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Sending A Message
Last month, Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr decided to ban all amenities considered luxurious from offices of his Sadrist Movement. Such luxurious amenities include airconditioning and modern furniture. Why did he do it, especially with sizzling temperature now in southern and central Iraq. What message is he sending, and to whom?
Message To Express [...]
“I Am Calling For Civil Disobedience”
A French businessman has vowed to neutralize the law banning the wearing of the burqa in countries that banned it by setting up a fund that will pay the fines for any Muslim woman caught for wearing the prohibited garment. Calling for a civil disobedience by Muslim women, he urged them to continue [...]
Passage Of The Bill Banning Full-Face Veils
That Italy’s parliamentary committee has passed a bill to outlaw women from wearing full-face veils in public is of little surprise, since Belgium and France already have such a law in place. What is unusual is who sponsored the bill. The bill will be voted on by the Italian parliament [...]
The Challenge Of The Ban On The Full-Face Veil
Merely 2 months after the law on wearing the full-face veil in public was passed in France, it is being challenged in court. A French Muslim couple is taking the French government to the European Court of Human Rights over France’s ban on the wearing of the niqab [...]
The Headscarf Ban In Trakya University
The Islamic headscarf is a recurring issue in Turkey. It has been brought up yet again, with the order by the rector of Trakya University that Islamic headscarves must not be worn on campus. In a written notice posted on noticeboards throughout the university and effective from April 19, the rector, [...]
Ban On Niqabs For Teachers
Last July Syria’s President Bashar-al-Assad banned women teachers from wearing niqabs (full-face veils). Around 1,200 teachers in schools and universities who wore niqabs were quietly removed from schools and transferred to the administrative service, where they would not have contact with students. The move by the secular, or at least nominally secular, [...]
The Ban On Women Driving In Saudi Arabia
A ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia was introduced in the 1990s after 49 women, together with their husbands and brothers, drove round Riyadh in a convoy of 15 cars, all driven by women, in an attempt to bring up the issue of allowing women to drive. Before [...]
The Law Banning The Niqab
From April 11 women in France will be banned from wearing the niqab (full-face veil) in any public place—that is, anywhere except in homes, in a religious place, or in a private car, unless they are deemed to be driving without a clear field of vision.
The Penalty For Breaking The Law
Women breaking [...]
Of Security Risks And Inappropriate Behavior
Women in Iran may soon have another of their rights taken away. A state police agency has called for the imposition of a ban on women watching live telecasts of soccer matches, citing security risks and inappropriate behavior as reasons for the ban.
Iranian Women Already Banned From Watching Men Soccer Matches [...]
French Senate’s Vote To Ban The Full-Face Veil
As expected, the French Senate has voted overwhelmingly to pass the bill that would ban women from wearing the full-face veil. If the bill passes review by the Constitutional Council and possible mediations and appeals, it could become effective by the spring of 2011.
Terrorist Alert At Eiffel Tower
Shortly after [...]
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