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Sarkozy says burqas are 'not welcome' in France

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Sarkozy says burqas are 'not welcome' in France

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Published: June 22, 2009, 18:47

Paris: President Nicolas Sarkozy lashed out on Monday at the practice of wearing the Muslim burqa, insisting the full-body religious gown is a sign of the "debasement" of women and that it won't be welcome in France.

The French leader expressed support for a recent call by dozens of legislators to create a parliamentary commission to study a small but growing trend of wearing the full-body garment in France.

In the first presidential address in 136 years to a joint session of France's two houses of parliament, Sarkozy laid out his support for a ban even before the panel has been approved - braving critics who fear the issue is a marginal one and could stigmatize Muslims in France.

"In our country, we cannot accept that women be prisoners behind a screen, cut off from all social life, deprived of all identity," Sarkozy said to extended applause in a speech at the Chateau of Versailles southwest of Paris.

"The burqa is not a religious sign, it's a sign of subservience, a sign of debasement - I want to say it solemnly," he said. "It will not be welcome on the territory of the French Republic."

In France, the terms "burqa" and "niqab" often are used interchangeably. The former refers to a full-body covering worn largely in Afghanistan with only a mesh screen over the eyes, whereas the latter is a full-body veil, often in black, with slits for the eyes.

Later Monday, Sarkozy was expected to host a state dinner with Shaik Hamad Bin Jassem Al Thani of Qatar. Many women in the Gulf state wear Islamic head coverings in public - whether while shopping or driving cars.

France enacted a law in 2004 banning the Islamic headscarf and other conspicuous religious symbols from public schools, sparking fierce debate at home and abroad. France has Western Europe's largest Muslim population, an estimated 5 million people.

A government spokesman said Friday that it would seek to set up a parliamentary commission that could propose legislation aimed at barring Muslim women from wearing the head-to-toe gowns outside the home.

The issue is highly divisive even within the government. France's junior minister for human rights, Rama Yade, said she was open to a ban if it is aimed at protecting women forced to wear the burqa.

But Immigration Minister Eric Besson said a ban would only "create tensions."

A leading French Muslim group warned against studying the burqa.
 

JPMorgan888

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The burkha is not even mentioned in their devil book. It is designed to subjugate arab women and give them the appearance of sex slaves in a harem waiting to be devoured.
 

JPMorgan888

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Ha! Anything that protects a women's modesty is a religious symbol? How about a blanket over the face?


Muslim clerics: Comment on burqa 'irresponsible'
23 Jun 2009, 0505 hrs IST, Mohammed Wajihuddin , TNN

MUMBAI: Muslim clerics and intelligentsia in the city termed French president Nicolas Sarkozy's comment on burqa as "undemocratic and
irresponsible".

Reacting sharply to Nocolas Sarkozy's description of burqa as a "sign of subservience", Islamic scholar Zeenat Shaukat Ali said, "It is astonishing that the president of a country has made such an undemocratic and irresponsible statement. Personally, I feel that burqa is more about culture than religion, but that doesn't mean that Muslim women should be denied the right to wear a burqa or hijab."

Muslim scholars said that they were shocked by the manner in which Sarkozy has sought to denigrate burqa. "Islamic scholars across the world have unanimously held that burqa is a religious symbol because it protects wom-en's modesty. The women have been asked to maintain modesty by the Quran and the Hadith (Prophet's traditions)," said Maulana Abu Hassan Nadvi Azhari.

Elaborating Islam's emphasis on maintaining modesty, Maulana Azhari said Muslim women are required to observe 'purdah' before a man who is not her relative even if he happens to be blind.

Uzma Naheed, director of Iqra Foundation, a socio-educational movement, dismissed Sarkozy's comment as "gross ignorance" about Islam and its values. "How much Islam does Sarkozy know? Has he ever tried to read the Quran and find out the holy book's stand on burqa?" said Naheed, who wears a hijab herself.

When France outlawed head scarves in offices and schools in 2004, Muslim groups slammed the attempt to "stigmatise Islam and Muslims".
 

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I thought it was "Singapore belongs to the Muslims so fuck off chinks!":rolleyes:

You obviously don't know much about the history of sinkiepoor.

Your good friend Annexa say france belongs to the french. But france originally belonged to asterix and obelix not the french.

It is you who knows nothing. The original "malay" inhabitants of singapore were not moslems.
 

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Singapore is surrounded by billions of Muesli orcs .

Hybrids of Indians and Malays, Indian and orang asli, Malays and orang asli , Chinese and Malays, Indians and Chinese !

So henceforth comes the races of Orcs !
 
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If they want to wear burqas why migrate to France in the first place, stay in their original country and do whatever the Koran demands.
 

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In our country, we cannot accept that women be prisoners behind a screen, cut off from all social life, deprived of all identity," Sarkozy said to extended applause in a speech at the Chateau of Versailles southwest of Paris.



Lidat hor... they mus oso ban de french Mardi Gras mask lor...:biggrin::biggrin:

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Ah Guan

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Islam is still stuck in the Middle Ages

The rest of the world is too tolerant of their anti-social ways
 

longbow

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And as we know, there is a large part of the French pop that is Muslim. This is not going to improve things in France. This is the weakness of the EU. The many countries, difference economic status, languages, cultures ... Heck 2 WW started there.
 

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If they want to wear burqas why migrate to France in the first place, stay in their original country and do whatever the Koran demands.

Exactly, if they are so insistent on living according to their religion, they should just move to a Muslim country where they can practise their faith as much as they like and there is no need to adjust their lifestyle to fit in with others in society.
 

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france has only itself to blame for allowing a liberal immigration policy over the years to result in a garbage society they find themselves in today. i don't have anything against muslims or islam, just look at all the problem areas (les banlieues, or the suburbs) - it's nearly all the work of immigrants.

also agree with what some bros say about those muslims finding a muslim environment to live in. a country and its culture should not have to change for the sake of immigrants. rather any prospective immigrants should assimiliate on their own accord.
 

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I thought it was "Singapore belongs to the Muslims so fuck off chinks!":rolleyes:

You obviously don't know much about the history of sinkiepoor.

same goes for the states, australia, NZ, canada, latin america.. and so on. what are you on about?
 
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