Comments on: Hey Sarkozy: Why Not Ban Bikinis Too?

By: bautista

bautista — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:41:40 +0000

You really think there is a war between Islam and the West in Europe?

By: tabby

tabby — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:12:10 +0000

The real issue here is not whether Burkas are ok or not…it is the REQUIREMENT of the WOMEN ONLY to wear them. They are in harm’s way if they don’t. This is NOT A CHOICE. This is not about freedom. It is viewing women and their sexual desire as a commodity. So uncivilized and against any and all human rights.

By: Confusingly Simple

Confusingly Simple — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:58:43 +0000

[...] my daily newspaper reading, I found a very interesting article on CNN. This article pretty much covers what I was talking about a couple of posts [...]

By: Brian In NYC

Brian In NYC — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:02:13 +0000

Thanks for the link Ali. I really don’t think you can label the troubles going on with some Muslim communities in Europe a war on Islam. No more than you label the civil rights struggles in this country as a war on Africa.

By: Caitlin Kelly

Caitlin Kelly — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:18:54 +0000

Ali, a colleague of mine lives in Holland, where, as you know, this issue has gotten really ugly, a la the murder of Theo van Gogh, etc. She was writing a book on this issue. I’m not going to pretend an expertise I don’t have, but if you watch what is going on, it is hard not to feel some sense of concern about the most radical elements who seem to disdain the countries they choose to move into.

I’ll have to think if I know a European Muslim. I know many Europeans.

By: Ali Eteraz

Ali Eteraz — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:44:08 +0000

Here is the link:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/30/books/30garner.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

By: Ali Eteraz

Ali Eteraz — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:29:10 +0000

Caitlin:

You really think there is a war between Islam and the West in Europe?

Have you ever actually met a European Muslim?

By: Brian In NYC

Brian In NYC — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:07:19 +0000

Didn’t see it Caitlin, have a link to it?

By: Caitlin Kelly

Caitlin Kelly — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:23:00 +0000

I wonder if it is false. Did you read today’s NYT review of Caldwell’s new book on this subject?

By: Brian In NYC

Brian In NYC — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:42:38 +0000

While he’s at it how about banning middle aged and old men from wearing speedo style swim suits to the beach, an all too common site on Mediterranean beaches!

I think what Sarkozy fails to realize is that a ban on the burqua only gives credence to the false notion that the West is at war with Islam.