Burka rage causes French woman to rip face veil off a muslim woman

I certainly do not condone this type of attack or rage. That said, if women did not wear face veils or burkas in the first place then this would not have occurred. There is nothing uplifting or sexy about either of these garments. Both are symbols of oppression of women and the persecution they must live with their entire lives under islam. The victim has fled the country vowing never to return. That is the best outcome for both of these women. Banning all muslim immigration to any and all European countries is long overdue. We could benefit from banning it here in the United States, like yesterday. From the Daily mail.uk.

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'Burka rage' teacher faces jail in France after ripping off Muslim woman's face veil
By Peter Allen

A retired teacher is facing three years in prison for ripping off a Muslim’s face veil in the world’s first known case of ‘burka rage’.

Jeanne Ruby, 63, appeared before the Paris Correctional Court to defend her attack on Shaika al-Suwaidi, 26, who is originally from the United Arab Emirates.


The incident happened in February when both women were out shopping in an upmarket suburb of the French capital, with Ruby claiming: ‘For me the wearing of the veil is an aggressive act, there is no burka in my country.’

The case comes at an extremely sensitive time as France has just banned the burka and the niqab following an impassioned public debate more than two years.


Ruby, who is accused of aggravated violence, is said to have ‘lost control’ when she saw Ms al-Suwaidi choosing furniture in a department store. I knew I would crack one day,’ said Ruby. ‘This whole saga of the burka was really getting to me.’


Speaking in English to her victim, the retired teacher, who taught in Morocco and Saudi Arabia, said: ‘I told her to take off the veil she had on her face. I grabbed and pulled it.


‘To me wearing a full veil is an attack on being a woman. As a woman, I felt attacked.’


A few minutes later she is said to have started hitting al-Suwaidi, who refused to take her veil off. ‘I went over to her and tore her veil,’ said the defendant in a police report. ‘We came to blows. I was very upset.’


After allegedly slapping Ms al-Suwaidi, Ruby bit her hand before successfully removing the veil, shouting: ‘Now I can see your face.’ Security guards had to separate the women, with one describing the fight as being motivated by ‘pure burka rage’.


Ms al-Suwaidi suffered cuts and bruises and had to take two days off work. She was so upset that she has now left France and returned to the Emirates, and will not attend today’s court case.


Ruby's defence for the attack was that ‘we do not wear the burka in my country’ but in fact no ban was in place in February.


Even if it was, it would not be up to people to make citizen’s arrests, said a legal source involved in the case. Ruby said: ‘I’ve taught in countries like Morocco and Saudi Arabia and know how these women walk three paces behind their husbands.


‘When I saw a burka in a Paris shop I thought it was very provocative. I did not hit or use any violence against this woman. I just wanted to pull her burqa off. I know I shouldn’t have got angry, but I lost it.’


Lotfi Ouled Ben Hafsia, for al-Suwaidi, said his client had been living in Paris for three years, but would never return because of the ‘racist attack’.


It is now a criminal offence to wear a burka in France, with woman facing fines and even a prison sentence when the law is enforced in six months time.


The case continues.

Original article is here.

Belgium to ban the burka. Get ready for Islam and Muslims to resort to.....violence

Belgium is on the verge of becoming the first country in Europe to ban the burka. The burka is the face veil that is required in many Islamic countries and has long been considered one of the tools of women's oppression under Islam and shariah law. The burka has come under attack as it prohibits the ability to identify the person who is wearing it. In Islam, women must be covered from head to toe from the prying eyes of men. In many Islamic countries, women are prohibited from going out in public unless they are completely covered up wearing a burka and hajib. Hopefully Belgium will not be the last European country to do ban the burka. I would not be at all surprised to see Muslim protests erupt over this and become violent. Just look what a few cartoons did to upset muslims a few years ago.

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Belgium moves to become first European country to ban the burka.

dailymail.co.uk, Belgium is on the verge of becoming the first European nation to ban the burka.

A parliamentary committee agreed yesterday to outlaw the wearing of face-covering veils in public. The full Parliament will vote later this month.
Under the proposals, women could face a week in prison or a fine for wearing a veil in public.

There are an estimated 650,000 Muslims in Belgium – 6 per cent of the population.

The text of the new law does not specifically mention burkas but makes it illegal for anyone to wear clothing ‘that covers all or most of the face’ in any public place.

Left-wing MP Denis Ducarme left no doubt the rules were targeting-Muslim extremists.

He said after the vote by the home affairs committee: ‘This sends a very strong signal to radical Islamists.’

The French- speaking liberals who have proposed the law argue that an inability to identify people presents a security risk and that the veil is a ‘walking prison’ for women.

Daniel Bacquelaine, the bill’s chief promoter, said the ban might also be used against potentially violent demonstrators who covered their faces.

He estimated that only a few hundred women in Belgium wore facial veils,
but said it was a rising trend.


The MP said Belgium did not wish to follow the ‘bad examples’ of Britain and the Netherlands, where he said many Muslims lived in separate communities.

The proposal is expected to become law as early as June as it has the support of all five parties in the coalition government. But opponents may appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.

There have been debates over banning the burka in France, Switzerland and Italy.

This week France’s highest administrative body said a full burka ban, which is supported by all political parties, could violate the French constitution and European law.

Brussels has been linked to Islamic extremist terror operations a number of times since September 11. In 2003, 18 men were convicted of involvement in a terror cell with links to Al Qaeda.

Sarkozy backs up Swiss minaret ban, warns others

Tough words from the president of France, Sarkozy.
Not only does he suppport the Swiss with their Ban
on minarets, he also warns other religious groups should
refrain from "ostentation and any provocation". That is not
lilekly to happen with Muslims and Islam. Islam loves to force
confrontation and provacation, anywhere, anytime.

 FromTelegraph.co.UK

It is the politically and socially correct thing to do

I would love to see France ban the Burka, the full face veil
as president nobama has specifically mentioned that the
women of Islam should be able to cover their heads and
faces. Sorry, Obama. It is a security risk and Muslim women
are almost exclusively the only ones who REFUSE to remove
theses head/face coverings when asked to for security
reasons. Let's get this one right: Ban the burka, then Islam.Nicolas Sarkozy defends Swiss minaret ban - Telegraph




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Go Sarkozy, go!

Nicolas Sarkozy defends Swiss minaret ban

Nicolas Sarkozy has defended Switzerland's ban on building minarets with a warning that religious groups should refrain from "ostentation and any provocation".

By Henry Samuel in Paris

Published: 6:35PM GMT 08 Dec 2009


The French president made the remarks as he sought to justify his own, controversial, "great debate" on France's national identity, which critics say is alienating mainly Muslim immigrants.

In an opinion piece in Le Monde, the president said that while he regretted the "painful misunderstandings" created by the referendum, the vote should be respected.


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"Instead of irrevocably condemning the Swiss people, let's also try to understand what it sought to express and what so many peoples in Europe, including the French, feel," he said.

"What happened has nothing to do with the freedom of religious practise, or freedom of conscience," he wrote.

He asked all believers to avoid "ostentation and provocation" and instead show "humble discretion".

"The peoples of Europe are welcoming and tolerant: it's in their nature and in their culture. But they don't want their way of life, their mode of thinking and their social relations distorted," he added.

His comments came as Eric Cantona, the French footballer, joined the debate, deriding "stupid" nationalist approaches to the issue of national identity.

"Being French, does that mean having to speak French, sing the Marseillaise? That's just stupid," said the retired France and Manchester United striker who is a son of Spanish and Italian immigrants.

"Being French means being revolutionary."

France is home to Europe's largest Muslim minority and where Islam now ranks as the nation's second religion.

Next month, a parliamentary inquiry will produce a much-awaited report on whether to ban the burka, or full Islamic veil, which Mr Sarkozy has said "has no place in France".

Despite several local campaigns by the French far right, dozens of mosques are due to be built in France, including a Grand Mosque in Marseille that will have an 82ft minaret.

The government has ruled out a minaret construction ban but says that mayors have the final word on building new mosques with towers, which is a matter for "urban planning".

France's six million Muslims congregate in fewer than 2,500 mosques and prayer houses, many in basements. France has 64 mosques with minarets.

Mr Sarkozy's words were published hours before the French parliament began a debate on national identity, after weeks of town hall meetings on the issue.

A government website on the subject has received 40,000 comments, though up to 10 per cent have been removed for being "racist or xenophobic".

The French Left has accused the president of igniting the issue to woo far-right voters ahead of regional elections next March.

Although Mr Sarkozy has called it a "noble debate", detractors – some from within his own camp – warn he is playing into the National Front's hands.

"How can one be surprised at the success of extremists when one doesn't take into account the suffering of voters?" he asked yesterday.



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