France Moves Closer to Banning Full Muslim Veil

[Appaholic]

LA VERRIERE, France – The man she married is French, her four children were born in France and she speaks French with only a trace of her native Arabic tongue. Faiza Silmi contends her clothes — a head-to-toe robe and filmy tissue covering her face — are the reason France has denied her citizenship in her adopted land.

The 32-year-old Moroccan may soon be facing an even fiercer blow. A top French lawmaker submitted a draft law this week that would ban such Islamic dress anywhere in public, a measure that would set a European precedent and trap thousands of women between their religious convictions and the law of the land.

"They say I'm too attached to my religion," Silmi told The Associated Press at an empty restaurant near her home southwest of Paris, her large eyes peering from a slit in her veil. "Lots of Christians live in Morocco and we don't make them wear scarves."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_ ... g_the_veil

Good for Morocco....however, you're not allowed to carry a bible into Saudi Arabia (or wear a cross I blieve)....tough shit for French Muslims...

[SeattleGriz]

I'm thinking many many cars will burn in the slums of France tonight.

[Benne]

Oppression sucks, France blows.

[Grizalltheway]

Oppression sucks, France blows.

No shit. When you're less accepting of other cultures than Germany, you know you're fucked.

[CID1990]

I thought Europe was the beacon of tolerance in the world. I thought we should follow their example. I thought whether France and Germany like us or not is important.

[Col Hogan]

I thought Europe was the beacon of tolerance in the world. I thought we should follow their example. I thought whether France and Germany like us or not is important.

Ahh.....what Obama meant was....






Crap....the truth hurts.....

[Grizalltheway]

I thought Europe was the beacon of tolerance in the world. I thought we should follow their example. I thought whether France and Germany like us or not is important.

I don't recall ever saying anything positive about the french. Their language sucks, their people are assholes (especially in Paris), and their food is severely overrated. Germany certainly isn't perfect when it comes to racial/cultural tolerance (especially historically) but their large Turkish population is pretty well-integrated; you don't see them rioting in the outskirts of Berlin.

[mainejeff]

Their language sucks, their people are ******* (especially in Paris), and their food is severely overrated.

Yeah......but at least they know how to speak their own language......and, yeah........they have Paris a-holes.......we've got New Yorkers and Texans........and yeah, their food does not compare to our hot dogs, potato chips and fast food.

[UNI88]

No ****. When you're less accepting of other cultures than Germany, you know you're ****.

The French (and Dutch and other European countries) have a serious concern. The Muslim population of their country is growing quickly. If the immigrants were to become the majority, do you think they would hesitate to institute their cultural mores on the rest of the country? The French have to balance being a liberal and free state with the need to protect their culture. I don't know what the right answer is and banning veils might not be it but I don't think there are any easy choices.

I thought Europe was the beacon of tolerance in the world. I thought we should follow their example. I thought whether France and Germany like us or not is important.

I don't recall ever saying anything positive about the french. Their language sucks, their people are ******* (especially in Paris), and their food is severely overrated. Germany certainly isn't perfect when it comes to racial/cultural tolerance (especially historically) but their large Turkish population is pretty well-integrated; you don't see them rioting in the outskirts of Berlin.

The French probably wish their Muslim minorities were Turkish rather than North African immigrants. The backgrounds, expectations and willingness to become part of their host nations culture are very different.

[CID1990]

I thought Europe was the beacon of tolerance in the world. I thought we should follow their example. I thought whether France and Germany like us or not is important.

I don't recall ever saying anything positive about the french. Their language sucks, their people are ******* (especially in Paris), and their food is severely overrated. Germany certainly isn't perfect when it comes to racial/cultural tolerance (especially historically) but their large Turkish population is pretty well-integrated; you don't see them rioting in the outskirts of Berlin.

I wasn't talking about you.