"From Monday, women wearing the full Islamic veil in France could be fined up to 150 euros and be ordered to attend “re-education” classes. The law has already sparked unrest, with police arresting 61 protesters against the law Saturday in Paris."
"The law takes a much tougher stance against people who force others to cover up through “abuse of authority or power”, with fines of 30,000 euros and prison sentences of up to a year.
A ministerial directive issued at the beginning of the month outlined that wearing a veil is banned in all places open to the public, including parks, shops, cinemas, restaurants and public transport.
The face, however, can be covered in the home, in hotel rooms, on corporate premises, in private vehicles and at places of worship."
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"A niqāb (Arabic: نِقاب "mask") is a veil which covers the face, worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijāb. The niqab is most common in the Arab countries of the Arabian Peninsula such as Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and the UAE. It is also common in Pakistan and some parts of India[citation needed].
Women who wear the niqāb are often called niqābīah; this word is used both as a noun and as an adjective. However, some prefer the participial form munaqqabah (plural munaqqabāt) as "niqābīah" may be used in a derogatory manner (much as with "hijābīah" versus muhajjabah).[1]
Because of the wide variety of hijab worn in the Muslim world, it can be difficult to definitively distinguish between one type of veil and another.
The terms niqāb and burqa are often incorrectly used interchangeably; a niqab covers the face while a burka [MY NOTE: burqa, you inconsistent wikipedia contributor! :) ] covers the whole body from the top of the head to the ground."
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United States
The niqab in its extreme forms is uncommon in the US.[54]
In 2002, Sultaana Freeman, (aka Sandra Keller, who converted to Islam in 1997 when marrying a Muslim man) sued the U.S. state of Florida for the right to wear a niqāb for her driver's license photo.[46]
However, a Florida appellate court ruled that there was no violation in the state requiring her to show her face to a camera in a private room with only a female employee to take the picture, in exchange for the privilege of driving.
The prevailing view in Florida is currently that hiding one's face on a form of photo identification defeats the purpose of having the picture taken,[46] although 15 other states (including Arkansas, California, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, and Louisiana) have provisions that allow for driver's licenses absent of an identifying photograph in order to accommodate individuals who may have a religious reason to not have a photograph taken.[55]"
Word to the wise in those 15 states (including Arkansas, California, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, and Louisiana):
"hiding one's face on a form of photo identification defeats the purpose of having the picture taken,[46]"
Which part of that you don't understand, "states"?
Yes, go ahead and respect the freedom of religious belief, bla-bla, for everybody, do your thing...whatever.
But, for an issue like driver's license, a photo ID, which is a PRIVILEGE not a RIGHT, then
"hiding one's face on a form of photo identification defeats the purpose of having the picture taken,[46]"
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Now, let's talk about a very fine BURKE.
"James Burke (born 22 December 1936) is a British broadcaster, science historian, author and television producer known amongst other things for his documentary television series Connections (1978), focusing on the history of science and technology leavened with a sense of humour.
The Washington Post has called him "one of the most intriguing minds in the Western world".[1"]
"James Burke is the leading figure of the KnowledgeWeb Project.
This is the digital incarnation of his books and television programmes, which allows the user to fly through history and create their own connective paths.
According to the site, it will eventually have immersive, inhabited virtual reality recreations of historical people and places."
"The KnowledgeWeb Project is a learning web site about knowledge envisioned and supervised by James Burke and the James Burke Institute for Innovation in Education. It is a non-profit, all volunteer project, currently in development phase.
The mission of the site is to present knowledge in a highly interconnected, holistic way."
[MY NOTE: compare that with the assholistic way in which many teachers, schools and national education systems from around the world are SHOVING "knowledge" down your throat and memory.
Can you tell that I feel very strongly about that? :)]
"The goal is not only to inform about the scientists, artists, innovators and explorers of history but also to find the connections between them and impact they have had on modern life.
Burke and the KnowledgeWeb have a focus on the connections between people - who met whom, who worked for whom, who was friends with whom. KnowlegeWeb is designed to be an interactive teaching tool as well as a reference tool.
Because the K-Web is designed also for schools, users are able to choose whether to see only vetted [MY NOTE: vetted means examined, evaluated], or other content as well."
No, this is NOT my Florida DMV driver's license photo-op[portunity]:
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Time for another stretch.
Look at the bottom of this dorincard, which happens to be...not a traditional maximum card.
See my squidoo website for details. Link is at the top of this blog, to the left.
Let's pretend that we see a very elongated heart white shape formed
by the ear of the lamb at the left:
It's a good thing that The Three Magi did not force Mary to cover her face, so that Baby Jesus wouldn't have to stare at a BURQA, or a NIQAB, when she "goes public" with him.
Pictorial postmark from Nazareth, Kentucky. (!)
At the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in Kentucky, you could be MARY, SWEET MOTHER OF JESUS, and they would STILL ASK YOU to uncover your face!!!
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