Ah.....now this isn't confronting is it?

In Taliban controlled Afghanistan under Sharia Law, women were taken away on the streets if they didn't wear a burqa.

Then again a load of you idiots on here were against us taking them out too....

Two Muslim women walking down the street, which one do you think is "confronting"?

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Sep 1^st, 2013 at 12:25pm:


So you can only name 1 country out of the 56 Muslim countries of the world - and even that example is out of date.


The Taliban did not even hold that the burka was compulsory on religious grounds. They though that ordering women to wear a burka might make women safer in a country that had suffered from years of lawlessness after the Soviet invasion.



Even the Taliban are rethinking their positions on these issues:

WikiLeaks cables: ex-Taliban admit mistakes over 'old strict rules'

True Colours wrote on Sep 1^st, 2013 at 12:49pm:


The Ku Klux Klan uniform is banned in most if not all States of the US, not only for its potential to incite race hatred, but also because the wearer is able to conceal many weapons under this form of dress, and because a mask of any kind is confronting, especially in a country where this form of dress is alien, banning the burqa is no different, this type of garb makes most people in this country uneasy, and that is wrong.

freediver wrote on Sep 1^st, 2013 at 1:08pm:


Yes, you seem to spout it quite often.

Torpedo wrote on Sep 1^st, 2013 at 1:31pm:


Are you sure?

Vatican confirms report of sexual abuse and rape of nuns by priests in 23 countries

Vatican 'knew of widespread abuse'

A day after the emergence of a report on the rape of nuns by priests, the Roman Catholic Aid Agency, Cafod, has confirmed that it showed the Vatican the report seven years ago.

The leaked report said that priests and missionaries across several continents were forcing nuns to have sex with them.

On Tuesday, the Vatican confirmed that such abuse had been taking place...

...Among the abuses detailed is the case of a nun being forced to have an abortion by the priest who impregnated her. She later died and he officiated at her requiem mass.

Also cited is the case of a mother superior who repeatedly complained to her local bishop that priests in the diocese had made 29 of her nuns pregnant

The bishop, according to the report, subsequently relieved her of her duties.

'Disturbing testimonies'

In particular, the report singles out Africa where priests and missionaries, wary of catching HIV, have targetted nuns in a bid for safe sex.

The report, which was leaked to respected American Journal, the National Catholic Reporter, was written seven years ago by a nun and physician, Maura O'Donohue, who was then Aids coordinator for the Catholic Relief Charity, Cafod.

The charity says it helped Sister O'Donohue take what it described as the "disturbing testimonies" from nuns across the world to the relevant authorities, including the Vatican.

But it says neither Cafod nor the author, who still works for the charity in London, leaked it and it was never intended to be made public.

As such, it reinforces other reports of sexual abuse and the rape of nuns on the continent by their male colleagues.

In 1998, Marie MacDonald, head of the Missionaries of Our Lady of Africa, presented a similar study on "sexual abuse and rape committed by priests" to the Vatican...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1234268.stm

http://www.sp@m.com/united-states/vatican-admits-priests-are-raping-nuns-around-the-world/question-3382051/?link=ibaf&q=&esrc=s

Vatican Admits Priests are Raping Nuns Around the World