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An American precedent
Reader comment on item: Niqabs and Burqas as Security Threats
Submitted by J. Keen Holland (United States), Aug 2, 2007 at 12:09
There is a precedent for banning face-hiding clothing in the US. Several states, mostly in the South, adopted what were known as anti-Klan laws aimed at curbing the influence of the Ku Klux Klan.
Under such statutes, adults were not permitted to appear in public with their faces hidden.
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| 5 | Europeans may be getting tired of accommodating sharia [156 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Leslie | Jul 15, 2016 13:28 | 230436 | |
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| 1 | A&F ruling of the supreme court [39 words] | Prashant | Jun 1, 2015 23:59 | 223621 | |
| IS BURKHHA WEARING A FREEDOM OF RELIGIOUS CHOICE OR A DANGER TO PUBLIC SECURITY? [107 words] | js | Mar 25, 2015 04:52 | 222476 | ||
| Hijab and niqab [15 words] | Mohamed | Dec 4, 2014 15:29 | 219628 | ||
| Gangs using Burkha muslim woman to smuggle gold [326 words] | Harry | Oct 26, 2014 02:11 | 218945 | ||
| 2 | School Report! [56 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | May | Oct 16, 2014 21:36 | 218766 | |
| News from Mumbai [66 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Prashant | Dec 15, 2013 21:29 | 212175 | ||
 An article which shows Niqab/Burka banned by Muslims [25 words] | Harry | Aug 25, 2014 21:17 | 212175 | ||
| Burqa escapee [101 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Prashant | Nov 10, 2013 13:32 | 211376 | ||
| Yet another great piece of work from Daniel Pipes [16 words] | Hans Erling Jensen | Nov 3, 2013 18:30 | 211185 | ||
| cctv security cameras Brampton [22 words] | smithjasmine | Feb 8, 2013 08:10 | 203327 | ||
| 7 | . .. .. but President Obama says there is no force in islam. [107 words] | Phil Greend | Feb 4, 2013 19:27 | 203170 | |
| 2 | Islamic Coercion at Its Worst [87 words] | Dave | Feb 3, 2013 07:24 | 203085 | |
| 3 | The Ottoman sultan banned the burqa in 1892 [139 words] | Ottoman | Nov 19, 2012 06:36 | 200781 |
| Serious and funny too [49 words] | Don Draper | Nov 16, 2012 12:42 | 200691 | ||
| 1 | Those who misuse Burqa and Naqab are not true muslims [60 words] | Prashant | Sep 14, 2012 02:10 | 198611 | |
| 10 | You are living in fantasy [202 words] | Peter Hall | Nov 9, 2012 01:28 | 198611 | |
| 2 | Going prepared to commit a criminal offence.... [145 words] | Monty | Feb 6, 2013 20:10 | 198611 | |
| hotels security [23 words] | randomlou55 | Aug 17, 2012 17:35 | 198008 | ||
| 20 | Burqa is immoral [106 words] | Rajeev | Sep 7, 2010 00:14 | 177762 | |
| Agreed [83 words] | Kurnia | Oct 22, 2017 20:02 | 177762 | ||
| 1 | first refuge of scoundrals [19 words] | Ravi Ranjan Singh | Aug 27, 2010 14:01 | 177360 | |
| 10 | Anti-mask laws? [52 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Kepha Hor | Sep 7, 2010 21:05 | 177360 | |
| Burqa Hides [101 words] | Ravi Ranjan Singh BharatPanthi | Sep 8, 2010 22:38 | 177360 | ||
| 1 | The Dangers Of Wearing A Burka Or Niqab For A Body Covering Dress [87 words] | D.K. Milgrim-Heath | Jul 16, 2010 22:38 | 175679 | |
| 6 | Thank you DK re: al-niqab wa al-birka [152 words] | dhimmi no more | Jul 17, 2010 12:58 | 175679 | |
| 6 | A hug to you 'dhimmi no more' I do thank you. So glad our writings help others see the light realizing the truth [402 words] | D.K. Milgrim-Heath | Aug 19, 2010 22:26 | 175679 | |
| 6 | Islam and women [91 words] | dhimmi no more | Aug 22, 2010 07:25 | 175679 | |
| 1 | You're very special man showing that you love women and respect them-the world's men need to do that as well. [407 words] | D.K.Milgrim-Heath | Aug 23, 2010 09:12 | 175679 | |
| Becoming Out Of Necessity Modernized Especially for Winter's Climates With Islamic Dress [510 words] | D.K.Milgrim-Heath | Sep 19, 2010 06:01 | 175679 | ||
| Muslim Women Clothing [196 words] | Eman | Dec 18, 2010 10:40 | 175679 | ||
| 4 | Australian politican call to ban the burqa "for safety" following an armed robbery by a bandit wearing the Islamic veil [143 words] | SeafoodGumbo | May 8, 2010 21:51 | 172428 | |
| 2 | Muslims already threaten western countries that Ban the Burqa [37 words] | Svet | May 6, 2010 18:00 | 172305 | |
| Thank You [18 words] | sunmonkey | Mar 10, 2010 08:35 | 169929 | ||
| 7 | Burka and Niqab may be for a good reason but ... [75 words] | Kurt Basking | Feb 13, 2010 21:01 | 168873 | |
| Another Terror attack by Jehadi Terrorists disguised as Burqa Clad woman [192 words] | Rima | Nov 15, 2009 20:27 | 164615 | ||
| Former Gitmo detainee killed in shootout, dressed as a woman [101 words] | SeafoodGumbo | Oct 25, 2009 01:58 | 163535 | ||
| Radical islam [41 words] | dfwhite19438 | Oct 2, 2009 19:29 | 162474 | ||
| Michael Jones Jewelers [118 words] | Svet | Aug 28, 2009 13:06 | 160730 | ||
| 2 | Burqa not the issue, the totaliltarian ideology is the problem. [105 words] | Phil Greend | Aug 12, 2009 11:33 | 160105 | |
| Burka not the issue...response to Phil [138 words] | Rob | Aug 28, 2009 11:14 | 160105 | ||
| 2 | One more victim of the imperialism of the Arabs [508 words] | dhimmi no more | Aug 29, 2009 18:38 | 160105 | |
| 1 | leave us alone [33 words] | Ravi Ranjan | Aug 27, 2010 15:26 | 160105 | |
| 1 | Burqa as a security threat [126 words] | George Walters | Feb 13, 2009 05:07 | 150369 | |
| Burqa a social threat [224 words] | sufi imdad Ali Soomro | Apr 16, 2009 00:20 | 150369 | ||
| 3 | Damned by his own words [186 words] | Yuval Brandstetter MD | Aug 12, 2009 09:15 | 150369 | |
| Niqab and Burqa social threat [166 words] | sufi imdad ali soomro | Aug 13, 2009 03:26 | 150369 | ||
| ignorance of Islam - Response to Yuval [120 words] | Rob | Aug 28, 2009 11:01 | 150369 | ||
| 2 | Under the rule of Muslims = JIZYA = PUNISHMENT [57 words] | Sophie | Aug 30, 2009 07:45 | 150369 | |
| 3 | My suggesstion is you should understand Koran [57 words] | Ravi Ranjan | Aug 27, 2010 15:09 | 150369 | |
| 3 | Its not islam [71 words] | Solomon Taragano | Sep 6, 2010 10:26 | 150369 | |
| 3 | This is Islam [285 words] | Solomon Taragano | Sep 6, 2010 10:40 | 150369 | |
| 2 | Reality Bites [532 words] | Australian Realist | Jan 28, 2009 21:00 | 149417 | |
| Miriam Casey forgets that [80 words] | Svetlanachkah | Jan 14, 2009 02:27 | 147997 | ||
| 1 | Really? [27 words] | Amin Razaque | Jan 20, 2009 21:47 | 147997 | |
| 2 | Unsymmetric treatment of women. [151 words] | George Walters | Feb 13, 2009 22:33 | 147997 | |
| Burqa blunder botches kidnap (Mumbai, India) [498 words] | SeafoodGumbo | Oct 20, 2008 19:45 | 140550 | ||
| Pakistan: Burqa Clad Man Wearing Suicide Vest Arrested Trying to Board Airplane..... [62 words] | SeafoodGumbo | Oct 20, 2008 19:40 | 140549 | ||
| A Burqa Clad Man Caught In Pakistan Wearing A Suicide Vest Was Arrested in 2008 While Trying to Board An Airplane Plus Other DOCUMENTED Things To Read [836 words] | D.K.Milgrim-Heath | Sep 20, 2010 09:56 | 140549 | ||
| security [61 words] | LAYLA | Jul 16, 2008 22:24 | 135311 | ||
| What about the dangerous KKK or Skin Heads or racists that lynch [7 words] | Joe | Jul 15, 2008 18:16 | 135237 | ||
| 3 | Easy answer Joe [98 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | Dec 3, 2008 13:37 | 135237 | |
| 2 | Joe........What???? [231 words] | Adam the Scot. | Jan 18, 2009 08:16 | 135237 | |
| 1 | Where is that "Freedom of Expression" gone? [101 words] | Amin Razaque | Jan 20, 2009 21:45 | 135237 | |
| 2 | Amin Razaque [84 words] | Adam the Scot. | Jan 23, 2009 16:36 | 135237 | |
| You havent actually answered the Question - Why? [126 words] | Mohammed Amin | Jan 27, 2009 17:46 | 135237 | ||
| 3 | Mohamed Amin [105 words] | adam the scot | Jan 30, 2009 18:22 | 135237 | |
| don't force yourself [99 words] | Ravi Ranjan | Aug 27, 2010 14:55 | 135237 | ||
| Burka [55 words] | gms | Feb 23, 2011 15:07 | 135237 | ||
| 1 | Palestine-style cannibalism (Feb.18.18 article) [844 words] | Gary | Dec 29, 2021 11:47 | 135237 | |
| Boy, 14, fights for life after being stabbed in football game row by sword wielding youths wearing niqabs [635 words] | SeafoodGumbo | Jun 18, 2008 12:28 | 132497 | ||
| 10 | Ban the Burqa [222 words] | Gabrielle Crofts | Jun 15, 2008 02:35 | 132162 | |
| Niqabs and Burqas as security threats. [209 words] | Sufi Imdad Ali Soomro | Dec 31, 2008 01:55 | 132162 | ||
| 1 | Use ur head Soomro [274 words] | jkman | Jan 2, 2009 01:00 | 132162 | |
| Oh great Catholic.... [219 words] | Amin Razaque | Jan 20, 2009 21:59 | 132162 | ||
| compare [10 words] | ahmmad muslim no more | Feb 2, 2009 21:09 | 132162 | ||
| Why only Nikab? [210 words] | noor | May 13, 2008 07:51 | 128542 | ||
| 3 | NOOR [19 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | May 29, 2008 22:36 | 128542 | |
| 1 | burka keeps you "fresh as a chocolate in a wrapper" [69 words] | Krista | Jun 8, 2008 22:14 | 128542 | |
| 1 | WOW! Superb analysis [196 words] | Ibrahim Lone | Dec 9, 2008 00:37 | 128542 | |
| 1 | wow well said [29 words] | jay | Dec 14, 2008 19:17 | 128542 | |
| 3 | Mr. Noor [746 words] | jkman | Jan 2, 2009 01:58 | 128542 | |
| Actually...... [47 words] | Amin Razaque | Jan 20, 2009 21:50 | 128542 | ||
| 1 | oh noor [26 words] | car313 | Jun 12, 2010 14:05 | 128542 | |
| Video of philly burqa bandits/ cop killers [11 words] | SeafoodGumbo | May 10, 2008 22:38 | 128334 | ||
| 2 | The danger of burqua [58 words] | kinikos | May 10, 2008 03:30 | 128258 | |
| 1 | May his family be comforted and find strength [15 words] | Ynnatchkah | May 6, 2008 02:43 | 127843 | |
| all good in the hood. [210 words] | Iza La. | May 4, 2008 13:42 | 127669 | ||
| No one is stopping anyone [25 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | Jun 23, 2008 17:51 | 127669 | ||
| Iza La [34 words] | jkman | Jan 2, 2009 02:05 | 127669 | ||
| Luigi [59 words] | jkman | Jan 2, 2009 02:09 | 127669 | ||
| There should be one exception to ban on burqa [27 words] | bernie | May 4, 2008 12:24 | 127665 | ||
| Burqa Ban [25 words] | Janice | Jun 26, 2009 15:52 | 127665 | ||
| Philly robbers/carjackers "dressed like Muslim women" [119 words] | SeafoodGumbo | May 1, 2008 19:34 | 127384 | ||
| Iraqi Army Caught A Sunni Wahabi Insurgent From Alqaeda Dressing Like A Woman In Alwashash Area In Baghdad (video!) [4 words] | SeafoodGumbo | Apr 24, 2008 12:38 | 126703 | ||
| Mauritania catches Qaeda suspect dressed as woman [141 words] | SeafoodGumbo | Apr 11, 2008 10:12 | 125358 | ||
| Great pic of a burqa-clad bank robber [14 words] | SeafoodGumbo | Jan 5, 2008 01:20 | 117549 | ||
| male Iraqi jihadi in women's clothes tries to escape Coalition forces in Iraq [102 words] | SeafoodGumbo | Nov 11, 2007 17:51 | 113575 | ||
| Burqa used to rob North Carolina bank? So What. [105 words] | Ynnatchkah | Nov 3, 2007 14:32 | 113025 | ||
| tha case should be tested [123 words] | ahmad | Nov 9, 2007 14:25 | 113025 | ||
| Burqa wearer robs bank in North Carolina [7 words] | SeafoodGumbo | Oct 18, 2007 00:37 | 111750 | ||
| MPD [174 words] | donvan | Oct 3, 2007 14:28 | 110223 | ||
| Dr. Pipes talks today, others will listen tomorrow [81 words] | Jamal Hasan | Oct 2, 2007 15:41 | 110131 | ||
| Niqab...its main reasons [55 words] | Al Atar | Oct 10, 2007 03:27 | 110131 | ||
| 1 | everything islamic [114 words] | G.Vishvas | Mar 25, 2008 14:15 | 110131 | |
| 2 | "Covering of Muslim women" [324 words] | Lactantius Jr. | Mar 26, 2008 06:55 | 110131 | |
| the truth [88 words] | bushra | Jun 27, 2008 12:47 | 110131 | ||
| 1 | "Where?" [136 words] | Lactantius Jr. | Jun 30, 2008 04:49 | 110131 | |
| Not At ALL;Dress Codes of Religion. [27 words] | Ein Muslim | Jan 16, 2009 05:17 | 110131 | ||
| Do you really want me to ..... [81 words] | Amin Razaque | Jan 20, 2009 22:08 | 110131 | ||
| 1 | Qur'an says Bible OK [357 words] | Lactantius Jr | Jan 22, 2009 16:22 | 110131 | |
| 1 | "Do you really want to...?" [1424 words] | Lactantius Jr | Jan 23, 2009 15:14 | 110131 | |
| Are you feeling OK Sir? [110 words] | Amin Razaque | Jan 27, 2009 17:34 | 110131 | ||
| huh? [81 words] | Amin Razaque | Jan 27, 2009 17:59 | 110131 | ||
| 1 | Please deal with the data [105 words] | Lactantius Jr | Jan 28, 2009 05:08 | 110131 | |
| 1 | "never mind how I feel, how did Muhammad feel?" [348 words] | Lactantius Jr | Jan 28, 2009 05:11 | 110131 | |
| Full Stop [20 words] | Amin Razaque | Jan 29, 2009 07:52 | 110131 | ||
| 1 | "Stop and think" [671 words] | Lactantius Jr | Jan 30, 2009 09:32 | 110131 | |
| Burqua is a threat even to muslims. [117 words] | Ravi Ranjan | Aug 27, 2010 15:21 | 110131 | ||
| no disney world for me [201 words] | gem | Oct 22, 2010 04:15 | 110131 | ||
| Re: everything islamic [21 words] | Anjali | Apr 22, 2013 05:14 | 110131 | ||
| burqa and niqab [159 words] | Nichola Swan | Aug 11, 2007 23:08 | 105940 | ||
| Well.. [127 words] | eb | Nov 5, 2007 16:39 | 105940 | ||
 An American precedent [49 words] | J. Keen Holland | Aug 2, 2007 12:09 | 105308 | ||
| A No Brainer !!! [230 words] | dfwhite19438 | Jul 28, 2007 18:26 | 105048 | ||
| Now you've done it! [39 words] | Brian H | Jul 14, 2007 23:28 | 103685 | ||
| Ban all !! [92 words] | dfwhite19438 | Mar 22, 2008 01:29 | 103685 | ||
| Mosque leader in burqa escape bid & Men disguised as Muslim women rob bank [23 words] | SeafoodGumbo | Jul 4, 2007 15:48 | 102950 | ||
| 2 | Muslim preacher in burqa [40 words] | Vijay | Jul 4, 2007 13:33 | 102910 | |
| male Terrorist escape in burqa [39 words] | Vijay | Feb 20, 2007 08:48 | 78037 | ||
| Jewelry Store Theft [53 words] | Kevin | Feb 8, 2007 20:25 | 76600 | ||
| More jewellary thefts by burqa wearers [76 words] | Vijay | Dec 28, 2006 19:25 | 70927 | ||
| Ban it [32 words] | S A Kapadia | Dec 26, 2006 08:34 | 70578 | ||
| to ban it is just like to ban the freedom of personal choice of religion [42 words] | ahmad | Nov 11, 2007 03:52 | 70578 | ||
| Ban the hejab, niqab, shishkabab.... [57 words] | Joe Kaffir | Mar 21, 2008 22:00 | 70578 | ||
| 1 | The Burqa as a weapon. [56 words] | Linda Haslam | Mar 27, 2008 11:30 | 70578 | |
| 1 | Re; good cover story [18 words] | Straight_Talk_Luigi | May 3, 2008 01:35 | 70578 | |
| Of course [29 words] | Andy | May 3, 2008 19:23 | 70578 | ||
| Burkhha Robberies [63 words] | Thiagan | May 11, 2008 04:50 | 70578 | ||
| Personal Choice? [11 words] | Linda Haslam | May 14, 2008 13:16 | 70578 | ||
| Not sensible reasoning [100 words] | sensible | May 23, 2010 22:00 | 70578 | ||
| 2 | Burqua is fine in land of 72 virgins [15 words] | Ravi | Aug 27, 2010 15:30 | 70578 | |
| 1 | A Living Experiment Being A Woman Thru Burka Eyes Temporarily [477 words] | D.K. Milgrim-Heath | Sep 20, 2010 00:13 | 70578 |
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