Daily quote – June the 7th
”I see Turkey’s future as being in Europe, as one of many prosperous, tolerant, democratic countries.” – Orhan Pamuk
Daily quote – June the 2nd
”So I went to English school, secondary English school, so forget going to Mecca for my religious education.” – Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Daily quote – April the 3th
”Somebody was asking me the other day – President Bush is now talking about freedom for the Arab world. I say, well, that’s great. I was talking about that fifty years ago.” – Lakhdar Brahimi
Diversity – Women Clothing #5 – Queen of Netherlands criticised for wearing a headscarf
Here’s an example of a discussion that has started about hijab in Holland. The Dutch Queen, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, wore a headscarf when visiting the U.A.E. out of ”religious respect”. Party for Freedom-leader Geert Wilders stated he thinks that the Queen gives off a wrong signal by doing so. He fears that by … Continue reading
Diversity – Women clothing #3 – Burqa Ban in Europe
As said in this blog and in this one, there has been a lot of debate about the question whether or not women should be allowed to wear certain forms of hijab. Should it be legislated to wear a headscarf, burqa or niqab in public? I will try to give you a brief overview of … Continue reading
Diversity – Women Clothing #2 – The Burqa Ban
I was just wondering, what is your opinion? Is it right that the burqa and other forms of hijab are being banned in some European countries? This Italian minister clearly doesn’t see any point in doing so. (More information about this laws will be posted here tomorrow) Related blogs: – Diversity – Women clothing – … Continue reading
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