Jean-Francois Cope, his party’s Parliamentary leader, to rush through an “anti-burka […]
France: Female Algerian playwright attacked by men who “insulted her in Arabic” and tried to burn her with gasoline
“The French Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers says it is worried that freedom of expression is under threat in France.” There’s more where that came from. “Playwright petrol attack handed to terrorist police,” from RFI, January 15: An investigation into an attack in Paris on the Algerian actress and playwright Rayhana has been handed […]
Obama’s TSA nominee in 2008: alliances with Israel and France make us subject to terror attack
“Due to connectivity that we have with countries such as Israel, France — countries that are seen by groups, by al Qaeda, as infidels or anti-Islamic — by the true nature of our alliance with them means that we subject to be attacked as well.” I have news for you, Mr. Southers: the jihadists see […]
“Youths” torch over 1,000 cars across France overnight
New Year barbecue “Youths” from “poor, immigrant-heavy suburbs.” It all started over the deaths of two teens. You would never know it from this news report, but this is an initiative of Muslim youths, mobilized against the French authorities by the accidental deaths of two young Muslims who were in the act of fleeing from […]
“There are principles at stake”: France’s ruling party proposes ban on face veil
“Extremists are putting the republic to the test by promoting a practice that they know is contrary to the basic principles of our country.” And those “extremists” have plenty of enablers who can’t fathom what the problem is with the dehumanizing symbol of segregation and subjugation (spun as “elevation” in classic Orwellian fashion) that the […]
“Incidents” in France after a “youth” dies evading police
“After his death, at least 50 youths took to the streets and started to break windows at the entrance of Gabelle, an outskirt of the city. The youths also burned garbage, tires, a motorcycle and five vehicles in a shipyard, said the police. When the Police and the fire-fighters arrived on the scène, protesters threw […]
Au revoir, douce France
Pamela has posted a haunting video of the decline of France. It put me in mind of Hugh Fitzgerald’s classic essay Douce France, which is always worth revisiting: Imagine that you are a cosseted member of the French elite. One child is doing the khâgne, aiming for rue d’Ulm. Another is now a politechnicien. You […]