The government of Sri Lanka has banned “full face coverings” (the burqa). The country’s president, Maithripala Sirisena explained that “the emergency measure would prohibit any garment which ‘hinders identification’ for the sake of national security.” The president’s office stated that “no-one should obscure their faces to make identification difficult”. Other countries have also banned the […]
Sri Lanka considers burqa ban following Easter jihad bombings
In response to the jihadist bombings in Sri Lanka, the country is now considering banning the burqa “after police found several women suspected of having aided the Easter terror attacks were wearing burqas.” Western Leftists have been too busy screaming “Islamophobia” and “racism” to notice that many countries have banned the burqa for security reasons. […]
Algeria: MP calls burqa ban in public sector “a declared war on Islam”
Algerian authorities began a ban on niqab in public workplaces across the country. And, as expected, this decision was denounced by the Imams’ Mosques Union, although a few number of women wear the niqab in Algeria and often work at municipal headquarters in rural areas. The burqa is a symbol of female oppression and is […]
Switzerland: Second region votes to ban burqa
Although the Swiss government caved to political correctness and rejected a burqa ban in early August, “the majority of voters in Switzerland’s canton of St. Gallen have supported the prohibition of face-covering garments in public spaces, making it the second region in the country to introduce such a ban.” St. Gallen is the fifth-most populous […]
Australian Senator slams feminists as “pathetic” for not supporting burqa ban
Australian Senator Pauline Hanson “slammed feminists as ‘pathetic’ for not supporting a ban on the burqa.” The burqa has been banned in various countries on security grounds, or because it is inconsistent with Western values; sometimes it’s banned for both reasons. These countries have banned the burqa: France, Austria, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, Bulgaria, China, Tajikistan, […]
Quebec passes bill banning the niqab and burqa
Quebec has passed a law banning public service workers, and also those who receive services, from wearing face coverings. This means that everyone who uses public transit and government services must now unveil. Quebec’s Justice Minister Stéphanie Vallée stated that “having your face uncovered is a legitimate question of communication, identification and security”; but the […]
Denmark to ban Islamic face veils
In a sensible move: Denmark will join other European countries banning full-face covering, including Islamic veils such as the niqab or burqa Countries that currently have restrictions or bans on the burqa include France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland. Even Cameroon followed suit a month after Chad implemented a ban in summer 2015, […]
Morocco bans burqa for security reasons
Morocco has banned the production and sale of burqa full-face Muslim veils, apparently for security reasons… When the infidels try to ban the veil for security reasons, it is deemed racist, “Islamophobic” and/or xenophobic. Since Morocco is proceeding with a ban, perhaps pusillanimous Western leaders who are petrified of being deemed “Islamophobic” can give themselves […]
Angela Merkel calls for burqa ban, says refugee crisis “must never be repeated”
Angela Merkel has called for a burqa ban in Germany and said the refugee crisis “must never be repeated.” Is this the same Angela Merkel? “A situation like the one in the late summer of 2015 cannot, should not and must not be repeated,” she said. “That was and is our, and my, declared political […]
Islamic State bans burqa for security reasons
UPDATE: This story turns out to have been Iranian disinformation. Our source below did not note the Iranian provenance of its information. ———- Well, the Islamic State has demonstrated that it is much smarter a group than Western leftists. They showed up every leftist supporter of the burqa by banning it for security reasons. Another […]
Brits overwhelmingly support banning burqa despite French hoopla
Brits overwhelmingly support banning the Islamic burqa, by a ratio of two to one. “The poll comes after a row in France over a woman who was forced to undress by armed police.” That row became a media circus, with accusations about human rights violations. Meanwhile, the authenticity of the woman who all too readily shed […]