pnefan32
06-10-2006, 04:12 PM
After his ciomments today that muslim women should remove their face scarves when talking to people? Personally i think its just pc gone mad.
Cabinet Minister Jack Straw has said he would prefer Muslim women not to wear veils which cover the face.
The Commons leader said he did not want to be "prescriptive" but he believed that covering people's faces could make community relations more difficult.
Mr Straw has said he asks Muslim women at his Blackburn constituency surgeries if they would mind removing veils.
Some Muslim women called his remarks insulting, but other Muslims said they understood his concerns.
Mr Straw has dismissed suggestions that his remarks are designed to raise his profile ahead of Labour's deputy leadership election.
He has yet to confirm whether he will join the race to succeed John Prescott but is widely expected to do so
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5411954.stm
Cabinet Minister Jack Straw has said he would prefer Muslim women not to wear veils which cover the face.
The Commons leader said he did not want to be "prescriptive" but he believed that covering people's faces could make community relations more difficult.
Mr Straw has said he asks Muslim women at his Blackburn constituency surgeries if they would mind removing veils.
Some Muslim women called his remarks insulting, but other Muslims said they understood his concerns.
Mr Straw has dismissed suggestions that his remarks are designed to raise his profile ahead of Labour's deputy leadership election.
He has yet to confirm whether he will join the race to succeed John Prescott but is widely expected to do so
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5411954.stm