But maybe there should be a reality check, just maybe.
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| Morocco 'bans the burka' |
| 2017-01-11 |
| [Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] Morocco has banned the production and sale of burqa full-face Moslem veils for security reasons, media reports said Tuesday. While there was no official announcement by authorities in the North African nation, the reports said the interior ministry order would take effect this week. The ban has been imposed due to reports felons have been using the garment to help carry out their crimes. 'We have taken the step of completely banning the import, manufacture and marketing of this garment in all the cities and towns of the kingdom,' the Le360 news site quoted a high-ranking interior ministry official as saying. It said the measure appeared to be motivated by security concerns, 'since bandidos have repeatedly used this garment to perpetrate their crimes.' Most women in Morocco, whose King Mohammed VI favours a moderate version of Islam, prefer the hijab headscarf that does not cover the face. The niqab, which leaves the area around the eyes uncovered, is also worn in Salafist circles and in more conservative regions in the north, from where thousands of jihadists have gone to fight in Syria and Iraq. In some commercial districts of Casablanca, the country's economic capital, interior ministry officials on Monday conducted 'awareness-raising campaigns with traders to inform them of this new decision,' the Media 24 website said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Hijab/headscarf was perhaps to reduce the spread of head lice? Rewearing without sterilization would cause reinfection, Glenmore. But in a dusty environment with limited soap and water, a scarf over the hair would keep it cleaner. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-01-11 14:32 |
| #5 Hijab/headscarf was perhaps to reduce the spread of head lice? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2017-01-11 09:24 |
| #4 hijab headscarf - all that is prescribe. See also - nuns, Mennonites, et al. The full body covering is a post-Mohammad creation/adaptation by the real oppressive patriarchy. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-01-11 07:50 |
| #3 Looks like you can get ten pounds in a five pound bag |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2017-01-11 05:56 |
| #2 Sure, me too. But maybe there should be a reality check, just maybe. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-01-11 02:19 |
| #1 Most women in Morocco, whose King Mohammed VI favours a moderate version of Islam, prefer the hijab headscarf that does not cover the face. I favor equal rights for women, which includes the right to be allowed to wear whatever they want without the automatic assumption that they're fair game for rape if what they choose ins't "Islamic". |
| Posted by: Crusader 2017-01-11 01:04 |