Thread: The 'Veil'

Originally Posted by HermantheGerman

Originally Posted by mad_dog

Straw and Blair and other politicans have been using the veil issue to make political ground. Their pathetic oppertunism adds to the persecution that Muslims feel. The constant targeting of Muslims in the media and by people with hateful intent (see how many threads there are in this sub-forum about Muslim "issues") is driving a wedge between Muslims and non-Muslims far more than a small minority of women wearing the veil.

I guess you have'nt read the story about the Brithish Airway employee who got fired because he was wearing a cross? Was that also being used by Blair and Straw for political ground?

What gets me about this veil issue is that muslim men expect women to run arround with a veil, but they run arround like civilized westerners.
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Regarding the FEMALE British Airways employee who was SUSPENDED for wearing a cross at work: no I don't feel Blair or Straw were making political capital out of this, becuase neither of them directly commented (Blair) on or wrote newspaper editorials on the subject (Straw). The industrial tribunal in the case of the Muslim school teacher actually complained about Labour ministers commenting on the case in their summation, they saw it as politcal interference.