http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/burqas IrishCentral burqas en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/danny_boy/cork-considers-banning-hoodies-128127598.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/danny_boy/cork-considers-banning-hoodies-128127598.html Sat, 20 Aug 2011 01:45:15 PDT
A former lord mayor of Cork, Ireland's bustling southern metropolis, is expected to table a controversial motion before the City Hall next month calling for the outlawing of burkas, the full body cloak worn by some Muslim women, as well, incredibly, as hoodiesBurka BanFormer lord mayor Joe O'Callaghan, of Fine Gael, said that it was "high time" that Ireland adopted anti-burka measures, citing Belgium and France as two countries that had recently enacted such lawThe French ban has thusfar proved enormously popular with the French public, according to one writer with the Telegraph, despite the large-scale protests that waved across France before its passage onto the statue bookO'Callaghan said that the burqa was "an affront to women," and argued that it could have no place in society "in this day and age" READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/finnegans_awake/catholics-should-oppose-ban-on-muslim-veils-98385589.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/finnegans_awake/catholics-should-oppose-ban-on-muslim-veils-98385589.html Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:45:12 PDT
The French Parliament has approved a ban on face veils in public, in what proponents say is an effort to keep the state secular and detractors say is a grievous affront to religious freedom The measure still needs to pass the French Senate to become law, but with little open opposition in France, at least from politicians, it is likely to be ratified The law would fine women for wearing a niqab or a burqa, which both conceal parts of the face, and could heavily fine or jail men who force female relatives to wear such coverings Other European countries are considering similar bans READ MORE ]]>