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| "Niqabitches" cause a stir in niqab and hot pants |
| 2010-10-02 |
| Two French female students have made a film of the pair of them strolling through the streets of Paris in a niqab, bare legs and mini-shorts as a critique of France's recently passed law. Calling themselves the "Niqabitches," the veiled ladies can be seen strutting past prime ministerial offices, and various government ministries with a black veil leaving only their eyes visible, but with their long legs naked bar black high heels. Bemused passers-by can be seen gawking at the pair or asking to take photographs in the clip. In an opinion piece published on the news website, rue89, the anonymous duo - political science and communication students in their twenties - said the film was a tongue-in-cheek way of criticizing France's niqab ban, which the Senate passed last month and is due to go into force early next year. "To put a simple burka on would have been too simple. So we asked ourselves: 'how would the authorities react when faced with women wearing a burka and mini-shorts?'" asked the students, one of whom is a Muslim. "We were not looking to attack or degrade the image of Muslim fundamentalists - each to their own - but rather to question politicians who voted for this law that we consider clearly unconstitutional," they said. French websites predicted the film would become an Internet sensation. France's law banning the burka makes no mention of Islam, but President Nicolas Sarkozy's government promoted the law as a means to protect women from being forced to wear Muslim full-face veils such as the burka or the niqab. France's five-million-strong Muslim minority is Western Europe's largest, but fewer than 2,000 women are believed actually to wear a full face veil. Once the law is in force, a woman who chooses to defy the ban will receive a fine of 150 euros (pounds 125) or a course of citizenship lessons. A man who forces a woman to go veiled will be fined 30,000 euros (pounds 25,000) and serve a jail term. It could yet be overturned by France's constitutional court. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #11 Strolling through the streets of Paris? Feel free to try this stunt in one of the Muslim enclaves and let us know how it turns out. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2010-10-02 20:16 |
| #10 Hmmmm... if the niqab itches, that's another good reason not to wear it. |
| Posted by: Skunky Elmomonter2920 2010-10-02 15:53 |
| #9 Video now "Unavailable". |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-10-02 12:22 |
| #8 NOT NSFW, just filth. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-10-02 12:18 |
| #7 It's been done, and better. That, BTW is the infamous Lil' Kim, who, while a "comely winchlet", is crazier than a bed bug. A good introduction to Lil' Kim. She is one of these somewhat NSFW songbirds. Considerably more dramatic, and NSFW. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-10-02 10:48 |
| #6 They have managed to make quite a mockery of the niqab. That isn't going to go down well with some local hard boys. Bonne chance. Est-ce que vous pouvez dire "fatwah"? |
| Posted by: Swanimote 2010-10-02 10:34 |
| #5 this law that we consider clearly unconstitutional," they said. "Pay attention to meeeeeeee!!!" They are students of subjects other than French law, and present their "consideration" without any argument of logic or fact to support their conclusion. Therefor I am forced to conclude they don't know what they're talking about -- feelings do not qualify one to have an opinion. And in the current climate, acting out such fantasies can be quite dangerous. Really, fools displaying their folly for all the world to see. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-10-02 09:54 |
| #4 "and mini-shorts" I thought shorts were all mini? not that they were attractive shorts in any way shape or form, and talk about man hands. stupid Islham thinking |
| Posted by: kojack 2010-10-02 04:27 |
| #3 The gals are so edgy! Notice that they had to obscure their eye-slits to try and avoid the wrath of their fellow coreligionists. No beating or fatwa for them! |
| Posted by: Black Charlie Chinemble5313 2010-10-02 04:06 |
| #2 Two French female students have made a film of the pair of them strolling through the streets of Paris in a niqab, bare legs and mini-shorts as a critique of France's recently passed law. How many eurofems get raped by Muzzies every day? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-10-02 04:02 |
| #1 This post needed pictures. However, A. it isn't my post; BUT B. They DID make a video. So, a link to the video. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Uc4VdMjGx4&feature=player_embedded#! I didn't watch the whole thing, got bored in a few seconds. Seemed juvenile. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2010-10-02 02:53 |
