By FEISAL G. MOHAMED / NY Times Bigots of all varieties have claimed an entitlement to their views on grounds of tender conscience.

Categories: Burqa  Religious Bigotry  Philosophy  Freedom of Worship  European Muslims  

Added: July 29, 2010

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By BBC News The students, both 22 and from Slough, Berkshire, boarded a Metroline bus from Russell Square to Paddington, London. But they said when they presented their tickets on Tuesday, the driver told them they were a "threat" to passengers and ordered them off the bus.

Categories: British Muslims  Burqa  Gender  Discrimination  Hijab  Human Rights  

Added: July 23, 2010

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By MARTHA NUSSBAUM / NY Times Let's start with an assumption that is widely shared: that all human beings are equal bearers of human dignity.  It is widely agreed that government must treat that dignity with equal respect.   But what is it to treat people with equal respect in areas touching on religious belief and observance?

Categories: Burqa  Religion  Islam  Philosophy  Human Rights  Europe  

Added: July 16, 2010

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By Jonathan Montpetit / The Canadian Press Muslim women will be forced to uncover their faces if they want services from the Quebec government

Categories: Canada  Burqa  Gender  Islam  Human Rights  Muslims in the West  

Added: March 25, 2010

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By Ibrahim N. Abusharif / altmuslim.com A middle-age man who reportedly forced a girl to satisfy his lust in natural and unnatural ways repeatedly is welcome in France to live, work, sign autographs, and dine at high levels, but a woman who dresses like the mother of Jesus (God bless mother and son) is told that there's no room at the inn.

Categories: Burqa  Double Standards  France  Islam in the West  Liberalism  

Added: October 10, 2009

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By Johann Hari / The Independent

The story of Joya is the story of another Afghanistan - the one behind the burka, and behind the propaganda.

Categories: Afghanistan  Burqa  Freedom  Gender  Occupation  Violence  Warlords  

Added: August 05, 2009

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By Rabea Chaudhry / goatmilk.wordpress.com If Sarkozy had spoken about the burqa as private citizen, and not a president, I might have agreed with him. But the moment he turned Muslim religious interpretation and Muslim dress into a policy issue, he violated not only the fundamentals of his nation's secularism but also the integrity and humanity of Muslims around the world. He took away our right to speak for ourselves by presuming that he could speak on our behalf.

Categories: Islam  Gender Equality  France  Hijab  Muslim Westerners  Burqa  

Added: June 25, 2009

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