TEACHER AXED FOR KEEPING HER VEIL ON

@Mr Bigstuff wrote:

Some muslim women see it as obligatory to wear a veil just like some Christians see it as obligatory to fast during Lent (my point being that not all people do it). So the wearing of a full veil (niqab I think it’s called) is seen by some muslim women as something that has to done. It’s futile to try to examine the Koran for teaching about wearing a veil. Even if it’s not in the koran it can still be part of the faith just like some aspects of Christian dogma are not in the Bible.

As I already stated, it doesn’t need to be worn with young children. Apparently the woman has now said that she wants to wear it if a male teacher is present which makes more sense. Personally, I think she would be better off teaching in a muslim school then she wouldn’t have these problems. As things stand it’s not a very practical situation for her to work there unless she wants to wear the more common muslim headscarf (hijab).

The BA case is different because wearing a cross is not a religious obligation and the dress code at BA says that all necklaces and other types of jewellery must not be visible. So this would apply to a necklace with a cross on it, a Star of David on it or a crescent. They probably allow staff to wear simple rings, so maybe she could just wear some kind of ring with a cross engraved on it or some kind of Christian writing.

Firstly Mr B. I havent examined the Koran, I work with a muslim woman, apart from the many press details lately, she too told me that nowhere in the Koran does it say women have to cover their faces. Yes sometimes it is dictated by the man, sometimes it just a choice some muslim women make themselves.

As Pats pointed out, this womans husband has said she wears it out of choice, he’s made no demands on her wearing it. I’m sorry if it offends some, but I really do think it’s just something else for SOME of them to moan about and has been blown out of all proportion.

As for the BA case, I said before, this woman has worked for them for 7 years. No one has made it clear whether this woman wore it where it could be seen as a ‘statement’ so to speak, or if BA are only making an issue out of it because of these recent events, it’d be interesting to find that one out.

As a matter of interest, in the area where I live, you would not believe! the amount of muslim women who are now walking around with not only just their eyes showing, but none of their faces showing at all, full veils!!! I cant believe i’m that blind in that I just haven’t noticed before.

I think people are just being petty. If people want to wear wimpoles, niqabs, turbans, yarmulkes or whatever it really doesn’t bother me. They’re not asking you to wear it are they? So what’s all the fuss about? It’s a load of narrow-minded nonsense.

sorry but i wholeheartly agree with the removal of the veil would you like your young children to be taught by someone wearing a mask? i know i wouldnt 3 year olds could well be frightened of something that to them is not natural sorry but if she wants to wear it then go to a muslim school to teach :x :x :x

With great respect Cas – Prince Charles did the ‘Defender of Faith” bit some years ago, and caused the inevitable squeals of outrage from the usual suspects.

If it is acceptable to wear a full face covering to teach children, then why don’t all teachers wear Balaclava helmets???

Cas – as I recall from the first time that Prince Charles floated this so-called idea, it was eventually passed off as him having a tree-hugger’s moment. He had obviously just been talking with the plants in his kitchen garden and fretting about the environment, and then came out with this rubbish.

The bottom line here is that whether the New Labour apologists like it or not, and whether the multiculturalists get over excited about it or not – this country is still a ‘Protestant’ country; the Established Church is the Church of England (or Anglicans if you prefer); and the reigning Monarch is still its titular head. The Act of Succession STILL prevents the monarch from marrying a Roman Catholic and in spite of all the moaning and groaning from the Pope and his mates, this will undoubtedly continue well into the next Century