Posted on 10/27/2005 5:46:21 AM PDT by anti-infidel
Non-Muslims 'must wear scarves' "Is this not disrespectful of a plural society?" Why, yes, it is. Islamic tolerance alert from Malaysia. From SA, with thanks to Cyca:
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's government has endorsed a university's ruling that requires non-Muslim women to wear headscarves on its campuses, a report said on Wednesday. The minister in charge of national unity, Maximus Ongkili, said the decision by the International Islamic University earlier this year was not a religious one, but merely part of university procedures.
"As the rule was approved by the university senate, it is not religious in nature but a matter of uniforms that must be followed. It does not breach basic human rights," Ongkili was quoted as saying in the Star daily....
The growing influence of Islam on Malaysian society over the past two decades has seen a major increase in the number of Malay Muslim women wearing headscarves as a sign of religious devotion.
Formulated
Ongkili told parliament that Malaysians had to respect rules formulated by the government and other institutions to prevent social unrest.
"In a multi-racial country each community must respect one another. But at the same time we must respect the laws of the country, institutions and organisations to ensure there is no disturbance to the community," he said.
He was responding to opposition leader Lim Kit Siang, who had read out an email from a non-Muslim undergraduate from the university complaining she was forced to wear a headscarf to her graduation ceremony.
Lim accused the government of recanting on an April statement that non-Muslims would be "encouraged" but not forced to wear headscarves.
"So why the change now? Is this not disrespectful of a plural society," he said according to the Star.
Religion of peace my arse alert BUMP!!
I suppose Burkas will be next? Wondering if this applies to Non-Muslim visitors to the university or just to students?
HAHAHAHAHAH priceless...
But at the same time we must respect the laws of the country, institutions and organisations to ensure there is no disturbance to the community," he said.
Now there's a novel idea!!!
A close church friend is a retired school teacher. she and her husband, (also a teacher), have done their summer travels under the auspices of the State Department's "People to People" program. Several years ago they traveled to Tehran and Clarie was told that she would have to wear a scarf! When she came home she gave a speech, with slides, to the congregation. She pointed out that her tiny bit of rebellion was evident in the curl that she fashioned and allowed to peak out on her forehead. She told us that no one ever mentioned her "rebellious act"!!!!
Yup, then all women can sit at home with a sheet over their heads. Can't wait
Curse Islam at its roots! Wither and dry up, you false religion. I kick the dust of my shoes off against Islam! Go back to the pit that you came from.
Okie doke. Let's start HERE with valid ID's, a Bible and a copy of our Constitution issued to each and every Mosque. They wouldn't want to disrespect OUR community, eh?
This is but the first step in the Islamization of women in Malaysia. And the NOW/feminists outrage to this is...??
As an aside: Since when has it become an unwritten rule that Muslim "rights" [any right. H--- it doesn't seem to matter] trump the rights of everyone and everything else?
I'm so sick of hearing that this death cult is a religion of peace when clearly history shows that nothing could be further from the truth. Want proof? Look at the poll numbers from Muslims after the London bombings. The percentages who accept jihad in some form or another is staggering. It's nothing more than a cult of complete submission and ultimately death for believers.
Could they ware a scraf with say, a tiny sting bikini and 6 inch high heel pumps? Maybe an obsene amount of red lipstick?
I keep waiting to hear or read one single thing about Islam that doesn't make my flesh crawl.
No luck so far.
Maybe the women should sue at the 9th Circiut Court to get this changed using the ACLU. Oh sorry, that's only in this country!
Covering the face is a different matter and it is a Muslim invention.
Ditto
Hail Odin!
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