France Approves Ban on Face Veils

Some semblance of sanity prevails in Europe. France will no longer tolerate the islamic practice of shrouding women. Since 2004 France has outlawed headscarves and other religious insignia in public schools. However I disagree with their inclusion of crosses and stars of David in the ban of religious insignia. There's no reason for this other than for the sake of showing evenhandedness. Unlike islam, Judaism and Christianity are legitimate religious faiths whereas islam is an oppressive, totalitarian, expansionist and violent political ideology. Crosses and Stars of David merely represent an expression of one’s personal faith, they don’t seek to impose their religious beliefs on others. Islamic symbols represent conquest and submission of non-believers.

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Why France Is Leading the Way In the Battle for Women’s Freedom


By Phyllis Chesler, FOX NEWS

On July 13, the day before Bastille Day, France stood up for “la liberté, l’égalité, la sororité,” for the rights of French women and for Western values when the French lower house of parliament approved the ban on face veils. Even the French communists caved in to feminist pressure and did not oppose this ban.

Vive la France! This is the country which in 2004 outlawed headscarves (as well as all religious insignia such as crosses or Jewish stars) in public schools. Contrast this attempt to uphold “republican” and “democratic” values with President Obama’s speech in Cairo on June 4, 2009, where our president expressed pride in America for having defended the right of Muslim girls and women to wear hijab.

This ban is expected to pass in the French senate. However, it may be found “unconstitutional” by the French Council of State or by the European Court of Human Rights. Nevertheless, in my opinion, once again, France is leading the way in the battle for women’s freedom and human rights.

The Koran does not mandate having to cover one’s face. This is not a religious requirement. It is, rather, a hostile rejection of Western values, a refusal to integrate, a sign of political Islam, and possibly of jihad. It is also the foremost distinguishing feature of Islamic gender and religious apartheid in the West.

It may be impossible for the West to ban acid attacks or honor horror killings of girls and women who refuse to veil in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, or Saudi Arabia—but why are our hands tied on Western soil?

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