Burqa Debate
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Veil may be banned in Swedish schools
Sweden's education minister wants to make it easier for the heads of higher education establishments to ban women wearing face-covering veils at their schools, he said in comments broadcast today."Teaching is communication. It's about being able to look at each other in the eyes and communicate with each other," Jan Bjoerklund told Swedish public r...
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These Allahabad women go to the gym, in a burqa
It is all about being fit and this universally appealing statement has now inspired some of the Burqa clad women in Allahabad to get into shape. Their trainers are men but that doesn't deter them. Amazingly, the Imam in their area is all for it."We follow our religion, we keep our 'purdah' when we do our workout. Our family doesn't have a problem. ...
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Veil empowers women, says UK minister
As the debate intensifies across Europe on banning the Islamic full-body veil at public places, a British minister has defended a Muslim woman's right to wear the burqa and says it is empowering. Environment secretary Caroline Spelman said women were "empowered" by the freedom to wear the face coverings. Her comments came after her colleague, immig...
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Veil may be banned in Swedish schools
Sweden's education minister wants to make it easier for the heads of higher education establishments to ban women wearing face-covering veils at their schools, he said in comments broadcast today."Teaching is communication. It's about being able to look at each other in the eyes and communicate with each other," Jan Bjoerklund told Swedish public r...
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These Allahabad women go to the gym, in a burqa
It is all about being fit and this universally appealing statement has now inspired some of the Burqa clad women in Allahabad to get into shape. Their trainers are men but that doesn't deter them. Amazingly, the Imam in their area is all for it."We follow our religion, we keep our 'purdah' when we do our workout. Our family doesn't have a problem. ...
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Veil empowers women, says UK minister
As the debate intensifies across Europe on banning the Islamic full-body veil at public places, a British minister has defended a Muslim woman's right to wear the burqa and says it is empowering. Environment secretary Caroline Spelman said women were "empowered" by the freedom to wear the face coverings. Her comments came after her colleague, immig...
