Posted on 21 January 2010. Tags: burkas, burqa ban, france, hijab, islamic, nicolas sarkozy, parliament, women
At first, French President Nicolas Sarkozy wanted burqas banned in all instances, but he has now stepped back to a more moderate position, seeking to have Parliament pass a law banning the full-body veil in public places and on public transportation.
Posted in World
Posted on 27 November 2009. Tags: ahmadinejad, Bolivia, chipana, complaint, el alto, evo morales, hospital, iran, islamic, labour, minister, republica islamica de iran, veil, wear
In the city of El Alto, Bolivia, there is a controversy over the hospital funded by the Irani government, since women who were recruited were photographed wearing a headscarf.
Posted in Lat Am
Posted on 09 November 2009. Tags: cut off hands, iran, islamic, law, punishment, thieves
After a convicted thief’s hand was amputated in public in Kermanshah, Ayatollah Mohiyeddin Shirazi, an appointee of the supreme leader of Iran, criticized the halting of public punishments, and added, “Those who say that practices like amputating hands belong to the past are themselves part of the past.”
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Posted on 23 September 2009. Tags: amia, attacks, crisis, Cristina, falkland, Honduras, iran, islamic, islands, Kirchner, micheletti, terrorist, zelaya
President Cristina Kirchner repudiated the appointment as minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as he is involved in the bombing of the AMIA and she demanded once more the extradition of the Iranian officials sought by Argentine justice.
Posted in National, Politics, World
Posted on 13 August 2009. Tags: banned, burkini, carole, emerainville, france, islamic, muslim, paris, swimming
France’s struggle with Islamic dress has moved into the swimming pool after a 35-year-old woman was banned from bathing in her “burkini”, a head-to-toe swimsuit. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)
Posted in Video, World