BELGIUM BANS THE BURQA

There seems to be a counter-culture shift taking place in western societies. In Europe, a prominent politician named Geert Wilders is garnering significant support as he runs on an anti-Islam platform. Now, in Belgium, the Parliament there has voted overwhelmingly to ban the wearing of burqas in public. As such, Belgium becomes the first country to vote on such a ban. It is unlikely they will be the last. There were already other countries poised to pass a similar law but Belgium may have made that reality a bit more likely.

Via the AFP:

"We're the first country to spring the locks that have made a good number of women slaves, and we hope to be followed by France, Switzerland, Italy, and the Netherlands; countries that think," said liberal deputy Denis Ducarme.

AFP goes on to explain Sarkozy's view in France:

President Nicolas Sarkozy has declared that the burqa is not welcome in France, calling it an affront to French values that denigrates women.

Geert Wilders of The Netherlands is probably the most prominently visible anti-Islamic voice in European politics but he is increasingly becoming less alienated on the matter; his support among voters in his country has increased as well, as evidenced by his surprising victories recently.

Meanwhile, back in the United States, the state of Arizona has passed two laws - one that will enforce federal immigration laws in that state and the other to ban ethnic studies programs in public schools.

More on the new law in Belgium here.



h/t to Jawa