Jilbab Jesting

Quote of the moment:
"Today's decision is a victory for all Muslims who wish to preserve their identity and values despite prejudice and bigotry.

The decision of Denbigh High School to prevent my adherence to my religion cannot unfortunately be viewed as merely a local decision taken in isolation.

Rather it was a consequence of an atmosphere that has been created in Western societies post 9/11, an atmosphere in which Islam has been made a target for vilification in the name of the 'war on terror'." - Shabina Begum, talking about a Court of Appeal ruling that she should be allowed to wear her Muslim Jilbab dress instead of school uniform:

Interestingly the ruling actually said that the school had made a procedural error and is actually allowed to ban pupils wearing non-uniform dress because it has a specific Muslim uniform.

That's not the point of my little tirade though. The point is that she came out of the court and spouted a load of blatant propaganda. Prejudice and bigotry? Imposing your religion on other people is bigotry.

Coincidentally her brother belongs to an extremist Islamic group, banned in Germany and Egypt(where it tried to mount a coup), that advocates turning the entire world into a Muslim state. I'm sure the speech she read out was entirely of her own composition.

Of course, when extremist Islamic groups do run countries, as in Afghanistan, girls her age aren't actually permitted to attend school!