We are told much about freedom in the West. Everyone is free to preach, practise and propagate their religion. Sadly, the reality is so different. In Switzerland, mosques cannot have minarets, in France women’s hijab is forcibly removed and the
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‘Ask The VM’: Do women have to wear the veil?
So the hot topic seems to be about the full veil. The fact that some Muslims women cover themselves up from head to toe has offended some European countries so much that they are passing laws to prohibit them being
Niqab wearing women reply
We spotted this article in The Times newspaper in the UK. It is a response from the “niqab-wearing” brigade and is well written and well argued. It misses out one point, perhaps deliberately that the West cannot both argue that
Where is “freedom” that West extols?
Western countries are always telling us that Islam does not allow individuals freedom as do the countries of the West. Recently, we have had legal bans imposed on Muslim women using the hijab in countries such as France and Italy.

November 22, 2010
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