French ban on Islamic face veil comes into force

Guidelines issued to police say they should not ask women to remove their veils in the street, but should escort them to a police station where they would be asked to uncover their faces for identification.

Oh yeah, and the first time they actually haul a Burqa wearing woman into the police station look out for the Muslim Outrage that follows.

I'm all for anything that generally irritates Muslims, honestly, anything that irritates any group of people that think they are Superior to another goes over well with me. the response always shows the truth in how they really are.

BBC
A law has come into force in France which makes it an offence for a Muslim woman to conceal her face behind a veil when in public.

Anyone caught breaking the law will be liable to a fine of 150 euros (£133, $217) and a citizenship course.

People forcing women to wear the veil face a much larger fine and a prison sentence of up to two years.

France is the first country in Europe to publicly ban a form of dress some Muslims regard as a religious duty.

Under the law, any woman - French or foreign - walking on the street or in a park in France and wearing a face-concealing veil such as the niqab or burka can be stopped by police and given a fine.

It is a small fine, but symbolically this is a huge change, says the BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris.

Guidelines issued to police say they should not ask women to remove their veils in the street, but should escort them to a police station where they would be asked to uncover their faces for identification.

Spain's Catalonia votes to outlaw bullfighting

What a shame , Bullfighting while controversial to some , I find incredibly exciting .
what other sport can you watch and have a chance to see a Human being skewered by a huge ass Bull !



oh the Pain !



I know , the poor bull ! I bet the Carne Asada was tasty !

Washington post
BARCELONA (Reuters) - The Catalan parliament dealt the death blow to bullfighting in the region on Wednesday, outlawing the centuries-old spectacle for the first time in mainland Spain.

The result of 68 in favor, 55 against the ban was expected, since Catalonia's parliament had accepted a citizens' petition to stop bullfighting with activists concerned about animal cruelty battling devotees of the renowned Spanish tradition.

In the debate, some lawmakers cited the declining popularity of bullfighting in Spain, where fewer people go each year to the arena to watch toreros in their distinctive "suits of lights" wield red capes and swords at close range against enraged bulls.

Syria bans face veils at universities

No matter how much Syria tries , They will still be looked upon as Terrorists .

But it is funny that a Muslim country along with a Cleric are banning Face veils .


BBC
Female students wearing a full face veil will be barred from Syrian university campuses, the country's minister of higher education has said.

Ghiyath Barakat was reported to have said that the practice ran counter to the academic values and traditions of Syrian universities.

His ruling, published on the All4Syria website, was said to be in response to requests from students and parents.

The issue of full face veils has caused controversy in other countries.

"This decision could be seen as a step by the government to enforce its secular identity."

In 2009, Egypt's then foremost Muslim cleric, Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, barred female students from wearing the full-face veil at the al-Azhar University, Sunni Islam's centre of learning and scholarship.

He also upset other Muslim scholars by saying French Muslims should obey any law that France might enact banning the veil.

French MPs vote to ban Islamic full veil in public

Andre Gerin of the Communist opposition compared the veil to "a walking coffin, a muzzle".

A walking Coffin ! that's a good one .

So now the waiting game , September's not far away , And I'm sure that preparations for some Rioting are being taken .



BBC
France's lower house of parliament has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would ban wearing the Islamic full veil in public.

There were 335 votes for the bill and only one against in the 557-seat National Assembly.

It must now be ratified by the Senate in September to become law.

The ban has strong public support but critics point out that only a tiny minority of French Muslims wear the full veil.

Many of the opposition Socialists, who originally wanted the ban limited only to public buildings, abstained from voting after coming under pressure from feminist supporters of the bill.

President Nicolas Sarkozy has backed the ban as part of a wider debate on French identity but critics say the government is pandering to far-right voters.

After the vote, Justice Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said it was a victory for democracy and for French values.

"Values of freedom against all the oppressions which try to humiliate individuals; values of equality between men and women, against those who push for inequality and injustice."

Chicago Approves Tough New Handgun Restrictions

So here we go , 4 days after the supreme court says that we as American citizens are allowed to own a handgun NO MATTER WHAT ! Chicago votes unanimously to ban Handguns everywhere but outside your home , including in gun shops !

WTF , are these Douchenozzles afraid of ? Are they afraid that someone will actually use one IN SELF DEFENSE ? or maybe use one to stop a criminal from committing a crime ?

Man it makes your head spin !

These little hubs of America that think they can just DICTATE how things are going to be , make me sick !



Foxnews
CHICAGO -- Members of the Chicago City Council have approved what city officials say is the strictest handgun ordinance in the United States.

Friday's 45-0 vote comes four days after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling made it almost certain that Chicago's handgun ban would be overturned. The high court ruled Americans have a right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live.

The new city ordinance bans gun shops in Chicago and prohibits gun owners from stepping outside their homes, even onto their porches or garages, with a handgun.

Afghanistan bans coverage of Taliban attacks

"The government should not hide their inabilities by barring media from covering incidents,"

Censorship will not work in favor of the Afghan Government !
Not when the Taliban are as media savvy as they are .


KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan on Monday announced a ban on news coverage showing Taliban attacks, saying such images embolden the Islamist militants, who have launched strikes around the country as NATO forces seize their southern strongholds.

The announcement came on a day when the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) fighting the Taliban reported six of its service members had been killed in various attacks.

Journalists will be allowed to film only the aftermath of attacks, when given permission by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) spy agency, the agency said. Journalists who film while attacks are under way will be held and their gear seized.

"Live coverage does not benefit the government, but benefits the enemies of Afghanistan," NDS spokesman Saeed Ansari said. The agency summoned a group of reporters to announce the ban.

The move was denounced by Afghan journalism and rights groups, which said it would deprive the public of vital information about the security situation during attacks.

"Such a decision prevents the public from receiving accurate information on any occurrence," said Abdul Hameed Mubarez head of the Afghan National Media Union, a group set up to protect Afghan journalists, who often complain of harassment by authorities.

"The government should not hide their inabilities by barring media from covering incidents," said Laila Noori, who monitors media issues for Afghanistan Rights Monitor, the country's main liberties watchdog. "People want to know all the facts on the ground whenever security incidents take place."

The Afghan government banned reporting violence for a single day during a presidential election last year, but otherwise had not had formal restrictions on filming security incidents. However, journalists have occasionally been beaten by security forces while filming at the scene of incidents in the past.

Malaysian churches attacked ( By very Ignorant Muslims )

Whaaaaaaah! Now Muslims are going to firebomb churches because Christians in Malaysia Use the word Allah to describe God In their reporting ! The word Allah stands for God , But they just don't want Christians using it !
They say it is Exclusive to Islam and should not be used by non Muslims !

ALLAH , ALLAH , ALLAH , ALLAH , ALLAH , ALLAH .


Al jazeera
Four Christian churches in Malaysia have been attacked amid tensions over the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims in the country.

Attackers threw a molotov cocktail which failed to ignite at a church in the state of Selangor on Friday afternoon, media reports said.

O.K. Dumbass's ,it is very simple , You put the gas in the bottle , then you take a rag ( Not your Wife )soak it in gas , then stuff the rag in the bottle ! Light rag with a match then throw ! boom you have a ball of flame !


The incident comes hours after a petrol bomb was thrown at a church in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, as well as attackers trying to set another two ablaze in a nearby suburb.

Police also recieved reports of cars displaying Christian symbols having their windscreens smashed in the suburb of Bangsar.

Hishammuddin Hussein, the home minister, appealed for calm and moved to assure religious groups in the country that "they are safe".

"I take the events that happened last night very seriously," he said.

"We want to assure the public that this was not a co-ordinated and well-planned action."


Sorry Nimrod , when you have a group of People going around and Firebombing Churches in Protest , Muslim or not , it is a Co-ordinated and well planned action ( except for the Dumbass that can't ignite a simple Molatov Cocktail !)


A Malaysian court had last week overturned a government ban on non-Muslims using the word "Allah" in their literature, allowing Roman Catholic newsletter, the Herald, to use the term to refer to God in the Malay language.

The judge has since suspended the implementation of the ruling, after the government appealed and the Roman Catholic church agreed to the suspension.

Muslim groups held protests after prayers on Friday against the court overturning the "Allah" ban, despite a warning from Musa Hassan, the country's police chief, advising organisers to "let this be handled by the court" and that he "will take action against anyone who acts to jeopardise national security".

Muslims in Malaysia argue that the "Allah" is exclusive to Islam, and its use by Christians would confuse Muslims.

Allah exclusive to Muslims ? what a joke !
I don't think using a word like Allah will confuse Muslims , But obviously Muslims are very confused , not just by religion , but many things , like common decency , and sexual preference !


But Catholic church officials say that for Christian indigenous tribes in East Malaysia, who are the main readers of the Herald's Malay-language edition, "Allah" is the only word they have known for God for decades.

Allah , Allah , Allah , Allah , Allah , Allah , Allah , Allah , Allah .

Swiss minaret ban reversal vote in pipeline

This gets Interesting now , A proposal is being drawn up to be brought to a vote , To overturn the 57% approval of a ban On Minarets .

MoMo Qadaffy , says Voting against Islam , Has done Al Qaida a great Favor , And is Playing into their Hands !

And the U.N Is Upset because this is a Human rights violation to no end , And the ban is Oppressive to Muslims everywhere !

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ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss liberals are considering a new referendum to overturn the ban on building new minarets in the country, Sunday papers reported, as Libya's Muamar Gaddafi warned the ban played into the hands of terrorists.

Club Helvetique, a group of over 20 Swiss intellectuals, will draw up an action plan to overturn the ban, which has drawn widespread criticism abroad and prompted hundreds of people to take to the streets this weekend in Zurich, Basel and Berne.

"A new initiative is the most democratic way of achieving this," constitutional lawyer Joerg Mueller told Sonntag.


But the ban Initiative was done in a Democratic way , no one was forced to vote on it !


Voters adopted the ban in a referendum a week ago, defying the government and parliament which had warned the right-wing initiative violated the Swiss constitution, freedom of religion and a cherished tradition of tolerance.


In a Democratic society , The Will of the people is supposed to rule , even with the Opposition to the Movement by the Government !
( If not you Have , Iran Not Switzerland )
In overturning this referendum , The most intolerant religion and people , will have a stronger foothole to Impose their ways upon Switzerland ! Islams view ... To Kill or convert all nonbelievers !


Two complaints questioning the legality of ban had already been handed to Switzerland's Federal Court, Sonntag said.

Libya leader Gaddafi said the ban had done a great favor to al Qaeda militants, who would use it to attract recruits in a holy war against Europe, news agency SDA reported.

"The activists are now saying: 'we told you that they are our enemies...join al Qaeda and declare jihad on Europe '."


O.K. MoMo now thinks of Al Qaida As Activists ?


Politicians from the SVP, Switzerland's biggest party, and the conservative Federal Democratic Union gathered enough signatures to force the referendum on the initiative which opposed the "Islamisation of Switzerland."

Its campaign poster showed the Swiss flag covered in missile-like minarets and the portrait of a woman covered with a black chador and veil associated with strict Islam.

"The Club Helvetique is an association of bad losers," Sonntag reported SVP Vice-President Christoph Blocher as saying.


And an Association of the Blind .


NO TERRORIST THREAT

The United Nations last week denounced Switzerland's constitutional ban on building minarets as "deeply divisive," "clearly discriminatory" and at odds with the country's obligations under international law.

Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey said the Iranian government had summoned the Swiss ambassador to explain the situation.

"I don't know of any evidence of terrorist threats so far," she said. "We are doing everything to prevent the situation from escalating."

Switzerland, a country of 7.7 million, is home to more than 300,000 Muslims, mainly from Bosnia, Kosovo and Turkey, but has just four minarets.


7.7 Million people in Switzerland and only 300,000 Muslims ? WTF .
When you read everything being said in opposition to the Ban , You would think There was a Larger Number of Muslims in Switzerland !
Regardless of that , I fear Switzerland Will Give in !