1/6
In view of the opprobrium heaped on Boris for some disobliging personal opinions on the aesthetics of the burka & niqab, while NB adamant that it should *not* be banned, a mini-thread on what some of his most prominent detractors have had to say on the subject
In view of the opprobrium heaped on Boris for some disobliging personal opinions on the aesthetics of the burka & niqab, while NB adamant that it should *not* be banned, a mini-thread on what some of his most prominent detractors have had to say on the subject
2/6
Here, first, is Polly Toynbee on it, as far back as 28 Sep 2001:
‘an instrument of persecution, a public tarring & feathering of female sexuality’.
bit.ly/2MJ5fl2
Umm, doesn’t Boris’ comment seem a trifle mild in comparison to that?
Here, first, is Polly Toynbee on it, as far back as 28 Sep 2001:
‘an instrument of persecution, a public tarring & feathering of female sexuality’.
bit.ly/2MJ5fl2
Umm, doesn’t Boris’ comment seem a trifle mild in comparison to that?
3/6
Not to be outdone, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown on the burqa, 13 July 2009:
‘neither Islamic nor socially acceptable’ ind.pn/2OvKhX8
Erm, wasn’t Yasmin sort of arguing the reverse of that against Claire Fox just two nights ago?
Not to be outdone, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown on the burqa, 13 July 2009:
‘neither Islamic nor socially acceptable’ ind.pn/2OvKhX8
Erm, wasn’t Yasmin sort of arguing the reverse of that against Claire Fox just two nights ago?
4/6
And here's Yasmin again, 17 May 2010:
‘no Koranic instruction to cover the face’, and ‘organised brainwashing is leading to the blanking out of female Muslim presence and individuality from the public space’
ind.pn/2nxxnwe
Isn’t that kinda, you know, ‘Islamophobic’?
And here's Yasmin again, 17 May 2010:
‘no Koranic instruction to cover the face’, and ‘organised brainwashing is leading to the blanking out of female Muslim presence and individuality from the public space’
ind.pn/2nxxnwe
Isn’t that kinda, you know, ‘Islamophobic’?
5/6
And, to top it off, his most trenchant critic, the dubious Baroness Warsi herself, on only 30 May 2017:
‘Muslims should help the veil to disappear’
ind.pn/2MdQUkp
Goes a bit beyond Boris, no? Ah, but he’s Kuffar, isn’t he?
And, to top it off, his most trenchant critic, the dubious Baroness Warsi herself, on only 30 May 2017:
‘Muslims should help the veil to disappear’
ind.pn/2MdQUkp
Goes a bit beyond Boris, no? Ah, but he’s Kuffar, isn’t he?
6/6
Finally, a little cut-out-and-keep reminder of their best headlines, combined.
Only to be RT’d in an emergency, mind, obv’ly. . .
Finally, a little cut-out-and-keep reminder of their best headlines, combined.
Only to be RT’d in an emergency, mind, obv’ly. . .
