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To: Joe Boucher
While going through passport control during a trip to London (Heathrow)around 1991, there was a flight that had just come in from Saudi Arabia.

The women who were veiled were permitted to go through passport control without lifting their veils. I asked the passport control officer why the women didn't have to lift their veils and by permitting them to enter without seeing who was under the veil, how did he know who as under the veil? I was told it was because they could not infringe on their religion because men were forbidden to look upon their faces.

"Great," my husband said, "You probably just let in Yasser Arafat!"

In addition, the veiled women continuously pushed their cart into walls because they couldn't see where they were going.

I'm reminded of the women in Florida who refused to have her photo on her driver's licenses. I wonder how many accidents it caused because they couldn't see where they were going? I think the license bureau acquieced, unless someone else has an update.

During a trip to one of the big shopping malls outside of Washington, D.C., one friend spotted a veiled woman wearing men's shoes.

Hummm .....

(I'm afraid this will be posted more than once since I can't figure this thing out! My apologies if it happenes.)

4 posted on 04/26/2003 4:00:16 AM PDT by Doctor13
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To: Doctor13
There is no excuse for the problem at the airport. The woman could have been easily ushered into a private place and another woman--not a man--could have checked them.
10 posted on 04/26/2003 5:20:43 AM PDT by randita
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To: Doctor13
one friend spotted a veiled woman wearing men's shoes.

Maybe it was just a Muslim Lesbian..?

13 posted on 04/26/2003 5:50:22 AM PDT by ErnBatavia (Bumperootus!)
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To: Doctor13

bravo!!!! I think they should lift their veils! if men can not see them have a woman do it


40 posted on 05/23/2004 9:15:47 AM PDT by sheba66
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