Italian MPs’ panel OKs burqa ban

[Zabaniyah]

I heard even Syria banned the Burka

Syria bans the burka and niqab in universities | Mail Online

 

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Extremism in Kashmir

SRINAGAR, March 4 — Uncertainty prevails over cable television operations in Kashmir after an underground militant outfit imposed restrictions on showing "obscene and un-Islamic" programmes. Restrictions have also been imposed on wearing Western system clothes, particularly by Muslim women in the valley.

A statement issued by Harkat-ul-Mujahideen on February 21 last asked the cable operators to stop showing programmes that "polluted young minds". These programmes include obscene programmes, movies and music, some of which were considered to be "un-Islamic". The cable operators were asked to respect Islam put it above their business interests. The statement also asked people not to wear Western style clothes as these were not permitted in Islam. The outfit threatened to initiate action against those violating the Islamic code by going an un-Islamic way.

At least four persons, including two girls and two cable operators, sustained injuries in the interior city as they were shot at by suspected militants for violating the code. Two girls, one of them at Lal Bazar locality, was shot at and injured for wearing jeans. These incidents took place within days after Harkat-ul-Mujahideen issued the statement.

According to Lt-Gen Krishan Pal, GOC 15 Corps, and also the Security Adviser to Jammu and Kashmir Government, such steps taken by the militants were "reflective of their frustration". "In this modern age of information they cannot prevent people from witnessing programmes in the name of Jehad", he said. Lt-Gen Krishan Pal questioned as to whether these things were banned in Islamic countries. He added that local elements were involved in such statements.

"These cable operators have been making a good business quite for some time", said Mr P.L. Gupta, DIG, Kashmir Range. He added that these elements wanted a greater share in terms of cash as cable operators had good earning. Mr Gupta admitted that suspected militants targeted a couple of cable operators and those wearing jeans after the statement, appeared in a local daily.

Following the imposition of restrictions, some of the cable operators had suspended the operations, but lately they had started again, minus the music and movie channels. Some of these operators have since winded up these cables in outskirts of the city. The cable operators had also approached APHC chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who is reported to have asked them to restore their services with censoring the movie and music channels. According to former APHC chairman, Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq, there was no harm in watching the informative programmes but he also sought to stop obscene programmes.

Cinema halls and wine shops in the valley were closed down with the eruption of militancy about a decade back. All these remain closed till date, except for the re-opening of Broadway Cinema in Badami Bagh cantonment area. The Broadway Cinema was reconstructed and thrown open for public in August last year following an assistance provided by the Jammu and Kashmir Government. All other cinema halls, eight in Srinagar city and many others in other towns of the valley continue to remain closed. Some of these halls are occupied by the security forces or others are damaged.

Dukhtaran-e-Millat, the only women's underground outfit had in early 1990's asked women to wear "burqa". A number of acid throwing incidents were reported then after many women did not use the veil or burqa

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Two young innocent Kashmiri girls, Mehvish, 16 , and Nowsheen , 14 years, are shot in their legs for wearing jeans by the Pakistan –sponsored terrorists. The incident creates national headlines.

03 August, 2001….. Terrorists enter the house of Habib Dar of village Bulbul, Nowgam and call his daughter Humera out and accuse her of not adhering to the Islamic Dress Code . She is then shot and is critically injured. Though, the young girl is recuperating in the Bone and Joint Hospital at Srinagar but she is in state of shock and traumatized.

07 August, 2001…..Militants belonging to lesser known Lashkar-e-Jabbar outfit throw acid on the faces of Gazala and Rubia, two teachers at Nagbal Government High School, Srinagar, while they are returning from the school picnic accusing them of not wearing clothes as prescribed by the Islamic Dress Code issued by their outfit. The incident leaves two young, energetic, beautiful teachers shocked, traumatized and scarred for life.

08 August, 2001…..Terrorists of Lashkar-e-Toiba enter Government Girls Higher Secondary School at Kothibagh situated in the high security zone in the heart of Srinagar city and direct the girls to adhere to the dress code .

………And the list may go on.

Kavita Suri's News Items on Kashmir

 

[Bang Galore]

I have been saying from the begging that these people need Education on what Islam really said on the subject. Which is the world's fault for trying to fight Islam instead of trying to Educate people about it. It is up to us Muslims to change ourselves but I already see it around me how we are changing for the better.

The world unfortunately cannot wait for every Muslim to be educated in Islam anymore than it waited for every Hindu to be educated about Hinduism or every christian to be educated about Christianity. I would assume that enough time has passed for all this education stuff & if some haven't yet got it, it's time for a crash course about life in the 21st century. Some will have to brought there kicking & screaming but they need to be brought anyways. The world would never have become civilised if everyone followed the over the top political correctness in vogue today. People might still have had slaves & others might still be burning widows on a funeral pyre.

 

[linkinpark]

A very good step which bodes well for secular countries like Italy, France.

 

[forcetrip]

Again it is not the idea of covering up. It is the idea of either forcing women to cover up or forcing them NOT to cover up is wrong.

NOTE: If a news came of how a country made it obligatory for all women to wear full Hijab you will see me fighting this law too and not backing it.

I totally agree with you. But you have to understand when a country votes a bill into effect that means that the majority of the population in that country is against seeing burqas in their everyday life. Unfortunately that is democracy. Every country has it. You cut the hands of thieves and necks of murderers. Lot of western countries do not like it but they can not fight the will of the majority of that country. That is what is happening in the west as well.