Burqa ban at airport mooted: report

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Burqa ban at airport mooted: report
Sunday Oct 14 10:00 AEST

Muslim headresses could be banned from airports under a radical new plan the Howard government is developing, senior government sources have revealed.

The unprecedented security precaution would see the hijab — considered to be the most modest of all Muslim scarves — banned completely from airports, The Herald Sun has reported.

The hijab covers the hair and neck.

Security officials are also alarmed at two other types of Islamic wear: the niqab and burqa.

The niqab covers the entire face, leaving the eyes exposed while the burqa covers the entire face and leaves a mesh for the wearer to see through.

The ban is said to be under development in the office of Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews and they are consulting with security officials over the implementation of the new plan.

source (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=305423)

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If this is brought in...

then I say the Nuns should also remove their head covering !

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[Muslim..Priincess]

:shaytan: this made me SO angry.
if this really going to be done, then i say they are nothing but ignorant --------------.a stagfurallah.

[™Repenter™]

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We must stay firm Brothers & Sisters in the rope of Islam. for indeed we are the most humiliated nation. we are being abused and given a bad name but Allah will make us the winners in this life and in the next Insh'Allah.

[Lily of the Valley]

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May we all remain patient during these times. We cannot always trust what the media reports, there may in fact be more to this story than what was covered in the report.

Allah is with us brothers & sisters.

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[Abu Abouk(GS4L)]

Salam its all good now

ovt has no plans to ban Muslim scarfs

October 14, 2007 - 3:44PM

The federal government says it has no plans to ban the wearing of Islamic scarfs at Australian airports.

News Ltd papers reported on Sunday Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews' office was considering prohibiting Muslim air travellers from wearing the hijab, burqa and other types of concealing scarfs, for security reasons.

The various traditional scarves are worn by Muslim women to cover their face, hair and neck.

"I can say that the minister's office is absolutely not considering any such plan," a spokeswoman for Mr Andrews said.

She said she did not believe the proposal was being considered by any federal government minister.

France sparked anger among its Muslim population in 2004 when it banned Islamic headscarves from schools.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Govt-h...2300585199.html

[AbdulQader]

Alhamdulillah

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Alhumdulilah, I guess as sister lily of the Valley has stated, we cant always believe what is in the media.

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