A publication is going around stating that the French government are planning to aggree on “partial banning” of the Niqab.

This ban means that a woman wearing the veil must take it off in schools (when collecting their children), hospitals, public transport or any facility deemed a public place.

Rather than a fine, women who refuse to take off their veils, will just be frefused what ever service they are there to recieve including not being allowed to pick up their own children from school or if they recieve state benefits, they will not be allowed access to that money.

“Under the proposals, a woman who fails to remove her veil inside when using any realm of the statethose public servicin such cases would not face a fine for breaking the law, but would be refused access to the service. She would not, for instance, be allowed to collect her child benefit payments or take the bus” (the spelling mistakes are not mine)

Mr Sarkozy has been quoted ask saying that a solution needs to be sought where “no one feels stigmatised” but from the report, this is just the first phase in other steps being taken to make sure all Muslim women are banned from wearing the veil completely.

What has drawn a big concern from me is the quote from an MP which I am cutting and pasting here:

“We have to make life impossible for them in order to curb the phenomenon,” one MP told the French daily Le Figaro.

Make life impossible?

WHY?

The women who this ban will affect, will definately feel that life is impossible. Their freedom of movement will be hindered, their chances of progressing nil, their children will be taken out of schools since they may not have their husbands or other male members of the family there all the time to collect those children, access to medical care will be very limited (unless individual medical centers and staff choose to be forgiving and turn a blind eye), the consequences on these women will be catastrophic!

I’ve met about five (5) French Muslim ladies who told me the kind of abuse and distress they used to recieve in France just for wearing the hijab or the veil with it.

Ya Rabb! We turn to you seeking protection for our sisters, we ask for mercy upon them and steadfastness in their plight Ameen!

These  women had been taken out of the country by their families in the hopes of finding refuge from this trial.

All of them were asking for prayers for families left over there and support to be free to live Subhan Allah!

This situation is escalating people and there are many here who support the French in trying to get the same legislations here.

The driving force behind this mentality has been made clear.

I’ve noticed over the past few years (after taking more interest in politics) that as it nears major election dates, these same rhetorics are bounced around by all the political parties whether major or minor.

The “fight” to curb terrorism is heightened, the security threat is even more “severe”  three (3) to four (4) months before votes take place, a major terrorist is caught, a bomb is placed on plane or other forms of transportation, Mr Bin Laden comes out of the wood works with some tape claiming responsability for some fool commitng a crime but it’s still so hard to find him and bring him to justice.

How do these tapes get out then?

How do people in Al Jazeera manage to get a hold of these tapes but what ever informants and connections  they’ve got have no chain link back to the source (Mr Bin Laden himself)?

I don’t tend to go with suspicious conspiracy theories but I’m starting to wonder what is really going on within the intelligence offices.

What exactly is the BILLIONS of Pounds (£), Dollars ($) and Euros going on that they cannot find one (1) man?

How has the security threats changed since before 2001 and how come so much is known about imminent threats but not a lot seems to be done about them til some idiot sets fire to his underwear etc?

Theres more to come on this news and it’s all a waiting game at the moment but I’m keeping my eyes peeled on this subject.

It affects my very being and I for one, am very concerned and interested in how other countries will adopt these policies if the French bring it into legislation.

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