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Targeting Muslims - the new Inquisition
By Bradley Burston

Were I a Muslim living in the West, I'd be mad as hell. Not to mention terrified.

Were I a Muslim living in the West, I'd begin to believe that a new Inquisition had begun. An inquisition aimed at no one but Muslims.

Were I a Muslim living in the West, my wife, or my sister, or my daughter might well decide to wear a headscarf or a veil when she went out in public.

Perhaps it would be because she was tired of men and boys ogling her, objectifying her. Perhaps it would be because she felt she was entitled to her dignity. Perhaps she simply might prefer modesty and privacy to fashion slavery.

Perhaps she just thought it was a free country.

And perhaps, on that last point, she would have been mistaken.

For years, and especially since 9/11, law-abiding Muslims have been verbally and physically attacked across North America and Europe. They are scorned for their faith, shunned for their piety, falsely condemned for dual-loyalty, blamed for the crimes of terrorists they abhor.

Of late, however, there has been a disturbing new trend, particularly in Europe, where cabinet ministers and influential lawmakers have increasingly made it their mission to combat, of all things, the head scarf and veil worn by growing numbers of Muslim women and girls.

  • In Germany, the states of Baden-Wurttenberg and Bavaria recently introduced legislation to outlaw the wearing of head scarves in schools.

    Bavarian Education Monika Hohlmeier said the head scarf was increasingly being used as a political symbol. To the understandable ire of Muslims, Hohlmeier went on to say that it was acceptable to wear Christian crosses or Jewish symbols.

  • In Spain, home to the original Inquisition, Minister for Social Affairs Juan Carlos Aparicio was quoted as having said that the Muslim veil was "not a religious sign but a form of discrimination against women," and having compared it to genital mutilation.

  • In Britain, the government minister for race and faith relations, Phil Woolas, was quoted this week as demanding that Muslim teaching assistant Aisha Azmi, 24, who refused to remove her veil at work, be fired for that reason.

    "She should be sacked," Woolas was quoted as telling the Sunday Mirror. "She has put herself in a position where she can't do her job."

    Azmi worked at the Headfield Church of England junior school in Dewsbury, which took pains to state that her suspension had nothing to do with religion.

    The scarf issue had already taken center stage when former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, now an MP and Leader of the House of Commons, voiced public objections to the wearing of the niqab, a full-face veil, at face-to-face meetings with his constituents.

    The national debate has since widened, with David Davis, a top Conservative Party official, taking the anti-veil stance to a new level.

    ''What Jack touched on was the fundamental issue of whether in Britain we are developing a divided society,'' Davis said. ''Whether we are inadvertently encouraging a kind of voluntary apartheid.''

    The anti-veil arguments dovetail with a parallel campaign, which takes as its premise the concept that Islam itself renders its adherents incapable of integrating into Western societies.

    "If you are going to have Islamic schools, the question is whether they are going to embrace Western values," Patrick Sookhdeo, a Pakistan-born Anglican priest in England who converted from Islam, told the New York Times this month.

    "I would argue that Islamic values are not compatible with Western values," he said.

    And what Western values might these be? Are they the time-honored Western values of intolerance for people of color, suspicion and marginalization of non-Christians, fear and loathing of non-Whites? Exploitation of and contempt for the residents of former imperial possessions and colonies?

    At this point, there will be a pause for the springloaded Islamophobes among us to suggest that it is any society's right and duty to protect itself against elements that may foment terrorism. There will be those who will argue that the veil may both mask and encourage extremism.

    Perhaps it is time for us in the Western world to declare that Islam has a right to exist.

    Perhaps it is time for us to recognize that non-violent, non-Judeo-Christian religious observance is a right, not an act of war.

    Scarves don't explode. Veils do not kill. The niqab does not incite.

    It takes courage to wear the veil in the West. Certainly, no one should be forced to wear it against her will. But those who do so voluntarily, have chosen to brave ridicule, and perhaps to risk their own livelihood. They have made a choice for self-respect, in the face of all that is vacuous in contemporary Western civilization, where the worship of the superficial has taken on the potency and universality of a state religion.

    We in the West have allowed the veil to become the symbol of all that we do not know and do not trust about Islam.

    In the Age of Paris Hilton, however, the West desperately needs women who devote themselves to serious pursuits, to the betterment of society, women who believe that self-esteem and dignity are worthy values. If they choose to wear a veil, and we take offense, that is wholly our problem. We have no business making it theirs.

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      1.   the new inquisition 10:47  |  clear thinking 20/10/06
      2.   headscarf 10:59  |  Serge 20/10/06
      3.   Bradley, thoughts on the niqab I 11:00  |  sh 20/10/06
      4.   Bradley, thoughts on the niqab II 11:01  |  sh 20/10/06
      5.   Bradley Burston the heroic defender of Islam 11:02  |  Jonathan S 20/10/06
      6.   Bravo Brad 11:11  |  Richard Silverstein 20/10/06
      7.   You`re a guy - no one is forcing you to wear a veil! 11:33  |  A Free Woman 20/10/06
      8.   I too say: BRAVO, Bradley! 12:00  |  Mario Fiorito 20/10/06
      9.   The New Crusaders 12:01  |  volov 20/10/06
      10.   Richard Silverstein, Know Nothing of Seattle 12:04  |  Akiva Patysh 20/10/06
      11.   To dear and stupid Bradley Burton 12:08  |  Jeroen 20/10/06
      12.   Bingo 12:08  |  Michael 20/10/06
      13.   targeting muslims 12:11  |  G Gargour 20/10/06
      14.   tolerance is a two-way street 12:15  |  Mike 20/10/06
      15.   THE NEW CRUSADERS II 12:16  |  volov 20/10/06
      16.   veils 12:17  |  janez 20/10/06
      17.   The ttuth is .. 12:18  |  Gee 20/10/06
      18.   Targeting Muslims 12:33  |  crystaldragon402 20/10/06
      19.   Scarfs 12:44  |  Wael 20/10/06
      20.   What`s wrong with you? Would Muslims react like you do? 12:50  |  Dan 20/10/06
      21.   To Jonanathan S 12:55  |  o 20/10/06
      22.   The scarf the veil 12:58  |  FOX 20/10/06
      23.   Holier than thou 13:02  |  Yael 20/10/06
      24.   Bradley,what we havent heard... 13:02  |  Ronnie Wolman 20/10/06
      25.   Half of the story The Muslim non- integration in Europe 13:10  |  Shalom Freedman 20/10/06
      26.   A question for Bradley 13:10  |  Hastaroth 20/10/06
      27.   the veil 13:11  |  michel wandel 20/10/06
      28.   Islamophobia 13:21  |  Bader Abu-Ghosh 20/10/06
      29.   Muslims Fear Other Muslims 13:22  |  Klaudia 20/10/06
      30.   To Jonathan S (# 5) 13:35  |  Bader Abu-Ghosh 20/10/06
      31.   Brad holier than thou 13:41  |  Shelly 20/10/06
      32.   No orthodox wear 13:45  |  Marilyn 20/10/06
      33.   Muslims 13:51  |  Choni 20/10/06
      34.   Spot on Bradley 13:53  |  Stephen Duke 20/10/06
      35.   Who is the real victim here? 13:55  |  Paul Henzen 20/10/06
      36.   Partially true, but . . 14:06  |  Peter Dale 20/10/06
      37.   Spare a thought 14:09  |  Australit 20/10/06
      38.   Muslims 14:17  |  j10 20/10/06
      39.   Burston`s double standard 14:17  |  Carmel 20/10/06
      40.   #5 14:19  |  Peter Dale 20/10/06
      41.   #5 Hear, hear 14:28  |  Paul Henzen 20/10/06
      42.   WHO IS FORCING MUSLIMS TO CONVERT? 14:28  |  B 20/10/06
      43.   you are absolutely right 14:33  |  cool 20/10/06
      44.   To Bader Abu-Ghosh 14:36  |  Klaudia 20/10/06
      45.   To #17 and #26: Middle Ages in Europe again 14:39  |  Jonathan S 20/10/06
      46.   o # 17 14:45  |  ChanahS 20/10/06
      47.   Klaudia #25, well put 14:53  |  FOX 20/10/06
      48.   Try this!! 14:54  |  Willy 20/10/06
      49.   Modesty or Enslavement? 14:56  |  Jane 20/10/06
      50.   EUROPEAN HIPOCRISY 14:56  |  MICHELE 20/10/06
      51.   the New Inquisition 14:58  |  Shpend 20/10/06
      52.   Kudos to Bradley 14:58  |  Michael Perez 20/10/06
      53.   That`s almost the story if the Jews all over again... 15:00  |  Bousameer 20/10/06
      54.   What if they were forced to wear the hijab? 15:04  |  FOX 20/10/06
      55.   Bader #26. Reaction to veil not islamohobia.. 15:11  |  BouSameer 20/10/06
      56.   Bradley Typical Leftist Garbage 15:15  |  Gabe1 20/10/06
      57.   Bradley Typical Leftist Garbage 15:15  |  Gabe1 20/10/06
      58.   ##Fox 21 15:28  |  Peter Dale 20/10/06
      59.   you are mad, you are dangerous 15:32  |  carlos 20/10/06
      60.   Very well said, Bradley! 15:48  |  Tom Kaufmann 20/10/06
      61.   My Home Is My Castle! 15:49  |  Alicia 20/10/06
      62.   Bradley why the censorship ref journalists 15:52  |  rich 20/10/06
      63.   Earth to Burston 15:55  |  Seth Halpern 20/10/06
      64.   Western Women Forced to Cover 15:56  |  David 20/10/06
      65.   Dear Bradley, not enough place here.... 16:04  |  Karl 20/10/06
      66.   Daniel Pearl also believed Muslims were being discriminated 16:05  |  Jake 20/10/06
      67.   Bravo Bradley!I agree "Islam has a right to exist" 16:06  |  Le Maudit Anglais 20/10/06
      68.   Intolerance 16:07  |  Jeff Siddiqui 20/10/06
      69.   # Jonathan S. Your usual plea for tolerance. 16:13  |  Le Maudit Anglais 20/10/06
      70.   Correction 16:14  |  seth halpern 20/10/06
      71.   The new inquisition 16:39  |  Moustafa Nour 20/10/06
      72.   regarding the niqab 16:41  |  JW 20/10/06
      73.   Wael 16:43  |  sh 20/10/06
      74.   Dale bending till he breaks 16:44  |  FOX 20/10/06
      75.   Bader Abu-Ghosh 16:47  |  sh 20/10/06
      76.   To Dan 16:50  |  Tim 20/10/06
      77.   I am ashamed by all the intolerance shown here! 16:55  |  Le Maudit Anglais 20/10/06
      78.   Is there inquisition in Turkey and Tunisia? 17:01  |  McQueen 20/10/06
      79.   Ironically in Europe not US 17:02  |  McQueen 20/10/06
      80.   Spouse Abuse is Common in All Societies 17:03  |  Jack 20/10/06
      81.   Freedom of Religion in the West 17:04  |  Simon 20/10/06
      82.   So the only two choices are Paris H or a veil? 17:05  |  McQueen 20/10/06
      83.   Thinly veiled antagonism,(Haaretz, 3rd X post) 17:06  |  Akiva Patysh 20/10/06
      84.   Jacob Blues - Shmata Maven and sartorial opinionator 17:13  |  Jacob Blues 20/10/06
      85.   You And Your Article Are Not Balanced 17:15  |  Tony Anthony 20/10/06
      86.   discrimination 17:15  |  s. 20/10/06
      87.   Hey Karl from Germany 17:17  |  FOX 20/10/06
      88.   My only objection is..... 17:18  |  Maureen Ann 20/10/06
      89.   # 23 Ronnie Wolman.Exactly! It is about civil rights.. 17:18  |  Le Maudit Anglais 20/10/06
      90.   More Shmata Maven stories 17:21  |  Jacob Blues 20/10/06
      91.   THE MEANING OF MASQUE 17:22  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/10/06
      92.   Burston, the hypocrite 17:32  |  Paul 20/10/06
      93.   Very delighted 17:35  |  Wes 20/10/06
      94.   Not only Muslims 17:35  |  Gene 20/10/06
      95.   Azmi 17:37  |  Karen 20/10/06
      96.   not quite an inquisition 17:38  |  g 20/10/06
      97.   "Terrified" Muslims in the West 17:39  |  Paul 20/10/06
      98.   wearing the niqab Part 2 17:46  |  JW 20/10/06
      99.   Bradely, it hides their face stupid! 17:55  |  Richard 20/10/06
      100.   BB - Way Off The Mark (part 1of 2) 17:56  |  Reality Check 20/10/06
      101.   BB - Way Off The Mark (Part 2 of 2) 18:00  |  Reality Check 20/10/06
      102.   Headscarf 18:04  |  James 20/10/06
      103.   Westren Values 18:06  |  fair 20/10/06
      104.   Jack #46, Spouse Abuse is Common in All Societies 18:07  |  BouSameer 20/10/06
      105.   It`s really quite simple 18:08  |  Paul 20/10/06
      106.   If you think the West is your biggest threat, Think Again 18:23  |  Raul 20/10/06
      107.   Jacob Blues # 50 18:24  |  Turhan Bey 20/10/06
      108.   michael of south bend 18:28  |  Bernard 20/10/06
      109.   michael of south bend 18:28  |  Bernard 20/10/06
      110.   This issue is not religious 18:30  |  Benyameen ReshMany 20/10/06
      111.   Islam, veil and color 18:33  |  KUTW 20/10/06
      112.   So Silly and So Typically Jewish 18:35  |  Tod Zuckerman 20/10/06
      113.   The veil as a sign of extremism 18:37  |  KUTW 20/10/06
      114.   To #20, 29 and 46: Middle Ages in Europe again 18:40  |  Jonathan S 20/10/06
      115.   The Anglican priest 18:41  |  KUTW 20/10/06
      116.   Islam vs. Muslims 18:42  |  Fred 20/10/06
      117.   Scarves don`t explode but people wearing them do 18:44  |  KUTW 20/10/06
      118.   Regarding the rights of all 18:46  |  Bernard 20/10/06
      119.   Since when being seculare means being anti-religious 18:46  |  Lebanese in Canada 20/10/06
      120.   freedomphobia in arab countries 18:47  |  aurelio 20/10/06
      121.   Obligation of wearing a headscarf 18:48  |  KUTW 20/10/06
      122.   Jacob Blues - here in the US, we do 18:55  |  Lynn 20/10/06
      123.   Were I a Non-Muslim Living In Islamic Countries... 18:59  |  Brad 20/10/06
      124.   This problem has been brewing for some time now 19:04  |  Yonatan 20/10/06
      125.   Magnanimity has nothing to do with it, Turan Bey 19:05  |  Jacob Blues 20/10/06
      126.   10. Jeroen: on rules and customs 19:09  |  KUTW 20/10/06
      127.   Bravo to you Mr. Burston!!!! 19:16  |  Marlene 20/10/06
      128.   20. o re Jonanathan S: on beating women 19:17  |  KUTW 20/10/06
      129.   our own suppression of women 19:20  |  david 20/10/06
      130.   Veil and identity 19:21  |  KUTW 20/10/06
      131.   targeting Muslims 19:25  |  Torquemada 20/10/06
      132.   Burston al-American 19:31  |  Tosefta 20/10/06
      133.   West government 19:34  |  from the 20/10/06
      134.   From a muslim 19:40  |  Rachid 20/10/06
      135.   The original inquisition (an observation to the author) 19:45  |  KUTW 20/10/06
      136.   LET THE MEN DO IT 19:52  |  Arik Silverman 20/10/06
      137.   Today?s inquisition 19:52  |  KUTW 20/10/06
      138.   KUTW and the "Talk-Back Guidelines" 19:58  |  Fritz 20/10/06
      139.   Jihad takes many different forms and postures 20:01  |  Joseph E . 20/10/06
      140.   KUTW 20:11  |  Gabe1 20/10/06
      141.   Bradley gets it wrong again 20:15  |  Michael Greenberg 20/10/06
      142.   WESTERN VALUES...? 20:15  |  mike katz 20/10/06
      143.   False use of the term "Inquisition". 20:22  |  Shalom 20/10/06
      144.   Burston al-American 20:27  |  Tosefta 20/10/06
      145.   Right to choose 20:34  |  Laila 20/10/06
      146.   Thank you 20:47  |  Fkhan 20/10/06
      147.   # 11 Michael. BINGO TO YOU TOO.BUT NOT ACCURATE.. 20:49  |  Kathy 20/10/06
      148.   #95 KUTW 21:05  |  eva 20/10/06
      149.   THE SCARF IS REMOVAL OF IDENTITY 21:05  |  AMARYNOW 20/10/06
      150.   KUTW #95 inqusition? 21:10  |  eva 20/10/06
      151.   reply to VOLVO 21:27  |  Haz 20/10/06
      152.   I admire your courage Mr.Bradley 21:28  |  Nada 20/10/06
      153.   Burston columns running out of steam! 21:29  |  Passerby 20/10/06
      154.   reply to :What`s wrong with you? Would Muslims react like you do? 21:33  |  Haz 20/10/06
      155.   The new Inquisition started in TURKEY 21:39  |  Rami 20/10/06
      156.   Religeous symbols 21:58  |  David Rushworth 20/10/06
      157.   Life and veil 22:06  |  KUTW 20/10/06
      158.   105 mike katz : WESTERN VALUES 22:16  |  KUTW 20/10/06
      159.   119 eva 22:19  |  KUTW 20/10/06
      160.   Re: Targeting Muslims 22:22  |  Rene Attias 20/10/06
      161.   # 112 Laila 22:28  |  Joseph E . 20/10/06
      162.   # 8 & 14 volov... 22:51  |  Kathy 20/10/06
      163.   all you veil-bashers 23:01  |  Pssd Off American 20/10/06
      164.   #111 Are you sure you`re Mike Katz? 23:01  |  Yonatan 20/10/06
      165.   # 23 Ronnie Wolman. My previous post to you was a bit inhorrent. 23:03  |  Le Maudit Anglais 20/10/06
      166.   Its only OK for Muslims to hate 23:08  |  Rodney 20/10/06
      167.   # 114 Leila. Women should have the right to choose. 23:08  |  Le Maudit Anglais 20/10/06
      168.   islam dosent allow any other religon in there countrys 23:09  |  get real bb 20/10/06
      169.   The Inquisition? 23:17  |  TonyL 20/10/06
      170.   Arab scarves and Halloween Masks 23:17  |  Allen 20/10/06
      171.   Nada #121 23:19  |  redsmith 20/10/06
      172.   #111 - Mike Katz and western values 23:26  |  BouSameer 20/10/06
      173.   Just to seize on one word... 23:29  |  Colin Wright 20/10/06
      174.   I admire your openness Nada #121 23:32  |  Jonathan S 20/10/06
      175.   To #92 `Were I a non-Muslim...` 23:40  |  Colin Wright 20/10/06
      176.   An Eloquent Statement Against Bigotry 23:41  |  Secular Humanist 20/10/06
      177.   # 8 And #14 volov. (Second Try) 23:43  |  Kathy 20/10/06
      178.   To #105 `Let the men do it.` 23:45  |  Colin Wright 20/10/06
      179.   40.Gabe and Kathy 23:48  |  KUTW 20/10/06
      180.   Bradley you`re wrong : veil kills ...freedom and unity. 23:52  |  Nicolas 20/10/06
      181.   To #20 `To Johnathan S` 23:59  |  Colin Wright 20/10/06
      182.   a question to everybody here 00:05  |  mimi 21/10/06
      183.   # 45 Fox to Dan 00:06  |  ChanahS 21/10/06
      184.   There`s another thing, too. 00:06  |  Colin Wright 21/10/06
      185.   To #122 `Burston`s columns running out of steam` 00:13  |  Colin Wright 21/10/06
      186.   To Shalom Freedman #24 00:17  |  Colin Wright 21/10/06
      187.   Fair 00:20  |  ChanahS 21/10/06
      188.   To #112 `False use of the term inquisition` 00:25  |  Colin Wright 21/10/06
      189.   David # 98 00:31  |  ChanahS 21/10/06
      190.   best nation for mankind 00:33  |  monsur 21/10/06
      191.   To #118 `THE SCARF IS REMOVAL...` 00:33  |  Colin Wright 21/10/06
      192.   To the dragon in Switzerland - No. 17 00:41  |  Marlene 21/10/06
      193.   jihad 00:43  |  monsur 21/10/06
      194.   To Colin Wright who missed the point #123 00:46  |  Jonathan S 21/10/06
      195.   to Nada 121 00:55  |  Marlene 21/10/06
      196.   @ 111 Mike, we are talking about values 01:06  |  Karl 21/10/06
      197.   veil 01:16  |  wadha 21/10/06
      198.   IF ISLAM CEASED MURDERING INNOCENTS THEIR TARGETING WOULD CEASE ? 01:18  |  Bill. 21/10/06
      199.   Nada, Laila and Fkhan 01:25  |  ChanahS 21/10/06
      200.   Colin Wright # 130 01:29  |  ChanahS 21/10/06
      201.   Victoria`s Secrets Islam Style 01:52  |  Joseph E . 21/10/06
      202.   Targeting Muslims 01:53  |  Vixen 21/10/06
      203.   Chanahs#130 01:54  |  danite 21/10/06
      204.   Amarynow 01:55  |  Danite 21/10/06
      205.   who else wore scarves disguising themselves? 01:57  |  Shirah 21/10/06
      206.   So many incorrect examples in this story 02:59  |  Avrum 21/10/06
      207.   What Inquisition? 03:08  |  TonyL 21/10/06
      208.   LET THEM WEAR WHAT THEY WANT 03:09  |  Lebanese 21/10/06
      209.   I hope all Jews think and behave like you. 04:05  |  Sammy 21/10/06
      210.   Yamulkes next? Then Sunglasses...Oh yes and Long Hair... 04:16  |  Ronnie Wolman 21/10/06
      211.   #135, Marlene 04:22  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/10/06
      212.   Targeting Muslims 04:34  |  mike davis 21/10/06
      213.   bradley Burston`s views 05:16  |  Miriam 21/10/06
      214.   Veil,scarf, tempest in a teacup 05:37  |  peter 21/10/06
      215.   Tosofeta, #113, thanks for the rare intelligent comment 05:57  |  Voice of Reason 21/10/06
      216.   Bradley Burston 06:23  |  Omar 21/10/06
      217.   Vails (Niqabs) 06:29  |  Dani 21/10/06
      218.   Bradley Burston YOU ARE THE MOST EDUCATED PERSON IN THIS WORLD!!! 06:31  |  Sarah 21/10/06
      219.   who are you to judge? 06:58  |  Sandy 21/10/06
      220.   Bradley, my brother although I do not like neqab 06:58  |  omolll 21/10/06
      221.   It is interesting, Marily, you who has not stopped being critical 07:05  |  Shlomzion 21/10/06
      222.   Equal Treatment 07:20  |  Chris 21/10/06
      223.   Islamic Hijab and the Hypocrate Western Response 07:30  |  Abraham 21/10/06
      224.   The Islamic Hijab and the Hyporactical Western Response 07:33  |  Abraham 21/10/06
      225.   In Afghanistan, The Women Wear The Burkahs And The Men... 07:43  |  Yosemite Sam 21/10/06
      226.   #160, Ronnie, #164peter 07:54  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/10/06
      227.   Misguided liberalism and the ongoing Muslim Inquisition 08:30  |  Bob 21/10/06
      228.   TO NAY SAYERS 08:37  |  dwayne 21/10/06
      229.   Targeting Muslims 09:01  |  tarek said 21/10/06
      230.   To Hasataroth (# 25) 09:10  |  Bader Abu-Ghosh 21/10/06
      231.   Wright and wrong #149 09:11  |  Mai Blinkersoff 21/10/06
      232.   womens rights!!!/ sandy#180 09:22  |  sami 21/10/06
      233.   Cipora Julianna Kohn 09:22  |  Mai Blinkersoff 21/10/06
      234.   To BouSameer (# 39) 09:38  |  Bader Abu-Ghosh 21/10/06
      235.   EVERY SUNDAY AND FRIDAY 09:39  |  indrajaya 21/10/06
      236.   The Context of Wearing the Veil 09:42  |  Malaysian 21/10/06
      237.   Bradley Burston 09:42  |  Gulshan (Ms.) 21/10/06
      238.   Muslim women are forced to wear veil 10:06  |  Asylum Aleikum 21/10/06
      239.   To # 195 Indrajaya 10:49  |  Passerby 21/10/06
      240.   Veil and honesty 11:12  |  Alicia 21/10/06
      241.   Dialogue in Britain 11:35  |  David Rushworth 21/10/06
      242.   Unpractical and Unhygienic Veils 12:09  |  Alicia 21/10/06
      243.   Stop the pretenses Cipora 172 12:28  |  Marlene 21/10/06
      244.   # 44 Fox 12:29  |  Peter Dale 21/10/06
      245.   Thanks Haz 12:51  |  Volov 21/10/06
      246.   indrajaya #195 . That is the point! 12:52  |  Zardos 21/10/06
      247.   Targeting Muslims 13:01  |  Eva 21/10/06
      248.   Obscene and preposterous comparison 13:07  |  Mladen Andrijasevic 21/10/06
      249.   Blame it on men! 13:15  |  Alicia 21/10/06
      250.   There are ppl who know what the truth is 13:16  |  S Khan 21/10/06
      251.   Stupid Bradley (Voice of Oriana Fallaci) 13:32  |  M. Duvduvani 21/10/06
      252.   MY HAIR & BODY ARE NOT PUBLIC PROPERTY 13:52  |  Christie 21/10/06
      253.   To No. 180 Sandy - Well said! 13:54  |  Marlene 21/10/06
      254.   Were you a Moslem in the west 14:13  |  Efox 21/10/06
      255.   137 Secular Humanist: An Eloquent Statement Against Bigotry 14:15  |  KUTW 21/10/06
      256.   It is a Moslem Woman`s right 14:18  |  Efox 21/10/06
      257.   143mimi: a question to everybody here 14:19  |  KUTW 21/10/06
      258.   I Don`t Care What Muslims Wear! 14:21  |  Yosemite Sam 21/10/06
      259.   A common law in places with laws 14:22  |  Efox 21/10/06
      260.   109Gabe1 14:24  |  KUTW 21/10/06
      261.   On The Other Hand! 14:40  |  Yosemite Sam 21/10/06
      262.   veil and headscarf 14:45  |  christoph 21/10/06
      263.   Ronnie Wolman #171 14:52  |  Gabe1 21/10/06
      264.   # 124 Pssd Off American. ABOUT THE VEIL ETC.. 15:06  |  Kathy 21/10/06
      265.   Spot on! 15:15  |  George 21/10/06
      266.   "when its their turn to rule! "..G-d forbid, G-d forbid !!! 15:20  |  Akiva Patysh 21/10/06
      267.   to # 195,indrajaya of jakarta 15:32  |  Akiva Patysh 21/10/06
      268.   184: No, Abraham, the same misogynistic practice is used 15:56  |  David Teich 21/10/06
      269.   Tarrting Muslims 16:01  |  The Dude 21/10/06
      270.   In France, 1rst part 16:05  |  Alex Ensor 21/10/06
      271.   In France, 2nd part 16:13  |  Alex Ensor 21/10/06
      272.   In France, last part 16:22  |  Alex Ensor 21/10/06
      273.   To Ronnie Wolman on the veil 16:26  |  Jeroen 21/10/06
      274.   212. Christie: MY HAIR & BODY ARE NOT PUBLIC PROPERTY 16:35  |  KUTW 21/10/06
      275.   new imperialism 16:38  |  Aisha 21/10/06
      276.   To Marlene 16:42  |  Jeroen 21/10/06
      277.   226. Alex Ensor 16:46  |  KUTW 21/10/06
      278.   137 Secular Humanist: AnEloquent StatementAgainst Bigotry(2ndtry 16:49  |  KUTW 21/10/06
      279.   143mimi: a question to everybody (2nd try) 16:50  |  KUTW 21/10/06
      280.   Mad like Hell 16:58  |  Herman 21/10/06
      281.   Marlene # 156 17:06  |  ChanahS 21/10/06
      282.   head scarf 17:10  |  Phineas 21/10/06
      283.   Chris # 183 17:17  |  ChanahS 21/10/06
      284.   235Aisha: new imperialism 17:17  |  KUTW 21/10/06
      285.   #185 Abraham. No need to speculate. 17:25  |  Zardos 21/10/06
      286.   Bradley Burston.....Thank you! 17:29  |  T A Sheppard 21/10/06
      287.   3235 Well said Aisha.... 17:30  |  T A Sheppard 21/10/06
      288.   178Dani: Great article. Thanks (end) 17:31  |  KUTW 21/10/06
      289.   David Teich # 228 18:02  |  ChanahS 21/10/06
      290.   212 Christie - you are right 18:06  |  Chanah 21/10/06
      291.   T A Sheppard 18:10  |  ChanahS 21/10/06
      292.   Cipora on honor killings in the West 18:36  |  peter 21/10/06
      293.   Aisha, the 6-year-old child bride 18:43  |  Paul 21/10/06
      294.   the danger of mohammedan belief 18:51  |  ernest 21/10/06
      295.   Burston whining for Islam, distorting the truth 18:58  |  Jonathan S 21/10/06
      296.   Bravo 19:02  |  Mohammed 21/10/06
      297.   Scarf , Veils , Competition 19:06  |  Joseph E . 21/10/06
      298.   Georgr: US AID to Middle East 19:18  |  David Rushworth 21/10/06
      299.   Tarring Muslims 19:26  |  David Rushworth 21/10/06
      300.   Danger of Mohammedan Belief 19:42  |  David Rushworth 21/10/06
      301.   # 217 KUTW. re: mimi: a question to everyone.WELL SAID.PLUS..... 19:58  |  Kathy 21/10/06
      302.   To Alex Ensor 20:00  |  Jeroen 21/10/06
      303.   # 234 KUTW. ABOUT NUNS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 20:09  |  Kathy 21/10/06
      304.   # 178 Dani. IN A NUTSHELL,WELL SAID THANKS... 20:15  |  Kathy 21/10/06
      305.   To David Teich and ChanahS @250 20:25  |  Jeroen 21/10/06
      306.   Islam ? Not related to cloth 20:36  |  Raphael David 21/10/06
      307.   Heavy metal faces, tattoos & the nijab 20:50  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 21/10/06
      308.   Marlene 20:53  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 21/10/06
      309.   Thanks Bradley 21:03  |  Waleed Elhentaty 21/10/06
      310.   # 171 Ronnie Wolman. NOWM DON`T EXAGGERATE... 21:19  |  Kathy 21/10/06
      311.   To #192 `Wright and wrong` (II) 21:25  |  Colin Wright 21/10/06
      312.   Kathy #276 21:31  |  Gabe1 21/10/06
      313.   good job haartz 21:46  |  beshar 21/10/06
      314.   #236, Kathy 21:49  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/10/06
      315.   # 290 Margie in TA.It is very good of you.. 21:52  |  Le Maudit Anglais 21/10/06
      316.   It takes courage? 22:39  |  egg 21/10/06
      317.   Muslim Hypocrisy 22:50  |  Kerry 21/10/06
      318.   Muslim Hypocrisy 22:56  |  Kerry 21/10/06
      319.   234. 265. Kathy: ABOUT NUNS (2nd try) 23:04  |  KUTW 21/10/06
      320.   Maudit # 315 23:05  |  ChanahS 21/10/06
      321.   Maudit # 315 23:05  |  ChanahS 21/10/06
      322.   #308, Margie 23:13  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/10/06
      323.   Who draws the line? 23:13  |  Ronnie Wolman 21/10/06
      324.   Exactly ChannahS Exactly..... 23:23  |  T A Sheppard 21/10/06
      325.   Jeroen on Canada 23:25  |  Ronnie Wolman 21/10/06
      326.   # 204 Danite. SO,YOU THINK IT IS A POWER EGO FOR THEIR MEN? 23:30  |  Kathy 21/10/06
      327.   # 53 Bousameer. I JUST READ THIS POST OF YOURS.AND... 23:53  |  Kathy 21/10/06
      328.   We don`t bother moslems in Ontario 23:54  |  Mike 21/10/06
      329.   # 61 Alicia. re: My Home Is My Castle! HOW TRUE........ 23:57  |  Kathy 21/10/06
      330.   Colin Wright 00:00  |  Fariz 22/10/06
      331.   # 64 David. SORRY FOR MY TARDINESS... 00:04  |  Kathy 22/10/06
      332.   # 307 Margie in Tel Aviv. HEAVY METAL FACES YOU SAID... 00:21  |  Kathy 22/10/06
      333.   # 314 Cipora Julianna Kohn. IF I OFFENDED THEE,I KNOW NOT HOW... 00:37  |  Kathy 22/10/06
      334.   Chanah: Muslim women with veils and Jews with kippas 00:38  |  Ronnie Wolman 22/10/06
      335.   T A Sheppard # 324 00:54  |  ChanahS 22/10/06
      336.   It Takes Two to Tango 01:02  |  Angelo Salim 22/10/06
      337.   #324, Ronnie 01:03  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 22/10/06
      338.   Ronnie Wolman # 334 01:36  |  ChanahS 22/10/06
      339.   # 312 Gabe1 GABE I NEVER FORGET YOU AND IF HAAREZT PUTS IT OUT, 01:39  |  Kathy 22/10/06
      340.   #333, Kathy 01:41  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 22/10/06
      341.   Cipora Julianna Kohn 01:41  |  ChanahS 22/10/06
      342.   Dhimmis 01:50  |  Sobieski 22/10/06
      343.   Cipora:How can YOU decide for muslim women? 01:56  |  Ronnie Wolman 22/10/06
      344.   ChanahS: Whats good for the Gander 01:59  |  Ronnie Wolman 22/10/06
      345.   Cipora: I Must be Naive 02:05  |  Ronnie Wolman 22/10/06
      346.   Kathy Hello 02:13  |  Danite 22/10/06
      347.   Mike#328 02:14  |  Danite 22/10/06
      348.   #275 Arab Christian 02:16  |  Angelo 22/10/06
      349.   Re: So Silly and So Typically Jewish 02:18  |  Aqsa 22/10/06
      350.   real veil problem 02:50  |  yonah 22/10/06
      351.   Cipora. Why must everybody conform to your views? 03:40  |  Le Maudit Anglais 22/10/06
      352.   Genital mutilation of our sons. Worse than the veil? 03:49  |  Le Maudit Anglais 22/10/06
      353.   #351, Le Maudit 04:18  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 22/10/06
      354.   Understandin the Other is a better option 04:47  |  Nada