[lbo-talk] Dutch ban burqas

Colin Brace cb at lim.nl
Sat Nov 18 02:25:52 PST 2006


On 11/18/06, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:


> People should, you know, just live & let live.

Amen, all this fuss over some 50 women. The hadij (headscarf) is far more common in the Muslim communities here, but is by no means ubiquitous.

Hopefully Rita Verdonk and the other hard asses will be sent packing in the election on Tuesday. The Socialist Party is set to make strong gains, maybe even form a part of ruling coalition, but whether this will come at the expense of their principles remains to be seen...

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Colin Brace

Amsterdam



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