I Swear...

...Canada's current government is composed of men with massive balls:

No veils allowed during citizenship oaths, Kenney says

"Mr. Kenney, who made the announcement in Montreal, dismissed questions of religious freedom.

“When Muslim women do the Haj (pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia) they’re required not to wear a veil. They’re required to show their face,” he said. “The idea this is a religious requirement I do not accept.”

Additionally, Canadian law takes precedence over religious edict, Mr. Kenney said."

Related: New niqab law puts Canadian values first

"As part of a wider circle of reforms in his department, Citizenship and Immigration minister Jason Kenney has announced a regulation requiring Muslim women who observe the custom of wearing the niqab to remove it before taking the oath of citizenship, the final step in becoming fully Canadian. According to the new rule, the judge must see her face as she takes the oath, but she can replace the face cover afterwards.

Women with face cover will receive two warnings before being refused the oath. On her arrival, a department official will explain the new regulation. If the woman does not comply, the judge will inform her that she cannot say the oath with her face covered. If she again refuses, the judge will request that she leave.

Women who do not swear the oath in this scenario will not receive their citizenship papers and will remain classified as permanent residents, a status that withholds the right to vote, run for office or hold certain jobs. Nor does it offer protection from deportation in the event of serious criminal charges. Such women will have the right to retake the oath if they choose to respect the rule."

Does What Happens in Australia Eventually Come Here?

If so, hurry, please!

Australian police get power to 'unveil' women

"Police in New South Wales, Australia, have been given the authority to order Muslim women to remove their burqa, the traditional Muslim veil, for the sake of identification.
The decision of the Australian state government came late Monday out of the concern for identification of crime suspects..."

How 'bout them Aussies. They've still got their spine. I wish we could find ours again.

No Holding Back Urge to Laugh

h/t Tarek Fatah

Canada Kicks Islamist Ass...

...again!

"Muslim witnesses wearing a face-covering niqab must remove it to testify if the covering would truly jeopardize a fair trial, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled today."

France and Australia, too!

You Go Geert!!

Islamic veil ban in Dutch coalition deal

Are you watching, Jason Kenney?

Not Really Surprised

Egypt Al-Azhar scholar supports French niqab ban

After all, the Muslim Brotherhood is very strong in Egypt and would love to impose its joyless, austere and repressive ideology on all Egyptians.

And finally, a fellow Muslim puts the blame for so called Islamophobia exactly where it belongs:

"A leading cleric at Egypt's prestigious Al-Azhar Mosque on Wednesday applauded France's ban on the face veil worn by some devout Muslim women, saying the niqab harmed Islam's image.

Abdel Muti al-Bayyumi, a member of an influential council of clerics at al-Azhar, said the niqab, a full-face veil that leaves an opening for the eyes, "has no basis in Islamic law and there is nothing in the Koran or Sunna that supports it."

"I personally support (the ban) and many of my brothers in the Islamic Research Academy support it. My position against the niqab is actually older than France's," said Bayyumi, who has authored a book against the practice.

"I want to send a message to Muslims in France and Europe. The niqab has no basis in Islam. I used to feel dismayed when I saw some of the sisters (in France) wearing the niqab. This does not give a good impression of Islam.""

Now, if we could just hear more from people like him about people like this. This worn out meme that news of such arrests will cause more Islamophobia has got to go. First of all, if there is increasing fear of Islam, it is, by definition, not a phobia. Secondly, to the extent it does spread fear and distrust it is precisely because the worn out memes betray a failure on the part of ordinary Muslims in the Western world (and their leftist apologists), to answer the call of duty and defend their country against those whose barbaric behavior generates the fear. Get the focus where it belongs folks, and make sure the rest of us not only hear you but can honestly believe you, because quite frankly, you have a credibility problem which is betrayed by your whining about Islamophobia.

Let's Hear It For Tolerance!!

UPDATE AND BUMPED: And, of course, the reaction is predictable. Eiffel Tower evacuated in bomb scare
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French Senate passes ban on full Muslim veil

I mean, who would tolerate this?!?!?!?

Saudi woman killed for chatting on Facebook

I'm not completely ready to ban immigration from Islamic countries, but I'm inching a little closer every day.

Hey, If the Syrians Can Do It...

...why can't we?

Islamic Scarf That Leaves Only Eyes Exposed Is Banned

"from its private and public universities"

In fact, why not from all public places.

Marchon! Marchon!

French ban on Islamic veils easily passes vote

"The ban on burqas and niqabs will go in September to the Senate, where it also is likely to pass. Its biggest hurdle will likely come after that, when France’s constitutional watchdog scrutinizes it. Some legal scholars say there is a chance it could be deemed unconstitutional.

Spain and Belgium have similar bans in the works. In France, which has Europe’s largest Muslim population, about 5 million of the country’s 64 million people are believed to be Muslim."

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"In Tuesday’s vote at the National Assembly, there were 335 votes for the bill and just one against it. Most members of the main opposition group, the Socialist Party, walked out and refused to vote, though they in fact support a ban."