Posted on 10/23/2009 2:50:38 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
A burka-wearing student has been banned from enrolling at a college after staff claimed the Muslim garment was a barrier to ‘safety and communication’.
Shawana Bilqes, 18, was forced to abandon her learning plans after she refused to remove the head-to-toe gown which reveals only her eyes.
She had been asked to show her face as a check to avoid identity fraud in case she was posing as someone else.
But when she explained she could not due to her religious belief she was forced off her Access course for an HE Diploma at Burnley College, Lancashire.
Today Miss Bilqes said: ‘It is my choice to wear the veil.
‘I live around the corner from the college in an area where there are so many practising Muslims.
‘I tried to compromise but they wouldn’t. The college sent me a latter to say I could continue with my course if I stopped wearing the veil.
‘We are in the 21st century and we get people from all walks of life. I’m in the police cadets as well and yet it’s not a problem wearing the veil there.’
Miss Bilqes was approached by a member of staff as she arrived at the college at the start of term to book in on her first day of study.
Now the school leaver is faced with looking elsewhere to gain her qualifications.
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“Shawana Bilqes”
They misspelled her name. It’s “Shawana Bilgewater.”.”
I am SO ok with this decision. draw a line, stop it right now. you want to live in a sand pit? go home.
I have no problem with her being banned. I do not have any use for Muslims.
I can’t figure it out, isn’t there a “man-made honor incident” in her future?
I think she is already in her native land.
Look at the name Shawana Bilges.
I would guess she is a black woman, one of Farrakhans kool-aid drinkers.
This is just too eerie to believe it’s true.
Brain-numbed Muslimah.
Brain-numbed Muslimah.
This is happening in a relatively Farrakhan-free area, the UK, and her name is Turkish. She might have been born there, but I would bet money her parents were. Also, there is a picture at the link, although all you can see is her eyes and some skin.
We have a house in Turkey (Muslim Country)and the wearing of the veil in any Government building is banned by law this includes schools and colleges and is strictly enforced so if this girl wants to cover up let her go to a country where it is acceptable to do it
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