Where's the Human Rights outrage against the blatant racism in France?

[rashi]

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[h1]Muslim Women Arrested for Defying France's Ban on Wearing Veils[/h1]

[h2]Two Women Detained for Wearing Islamic Veils on Day Ban Takes Effect.

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Muslim women defied France's new ban on full-face veils today and two protesters were arrested outside Notre Dame cathedral for wearing the traditional masks, which the French president has called "a sign of enslavement."



Three women wearing niqabs – a veil that leaves just a slit for the eyes – joined a protest of about a dozen people outside the famous Paris cathedral, saying the ban violates their freedom of religion. Two of the women were arrested and charged with staging an unauthorized protest.

It was unclear whether the women would be fined the $215 penalty the law imposes for wearing a veil.

There are some 5 million Muslims living in France, but only about 2,000 women are estimated to wear the now outlawed veils. Many of those women have vowed to defy the ban.

"On Monday morning, I will go shopping, to the post office and city hall if necessary," said Kenza Drider, a mother of four who has become the veiled face of women opposing the new law. "I will under no circumstances stop wearing my veil."



The ban implemented today comes two years after French President Nicolas Sarkozy first suggested outlawing the veils.

"It's a sign of enslavement," Sarkozy said last year. "It will not be welcome in the French Republic."

The penalty for forcing a woman to wear a veil is far stiffer than that for a woman caught wearing one. People found forcing a woman to cover her face are subject to a $43,000 fine and up to a year in prison.

Many opponents of the ban say it violates the country's religious freedom statutes.

"I think we need to respect the opinions of the people who want to cover their faces because of religious beliefs," an unidentified Muslim woman who does not wear a full veil told ABC News. "That is part of being a secular society."

Head scarves are still legal, but the niqab and burqa, from which women peer out through a screen, are banned.

France is the first country to implement such a ban. Italy is mulling a similar law.



ABC News' Alyssa Newcomb and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Where's it at?

 

[rashi]

[h1]

[h1]Muslim Women Arrested for Defying France's Ban on Wearing Veils[/h1]

[h2]Two Women Detained for Wearing Islamic Veils on Day Ban Takes Effect.

[/h2]
Muslim women defied France's new ban on full-face veils today and two protesters were arrested outside Notre Dame cathedral for wearing the traditional masks, which the French president has called "a sign of enslavement."



Three women wearing niqabs – a veil that leaves just a slit for the eyes – joined a protest of about a dozen people outside the famous Paris cathedral, saying the ban violates their freedom of religion. Two of the women were arrested and charged with staging an unauthorized protest.

It was unclear whether the women would be fined the $215 penalty the law imposes for wearing a veil.

There are some 5 million Muslims living in France, but only about 2,000 women are estimated to wear the now outlawed veils. Many of those women have vowed to defy the ban.

"On Monday morning, I will go shopping, to the post office and city hall if necessary," said Kenza Drider, a mother of four who has become the veiled face of women opposing the new law. "I will under no circumstances stop wearing my veil."



The ban implemented today comes two years after French President Nicolas Sarkozy first suggested outlawing the veils.

"It's a sign of enslavement," Sarkozy said last year. "It will not be welcome in the French Republic."

The penalty for forcing a woman to wear a veil is far stiffer than that for a woman caught wearing one. People found forcing a woman to cover her face are subject to a $43,000 fine and up to a year in prison.

Many opponents of the ban say it violates the country's religious freedom statutes.

"I think we need to respect the opinions of the people who want to cover their faces because of religious beliefs," an unidentified Muslim woman who does not wear a full veil told ABC News. "That is part of being a secular society."

Head scarves are still legal, but the niqab and burqa, from which women peer out through a screen, are banned.

France is the first country to implement such a ban. Italy is mulling a similar law.



ABC News' Alyssa Newcomb and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Where's it at?

 

[sundoobie]

Here you go

 

[sundoobie]

Here you go

 

[rashi]

Of course, you would probably want something like that here and round them up and put them into camps too?

 

[rashi]

Of course, you would probably want something like that here and round them up and put them into camps too?

 

[its that dude]

Please explain to me how a banning the burqa or niqab is racist.

 

[its that dude]

Please explain to me how a banning the burqa or niqab is racist.

 

[mojodmonky1]

Originally Posted by Its That Dude

Please explain to me how a banning the burqa or niqab is racist.

  

 

[mojodmonky1]

Originally Posted by Its That Dude

Please explain to me how a banning the burqa or niqab is racist.

  

 

[its that dude]

The niqab is banned in Syrian and Turkish universities. Is that "racist?"

The niqab isn't even an inherent component of Islam. It's a regional and cultural practice.

So explain how it is "racist."

 

[its that dude]

The niqab is banned in Syrian and Turkish universities. Is that "racist?"

The niqab isn't even an inherent component of Islam. It's a regional and cultural practice.

So explain how it is "racist."

 

[mojodmonky1]

Originally Posted by Its That Dude

The niqab is banned in Syrian and Turkish universities. Is that "racist?"

The niqab isn't even an inherent component of Islam. It's a regional and cultural practice.

So explain how it is "racist."

got it.

so its not racist then since it does not prejudice against race.

it is culturally prejudiced.  not sure if that makes it any better than being "racist"

  

 

[mojodmonky1]

Originally Posted by Its That Dude

The niqab is banned in Syrian and Turkish universities. Is that "racist?"

The niqab isn't even an inherent component of Islam. It's a regional and cultural practice.

So explain how it is "racist."

got it.

so its not racist then since it does not prejudice against race.

it is culturally prejudiced.  not sure if that makes it any better than being "racist"

  

 

[its that dude]

What race are they discriminating against then?

 

[its that dude]

What race are they discriminating against then?

 

[its that dude]

Originally Posted by Eyrkel

Originally Posted by Its That Dude

The niqab is banned in Syrian and Turkish universities. Is that "racist?"

The niqab isn't even an inherent component of Islam. It's a regional and cultural practice.

So explain how it is "racist."

With this kind of logic we should also ban the wearing of head dresses by Sikhs, Nuns.  Nothing new here France, and a large majority of French people have a natural prejudice towards foreigners,  "xenophobia"

The law bans anything that masks the face.  Niqabs mask the face.
In the United States, there are laws against wearing masks in  public.

 

[its that dude]

Originally Posted by Eyrkel

Originally Posted by Its That Dude

The niqab is banned in Syrian and Turkish universities. Is that "racist?"

The niqab isn't even an inherent component of Islam. It's a regional and cultural practice.

So explain how it is "racist."

With this kind of logic we should also ban the wearing of head dresses by Sikhs, Nuns.  Nothing new here France, and a large majority of French people have a natural prejudice towards foreigners,  "xenophobia"

The law bans anything that masks the face.  Niqabs mask the face.
In the United States, there are laws against wearing masks in  public.

 

[its that dude]

Originally Posted by Eyrkel

Originally Posted by Its That Dude

What race are they discriminating against then?

Not sure if srs

Name the race please.

 

[its that dude]

Originally Posted by Eyrkel

Originally Posted by Its That Dude

What race are they discriminating against then?

Not sure if srs

Name the race please.

 

[its that dude]

Originally Posted by Mojodmonky1

Originally Posted by Its That Dude

The niqab is banned in Syrian and Turkish universities. Is that "racist?"

The niqab isn't even an inherent component of Islam. It's a regional and cultural practice.

So explain how it is "racist."

got it.

so its not racist then since it does not prejudice against race.

it is culturally prejudiced.  not sure if that makes it any better than being "racist"

  

The point I was trying to make is that people use the term "racism" too loosely and apply it to any type of discrimination they see.
Do you consider the Syrian government to be racist because they banned the niqab in their universities?

 

[its that dude]

Originally Posted by Mojodmonky1

Originally Posted by Its That Dude

The niqab is banned in Syrian and Turkish universities. Is that "racist?"

The niqab isn't even an inherent component of Islam. It's a regional and cultural practice.

So explain how it is "racist."

got it.

so its not racist then since it does not prejudice against race.

it is culturally prejudiced.  not sure if that makes it any better than being "racist"

  

The point I was trying to make is that people use the term "racism" too loosely and apply it to any type of discrimination they see.
Do you consider the Syrian government to be racist because they banned the niqab in their universities?

 

[160jordansdeep]

Originally Posted by SunDOOBIE

Here you go

other pairs of Europe are looking  to do the same thing 

 

[160jordansdeep]

Originally Posted by SunDOOBIE

Here you go

other pairs of Europe are looking  to do the same thing 

 

[jumpman247]

Their basically like women ninjas.