Posts Tagged ‘niqab’
October 29, 2010
Happy (almost) Halloween!
Daily International News
October 29, 2010
International
UN summit poised to seal pact on biodiversity [AFP]
POTUS Asia Trip
Obama to talk up jobs on India trip [FT]
What Obama can accomplish in India [WaPo]
Obama in India: A high-tech trade agreement could change the playing field [Asia Sentinel]
Obama not visiting Hiroshima, Nagasaki during Japan trip: official [Mainichi]
Northeast Asia
Koreas
North Korea troops ‘fire into South Korea’ [BBC]
DPRK accuses South Korea of rejecting dialogue, contact [Xinhua]
From 10/27 Activist Tells of Torture in North Korea Prison [NYT]
High-Ranking North Korean Military Official to Arrive in Cuba on Thursday [Cuba News Agency]
WH: North Korean leadership transition in early stages [Reuters]
Japan/China
Japanese ship intercepts ballistic missile in test [AP]
Japan and China island row flares at ASEAN summit [BBC] and Japanese statements violate China’s sovereignty, territorial integrity [Xinhua]
China says no to Kan, Wen bilateral [Reuters]
ASEAN to bring in US as counterbalance to China [AP]
Upcoming G20 summit an unprecedented test of China’s diplomatic stance [Mainichi]
Chinese court denounces awarding of Nobel prize [AP]
Amid disputes, US seeks common ground with China [AP]
Clinton Presses, Courts Beijing [WSJ]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Burma court hears Suu Kyi appeal [BBC]
Clinton: US will push for UN commission on Myanmar [AP]
Singapore Tightens Trading Rules With Iran, North Korea [WSJ]
Government considers relocations after Indonesian tsunami [CNN]
Hobbit legislation passed in New Zealand [BBC]
South/Central Asia
Wikipedia to open first office outside the US in India [BBC]
Pakistan flood food running out, warns UN [BBC]
Russia, US collaborate in Afghan drug raid [AP]
Middle East
Iran ready for nuclear talks after November 10 [Reuters]
Egypt’s FM: No breakthrough in Mideast talks [AP]
Hezbollah calls for boycott of UN Hariri tribunal [AP]
Turkish presidential reception challenges headscarf ban [BBC]
Africa
Botched Sudan referendum could reignite war: report [Reuters]
Somali Islamists Kill Two Girls Branded Spies [NYT]
Obama urges ‘peaceful and transparent’ Ivory Coast vote [AFP]
Europe
Eurozone jobless total rises above 10% [FT]
David Cameron claims EU budget success [BBC]
Minister: French troops may withdraw from Afghanistan in 2011 [CNN]
France firm on burqa ban despite bin Laden threat [AP]
Reports: Russia’s Bulava test-fire a success [AP]
Americas
Canada cuts ties with North Korea [AFP]
9 policemen killed in ambush in western Mexico [AP]
Cholera’s spread raises calls to stall the election [Miami Herald]
Domestic
Halliburton Spill Liability May Rise on BP Well Report [Bloomberg]
Jobless Likely to Shun Election That Is Focused on Their Plight [Bloomberg]
US economic growth rate quickens [BBC]
Newt Gingrich: Out of the wilderness and into the mix for 2012 [WaPo]
Michelle Rhee outspoken to the end of her tenure as D.C. schools chancellor [WaPo]
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September 15, 2010
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August 19, 2010
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July 19, 2010
Posted in Daily News | Tagged afghanistan, AFP, African Union, amnesty international, AP, ASEAN, AU, BBC, BP, Burma, burqa, cameron, CAR, central african republic, china, civet, clinton, coffee, DPRK, DW, energy consumer, Gaza, germany, GOP, greece, hungary, IMF EU, india, indonesia, iran, iraq, Ireland, israel, kabul, kenya, libya, lockerbie, megrahi, mexico, mogadishu, moody, myanmar, niqab, North Korea, oil spill, Pakistan, palestine, pastor, PRC, reuters, sanctions, senate, somalia, spain, sudan, top secret, top secret america, UK, wall street journal, WaPo, Washington Post, WSJ, yonhap | Leave a Comment »
May 20, 2010
Street art in France has begun to try to express that there can be a "happy, veiled/burqa clad Muslim woman"...who is also distinctly French!
Earlier this week, the French government approved a draft resolution to ban the wearing of the niqab, or full face veil, in all public places (for an excellent tutorial on the different types of female Muslim veils, see this BBC article on the recent Belgian law passed). According to the bill, the wearers of any face hiding fashion would be subject to a fine of 185 euros with their supposed overlords being charged up to 18,500 euros.
Even though the resolution will most likely not be made law (many in French courts are already citing its obvious un-constitutionality), many have come out up in arms about the message behind the resolution, especially in light of the resolutions basis for banning. Skirting the issue of female fashion imprisonment or misogyny that some believe is inherent in a veil, the French have introduced this bill mainly due to the fact that they believe the veil does not fall into accordance with France’s ‘values.’
But, for a country that has touted woman’s liberation and free choice (whatever that might be) for centuries, the news of the veil ban resolution came to many French Muslim women as an affront. Speaking on TV for the first time, many French Muslim businesswomen and community leaders have come out on such channels as the BBC and stated that they can be liberated, Muslim, and covered. Other social networks for Muslims across Europe have also come out against it, such as the Muslim Political Action Committee in the UK (MPACUK), with their wittily titled piece “What Not to Wear.”
The action comes on the heels of some other disappointing developments in French Muslim society, such as the refusal to grant citizenship to a Muslim man and his wife in February due to her donning of a burqa. Without getting into the historical accuracy of the veil, the real purposes for why the Prophet had his wives wear them (arguably to avoid clamoring believers than for modesty), and the call in Islam for both men and woman to dress modestly, the only question I can think to ask is that if a society can expect it’s women to look like this…
Fashions from Jean Paul Gaultier's 2008 collection.
Cannot it also allow them if they so choose, to look like this?
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A Veil for All Seasons: a Young Woman in France demonstrates she can be a patriot as well as a Muslim.
Posted in European News | Tagged BBC, france, french, hijab, islam, mpacuk, muslim, niqab, resolution, sarkozy, veil | Leave a Comment »
May 14, 2010
Daily International News
May 14, 2010
International
From 05.13 UN elects rights violators to Human Rights Council [AP]
Northeast Asia
China restores Xinjiang internet [BBC]
Google CEO discusses China, mobile at meeting [AP]
China’s Premier Discusses School Attacks for First Time [NYT]
Nigeria, China sign $23 bln refinery deal [AFP]
SKorea: Economy can withstand NKorea tensions [AP]
Concerns over Zimbabwe’s ‘Noah’s Ark gift’ to N Korea [BBC]
Southeast Asia
Thai Forces Move on Protesters as Tension Grows [NYT] and Bangkok battle: Troops fire on rioting protesters [AP]
Indonesia ‘uncovers plot to kill president’ [BBC]
Central/South Asia
In India, Hitching Hopes on a Subway [NYT]
Clashes in Kyrgyzstan kill 1, injure more than 60 [AP]
Middle East
Palestinian boy found dead in West Bank [AP]
Russia to sell Syria warplanes, air defence systems [Reuters] and…
Russia defends Medvedev-Hamas talks [Al-Jazeera] and Israeli ‘disappointment’ over Russia-Hamas meeting [CNN]
Despite political uncertainties in Iraq, U.S. sticking with drawdown plan [WaPo]
Diplomats: Iran expands enrichment facility [AP]
Iranian cleric defends earthquake-promiscuity link [AP]
New al-Qaida in Iraq chief vows blood-soaked days [AP]
Africa
Four African countries sign new Nile treaty [AFP]
Europe
Bomb explodes inside Greek courthouse, 1 wounded [AP]
Euro plunges as growth worries mount [FT]
French burqa ban could face legal challenge – advisory body [Reuters]
In First Move, Cameron Is Neighborly to Europe [NYT]
Hungary president names Viktor Orban next PM [Reuters]
Americas/Domestic
3 Pakistanis arrested in Times Square bomb probe [AP]
Chile police seek associates of embassy detainee [AP]
Obama eyes ‘next steps’ in oil spill, BP sets new method [AFP]
From 05.13 U.S. Said to Allow Drilling Without Needed Permits [NYT]
From 05.13 Mexican candidate killed in drug-plagued region [AP]
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May 12, 2010
Posted in Daily News | Tagged adoptions, afghanistan, al qaeda, ambassador, ANC, arroyo, baath, british coalition, Burma, burqa, cameron, china, clegg, clinton, DPRK, france, GE2010, greece, hamas, hezbollah, iran, iraq, israel, julius malema, karzai, knife attacks, libya, myanmar, niqab, North Korea, nuclear fusion, Obama, philippines, pirates, red shirts, russia, school attack, somalia, south africa, spain, suu kyi, syria, thailand, UK, veil ban, yemen | Leave a Comment »
