Speedhump wrote:rudeboy wrote:GEM wrote:chevaliers-de-sion wrote:The school operates a policy which requires anyone entering the building to remove specific headwear for identification purposes
She claims the problem first surfaced at a parents' evening two years when she was told she was not allowed into the main hall while wearing her niqab.
The full veil, which covers all the body except the eyes, is worn by a minority of Muslim women in the UK as part of their religious beliefs, to protect their modesty from men.
The woman, who does not wish to be named, said: "I explained that I was willing to take off the veil in front of the female teachers, but not the male teachers.
"A year later the same thing happened when I went to drop my son off at the school. Then this week at a parent's evening I signed myself in and saw two teachers in the library as I was not allowed in the main hall.
the headteacher, said the school was rated as "outstanding" by Ofsted for community cohesion, care and guidance.
She said whilst it was acceptable for women to wear veils on a one-to-one basis at meeting, difficulties could arise when people were wandering around corridors or rooms
This is the same town that became the focus of national attention in 2006 when its MP Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, suggested the wearing of veils could damage community relations because they were a "visible statement of separation and of difference".
Wearing abaya and niqab is 100% arab clothing traditions which has a long history. In fact word "hijab" is mentioned 7 times in Quran and NONE of the times it means "something that covers hair" so I don't understand why people claim that hijab is a must-be for muslim women. So if they try to explain their dressing-traditions with islam then it's ridiculous. Islam is a religion of freedom so there are no clothing restricitions exept 1) cover your chest (24:31), 2) they should lengthen upon themselves their outer garments (33:59) which basicly means every culture decides the look of women clothes.
It is a well-known fact that this "ghost-costume" causes identification issues in Europe. For example in Saudi they identify eachother by their purses lol.
If you're in Europe, you wear european clothes. Period.
hate it when ppl just post bits out of the quran.
"24:31 And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of love; and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! turn ye all together towards Allah, that ye may attain Bliss."
fact is in the home you can wear anything you like in front of your husband etc etc. but outside your home u should be covered. now i have seen many muslim women wear the salwar kameez with short sleves and even short salwars. yes they are covered but they still are revealing some of their body parts. this is wrong because when they walk in public many men will stare at them. but then again we all know which women like to reveal their body parts in public
by the way if u r in europe u dont have to wear european clothes. does that mean when i am in europe i 4get my family, my name, my religion and my clothes? lol plz
You complete dickhead. You just shot down your own argument
One's face and hands must necessarily be shown, for normal social interaction, oh unless you believe that women do not need to be understood and so it's not necessary to see their lips speak and their faces move and convey their emotions...well...I would hazard a guess that you do think that women don't need to be paid any attention to except in bed. You just proved that there's nothing in the Koran that says Muslim women have to cover their face, so why the f*ck are they screaming about this in England? I know, another chance to create unrest and stir up the peaceful Muslim majority in the UK. It's how civil disobedience and terrorism starts. Hope those words aren't too big for you.....
listen humpty i said SHORT salwar kameez which reveals your arms and your legs. do you know what a salwar kameez is? do you want one for xmas so you can become an indian father christmas
2ndly islam is a religion of freedom as GEM correctly said so. in the quran there are two verses in the Quran that concern women's dress. These are Surah an-Nur verse 31 and Surah al-Ahzab verse 59. Surah an-Nur verse 31 contains two commands that particularly relate to women's dress. The first is that women shall cover all of their beauty except "what is apparent of it" around men who are not related to them. The second is that women should extend their headcoverings (khimars) to cover their bosoms. As for Surah al-Ahzab verse 59, it commands that women shall wear long, loose outergarments (jilbabs) when they go out from their houses.
yes you are right humpty (once in his lifetime) that in the quran there is no mention about a woman covering her face and hands yet so many muslim women do so.
but if humpty you had read the quran you would know that PRIVACY is very important in Islamic social code. Everything that is not necessary to be known in public should be concealed and kept private. There is an entire code of conduct that a Muslim follows in order to uphold the importance of private space and private things. Hijab is a part of this. A Muslim might desire to be especially careful in protecting privacy. This might involve using extra vigilance in guarding one's tongue and averting one's gaze, above and beyond what is required. It might also involve extra-modest dress. When a Muslim woman is already covering everything but her face and her hands and she wants to dress more modestly, the only things left for her to cover are her face and hands. Seen in this light, niqab is not "extreme", but rather is a natural extension of the principle of privacy.
why dont muslim ladies shake hands with men?
why is it that when you go to some muslim houses you will find a separation of men and women?
its all because of privacy. just an example humpty. if i welcomed you into my house (lol u wish mate
) i would make sure that you sit separately from the women. why? cos of privacy.
fact is some women choose to cover their faces and some dont. if you dont u wont be sinned provided you are wearing something modest but if you do you are not doing anything wrong.
now lets get back to this topic before you drift off again
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this woman is not forced to wear it. she can take it off anytime she wants and if i am correct she said i will only take it off infront of the female teachers. so why not respect her beliefs and co operate with her so that she can show her face to the female teachers and then we can all get on with our lives? ey?
wot u say humpty?