The British Nationalist

Man? Woman? Human?

Since French President Nicolas Sarkozy talked about banning the Burkha in the Republic of France, there have been similar calls in the United Kingdom. However, the UK’s Labour government has a history of appeasing the demands of Muslims, and so we do not expect anything of the sort.

The difference between our government and Sarkozy is that he was elected on a hard line stance, The Front National’ s leader Jean-Marie Le Pen had pushed the broader issue of Islamisation to the fore, which meant that Sarkozy had to allay the electorate’s fears, and make some promises. Whether his new ‘Burkha Commission’ will press for the outlaw of  the desert dress is unclear.

I often see women wearing the Burkha on trips into the city, you always get the same direct stare from the wearer when they spot you looking. It’s a bit like being stared at by somebody wearing a balaclava. I mean it is hardly the most practical of clothing, especially in a civilised country with a temperate climate. So why do they wear it? It doesn’t have anything to do with Islam. There are two reasons that I’ve heard;

1. Protects a Muslim Women’s modesty

2. Protects them from Rape

Ok, so what’s the problem with a jumper and jeans? That covers all the parts you should be ‘modest’ about, ohh but I forget, it needs to cover your face, it needs to cover the very thing which tells me I’m talking to a fellow human being.

Does number 2 suggest that without the Burkha Muslim men will rape you? The stats for Norway seem to suggest so, Muslim men account for 64% of rapes, 80% of the victims being Norwegian. One cleric suggested that Women without the Burkha are asking to be raped. Logically speaking then, a woman wearing a Burkha in western Europe believes the cleric is correct – that western men are rapists?

I suspect that the Burkha is more the invention of a few very jealous and deeply insecure Muslim men, or maybe there really was a spate of raping across the ancient middle east? In defence of the Burkha some will say that it precedes Islam and was a way of hindering invading tribes  from distinguishing whether a female was of baby bearing age or an old crone, before they carted them off, for rape of course.

Groups who want to promote integration and social cohesion should be at the forefront of any calls for the Burkha to be banned. Similarly with the RSCPA’s absence on the issue of Halal slaughter – they are absent from the discussion. It seems that these institutions will ban or modify anything as long as it is not part of ‘Islamic culture’. The feminist’s silence is telling, and quite frankly if they don’t make enough noise on this issue they deserve the black tent they will eventually be shoved into.

I’d rather it was banned, simply because I think it’s a way of rejecting their host culture, our culture. I reject multiculturalism, therefore I reject this ever so ‘in your face’ alien practice.