What did Boris Johnson say about the burqa in controversial 'letterbox' comments?

Boris is wrong and totally out of order.
As stated before he cant apologise because it would disgust the very people he is reaching out to. (bigots)

But te outrage around this is an exact mirror image of the faux outrage directed at Corbyn. You can identify every one of his attackers and find a link to their attack that has nothing to do with the issue.

Of course Corbyn is just inefectual whilst Johnson is a scheming opportunist shit.
Nope. Corbyn and his anti Semitic cronies weren’t simply making jokes about items of clothing, as you well know.
And as you also know, Boris does not agree with banning the burqa or niqab, and he wouldn’t support such a move.

That doesn’t mean he has to approve of it.

That he personally dislikes it and says so is his right, and he reflects what the majority of us feel about it as is born out by poll after poll.

You DO KNOW that we don’t have to approve of the things we tolerate, right? You DO KNOW that we don’t have to approve of everything related to Islam, and can say so if we so choose, right?
His "opinion" is meant to appeal to returning kippers and has nothing to do with anything adult. I posted to underline his opportunism and that of the people who are giving him grief. But it doesnt absolve him of his casual racism.

Corbyn isnt anti Semitic either. He just got ahead in the polls and had to be slapped down.
What’s a ‘returning kipper’? A breakfast dish?

Which race has BoJo been racist against?

Corbyn is an antisemite and a terrorist supporter, and always has been.

So much absolute idiocy in one single post.

Well done, Tams!
You more or less make my point about the conspiracy against Corbyn. He is subject to the same abuse as Johnson, albeit with less justification.Its a right wing led smear.
 
Boris is wrong and totally out of order.
As stated before he cant apologise because it would disgust the very people he is reaching out to. (bigots)

But te outrage around this is an exact mirror image of the faux outrage directed at Corbyn. You can identify every one of his attackers and find a link to their attack that has nothing to do with the issue.

Of course Corbyn is just inefectual whilst Johnson is a scheming opportunist shit.
Nope. Corbyn and his anti Semitic cronies weren’t simply making jokes about items of clothing, as you well know.
And as you also know, Boris does not agree with banning the burqa or niqab, and he wouldn’t support such a move.

That doesn’t mean he has to approve of it.

That he personally dislikes it and says so is his right, and he reflects what the majority of us feel about it as is born out by poll after poll.

You DO KNOW that we don’t have to approve of the things we tolerate, right? You DO KNOW that we don’t have to approve of everything related to Islam, and can say so if we so choose, right?
His "opinion" is meant to appeal to returning kippers and has nothing to do with anything adult. I posted to underline his opportunism and that of the people who are giving him grief. But it doesnt absolve him of his casual racism.

Corbyn isnt anti Semitic either. He just got ahead in the polls and had to be slapped down.
What’s a ‘returning kipper’? A breakfast dish?

Which race has BoJo been racist against?

Corbyn is an antisemite and a terrorist supporter, and always has been.

So much absolute idiocy in one single post.

Well done, Tams!
You more or less make my point about the conspiracy against Corbyn. He is subject to the same abuse as Johnson, albeit with less justification.Its a right wing led smear.
Now you’re just being silly. There is no conspiracy theory against Corbyn, he’s an antisemite and a terrorist supporter and always has been.

Now, how about telling us which race BoJo has been racist against?
Why don’t you back up your crap for once??
Lol.
 
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Not Islamic, banned for pilgrims to Mecca as well as being banned in several muslim majority countries. Wake up people!


Senior British Imam backs Boris Johnson in burqa row and says the covering should be banned because it is a 'hideous tribal ninja-like garment that oppresses women'

  • Imam Taj Hargey of the Oxford Islamic Congregation defended Boris Johnson
  • He said the UK has been tricked into thinking the burqa is Islamic but it is not
  • Tory party has launched a formal investigation into Mr Johnson's comments
By KATE FERGUSON, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 18:08, 9 August 2018 | UPDATED: 18:53, 9 August 2018
View comments


A senior British Imam today backed Boris Johnson in the burqa row and said the oppressive face coverings should be banned.

Imam Taj Hargey, from the Oxford Islamic Congregation said the Tory MP has nothing to apologise for and 'did not go far enough' in his remarks...

Mr Hargey warned that the burqa has become trendy among more militants Islamists who peddle views which can be a gateway for religious extremism.

And he urged the UK to follow in the footsteps of other European countries like France and Denmark and ban the burqa.

Writing in The Times, he said: 'Boris Johnson should not apologise for telling the truth.'

He said the ex minister had reminded the country that the face mask 'has no Koranic legitimacy' but is 'a nefarious component of a trendy gateway theology for religious extremism and militant Islam'.

He added: 'The burqa and niqab are hideous tribal ninja-like garments that are pre-Islamic, non-Koranic and therefore un-Muslim.

'Although this deliberate identity-concealing contraption is banned at the Kaaba in Mecca it is permitted in Britain, thus precipitating security risks, accelerating vitamin D deficiency, endorsing gender-inequality and inhibiting community cohesion.'

He said that some backward-looking elements in the Muslim community have managed to persuade may in British society that it is in the Islamic faith for women to cover their faces.

But he said this must be challenged in Britain and that the state should step in to stop it.

He said: 'Johnson did not go far enough. If Britain is to become a fully integrated society then it is incumbent that cultural practices, personal preferences and communal customs that aggravate social division should be firmly resisted.

'For this reason Britain must emulate France, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria and Denmark in banning the burqa.' ....

Senior British Imam backs Boris Johnson in burqa row | Daily Mail Online
 
Not Islamic, banned for pilgrims to Mecca as well as being banned in several muslim majority countries. Wake up people!


Senior British Imam backs Boris Johnson in burqa row and says the covering should be banned because it is a 'hideous tribal ninja-like garment that oppresses women'

  • Imam Taj Hargey of the Oxford Islamic Congregation defended Boris Johnson
  • He said the UK has been tricked into thinking the burqa is Islamic but it is not
  • Tory party has launched a formal investigation into Mr Johnson's comments
By KATE FERGUSON, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 18:08, 9 August 2018 | UPDATED: 18:53, 9 August 2018
View comments


A senior British Imam today backed Boris Johnson in the burqa row and said the oppressive face coverings should be banned.

Imam Taj Hargey, from the Oxford Islamic Congregation said the Tory MP has nothing to apologise for and 'did not go far enough' in his remarks...

Mr Hargey warned that the burqa has become trendy among more militants Islamists who peddle views which can be a gateway for religious extremism.

And he urged the UK to follow in the footsteps of other European countries like France and Denmark and ban the burqa.

Writing in The Times, he said: 'Boris Johnson should not apologise for telling the truth.'

He said the ex minister had reminded the country that the face mask 'has no Koranic legitimacy' but is 'a nefarious component of a trendy gateway theology for religious extremism and militant Islam'.

He added: 'The burqa and niqab are hideous tribal ninja-like garments that are pre-Islamic, non-Koranic and therefore un-Muslim.

'Although this deliberate identity-concealing contraption is banned at the Kaaba in Mecca it is permitted in Britain, thus precipitating security risks, accelerating vitamin D deficiency, endorsing gender-inequality and inhibiting community cohesion.'

He said that some backward-looking elements in the Muslim community have managed to persuade may in British society that it is in the Islamic faith for women to cover their faces.

But he said this must be challenged in Britain and that the state should step in to stop it.

He said: 'Johnson did not go far enough. If Britain is to become a fully integrated society then it is incumbent that cultural practices, personal preferences and communal customs that aggravate social division should be firmly resisted.

'For this reason Britain must emulate France, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria and Denmark in banning the burqa.' ....

Senior British Imam backs Boris Johnson in burqa row | Daily Mail Online
Tory peer accuses Boris Johnson of making 'hate crime more likely'

One of the Conservative party’s most high-profile Muslims has accused Boris Johnson of making “hate crime more likely” with an indefensible, “dog-whistle” reference to fully veiled Muslim women.

Sayeeda Warsi, writing in the Guardian on Wednesday, said the former foreign secretary had used rightwing, “alt-right” language in criticising the appearance of the burqa, which contributes to a view that “Muslim women are fair game”.

“As a feminist, what really disgusts me in this whole episode is that Muslim women are simply political fodder, their lives a convenient battleground on which to stake out a leadership bid,” Lady Warsi wrote.

Well here are the thoughts of a Muslim WOMAN.
 
Not Islamic, banned for pilgrims to Mecca as well as being banned in several muslim majority countries. Wake up people!


Senior British Imam backs Boris Johnson in burqa row and says the covering should be banned because it is a 'hideous tribal ninja-like garment that oppresses women'

  • Imam Taj Hargey of the Oxford Islamic Congregation defended Boris Johnson
  • He said the UK has been tricked into thinking the burqa is Islamic but it is not
  • Tory party has launched a formal investigation into Mr Johnson's comments
By KATE FERGUSON, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 18:08, 9 August 2018 | UPDATED: 18:53, 9 August 2018
View comments


A senior British Imam today backed Boris Johnson in the burqa row and said the oppressive face coverings should be banned.

Imam Taj Hargey, from the Oxford Islamic Congregation said the Tory MP has nothing to apologise for and 'did not go far enough' in his remarks...

Mr Hargey warned that the burqa has become trendy among more militants Islamists who peddle views which can be a gateway for religious extremism.

And he urged the UK to follow in the footsteps of other European countries like France and Denmark and ban the burqa.

Writing in The Times, he said: 'Boris Johnson should not apologise for telling the truth.'

He said the ex minister had reminded the country that the face mask 'has no Koranic legitimacy' but is 'a nefarious component of a trendy gateway theology for religious extremism and militant Islam'.

He added: 'The burqa and niqab are hideous tribal ninja-like garments that are pre-Islamic, non-Koranic and therefore un-Muslim.

'Although this deliberate identity-concealing contraption is banned at the Kaaba in Mecca it is permitted in Britain, thus precipitating security risks, accelerating vitamin D deficiency, endorsing gender-inequality and inhibiting community cohesion.'

He said that some backward-looking elements in the Muslim community have managed to persuade may in British society that it is in the Islamic faith for women to cover their faces.

But he said this must be challenged in Britain and that the state should step in to stop it.

He said: 'Johnson did not go far enough. If Britain is to become a fully integrated society then it is incumbent that cultural practices, personal preferences and communal customs that aggravate social division should be firmly resisted.

'For this reason Britain must emulate France, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria and Denmark in banning the burqa.' ....

Senior British Imam backs Boris Johnson in burqa row | Daily Mail Online
Tory peer accuses Boris Johnson of making 'hate crime more likely'

One of the Conservative party’s most high-profile Muslims has accused Boris Johnson of making “hate crime more likely” with an indefensible, “dog-whistle” reference to fully veiled Muslim women.

Sayeeda Warsi, writing in the Guardian on Wednesday, said the former foreign secretary had used rightwing, “alt-right” language in criticising the appearance of the burqa, which contributes to a view that “Muslim women are fair game”.

“As a feminist, what really disgusts me in this whole episode is that Muslim women are simply political fodder, their lives a convenient battleground on which to stake out a leadership bid,” Lady Warsi wrote.

Well here are the thoughts of a Muslim WOMAN.

Have you really missed the plethora or articles from muslim women against the oppression and subjugation of the burqa, and the muslim women’s groups formed on the basis of their opposition to this dehumanising black sack along with their opposition to the sharia law they are subjected to?

Does Warsi, because of her peerage, trump the views of these muslim women? I thought you said those in the House of Lords should just stfu and also be disbanded?

And do you think what she says trumps what an Imam - who’s put his neck on the block for telling the truth about the burqa not even being a religious requirement and it being banned from use by pilgrims on haj?

You could of course check whether this is true or not, instead you offer us the views of a disgruntled Baroness?

And Wow. You sure you really want to use Warsi as your poster girl for this?

Warsi with her links to extremists and her vitriolic hatred for a fellow female muslim (who’s only crime was to get the job Warsi wanted) for successfully organising anti Isis marches?

And the real dog whistle is right there in your post - from the mouth of Warsi calling forth yet more invariably completely unsubstantiated tales of burqa yanking. You know the police have begun prosecuting the liars now for wasting police time? No? Another thing you don’t know or understand about this issue???

Surely you also remember that she referred to Boris’s jokes as a ‘crime’? Only in sharia shite holes would such a comment represent a CRIME at the moment, as explained by Cressida Dick, but maybe Warsi is unaware of that fact?

Well, since you seem to be so very very ignorant (as usual) about of all of this, I’m going to educate you later when I return.
In the meantime, perhaps you should do some of your own research for a change and tell us how enamoured you are of Warsi afterwards, ok??? Lol.

SMH@tammytaintedsabjectignorance
 
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Not Islamic, banned for pilgrims to Mecca as well as being banned in several muslim majority countries. Wake up people!


Senior British Imam backs Boris Johnson in burqa row and says the covering should be banned because it is a 'hideous tribal ninja-like garment that oppresses women'

  • Imam Taj Hargey of the Oxford Islamic Congregation defended Boris Johnson
  • He said the UK has been tricked into thinking the burqa is Islamic but it is not
  • Tory party has launched a formal investigation into Mr Johnson's comments
By KATE FERGUSON, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 18:08, 9 August 2018 | UPDATED: 18:53, 9 August 2018
View comments


A senior British Imam today backed Boris Johnson in the burqa row and said the oppressive face coverings should be banned.

Imam Taj Hargey, from the Oxford Islamic Congregation said the Tory MP has nothing to apologise for and 'did not go far enough' in his remarks...

Mr Hargey warned that the burqa has become trendy among more militants Islamists who peddle views which can be a gateway for religious extremism.

And he urged the UK to follow in the footsteps of other European countries like France and Denmark and ban the burqa.

Writing in The Times, he said: 'Boris Johnson should not apologise for telling the truth.'

He said the ex minister had reminded the country that the face mask 'has no Koranic legitimacy' but is 'a nefarious component of a trendy gateway theology for religious extremism and militant Islam'.

He added: 'The burqa and niqab are hideous tribal ninja-like garments that are pre-Islamic, non-Koranic and therefore un-Muslim.

'Although this deliberate identity-concealing contraption is banned at the Kaaba in Mecca it is permitted in Britain, thus precipitating security risks, accelerating vitamin D deficiency, endorsing gender-inequality and inhibiting community cohesion.'

He said that some backward-looking elements in the Muslim community have managed to persuade may in British society that it is in the Islamic faith for women to cover their faces.

But he said this must be challenged in Britain and that the state should step in to stop it.

He said: 'Johnson did not go far enough. If Britain is to become a fully integrated society then it is incumbent that cultural practices, personal preferences and communal customs that aggravate social division should be firmly resisted.

'For this reason Britain must emulate France, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria and Denmark in banning the burqa.' ....

Senior British Imam backs Boris Johnson in burqa row | Daily Mail Online
Tory peer accuses Boris Johnson of making 'hate crime more likely'

One of the Conservative party’s most high-profile Muslims has accused Boris Johnson of making “hate crime more likely” with an indefensible, “dog-whistle” reference to fully veiled Muslim women.

Sayeeda Warsi, writing in the Guardian on Wednesday, said the former foreign secretary had used rightwing, “alt-right” language in criticising the appearance of the burqa, which contributes to a view that “Muslim women are fair game”.

“As a feminist, what really disgusts me in this whole episode is that Muslim women are simply political fodder, their lives a convenient battleground on which to stake out a leadership bid,” Lady Warsi wrote.

Well here are the thoughts of a Muslim WOMAN.

Have you really missed the plethora or articles from muslim women against the oppression and subjugation of the burqa, and the muslim women’s groups formed on the basis of their opposition to this dehumanising black sack along with their opposition to the sharia law they are subjected to?

Does Warsi, because of her peerage, trump the views of these muslim women? I thought you said those in the House of Lords should just stfu and also be disbanded?

And do you think what she says trumps what an Imam - who’s put his neck on the block for telling the truth about the burqa not even being a religious requirement and it being banned from use by pilgrims on haj?

You could of course check whether this is true or not, instead you offer us the views of a disgruntled Baroness?

And Wow. You sure you really want to use Warsi as your poster girl for this?

Warsi with her links to extremists and her vitriolic hatred for a fellow female muslim (who’s only crime was to get the job Warsi wanted) for successfully organising anti Isis marches?

And the real dog whistle is right there in your post - from the mouth of Warsi calling forth yet more invariably completely unsubstantiated tales of burqa yanking. You know the police have begun prosecuting the liars now for wasting police time? No? Another thing you don’t know or understand about this issue???

Surely you also remember that she referred to Boris’s jokes as a ‘crime’? Only in sharia shite holes would such a comment represent a CRIME at the moment, as explained by Cressida Dick, but maybe Warsi is unaware of that fact?

Well, since you seem to be so very very ignorant (as usual) about of all of this, I’m going to educate you later when I return.
In the meantime, perhaps you should do some of your own research for a change and tell us how enamoured you are of Warsi afterwards, ok??? Lol.

SMH@tammytaintedsabjectignorance

You just hate muslims so johnson is ok with you.

You have zero credibility in this debate.

Here is the equality commisions view.

Equality watchdog attacks Boris Johnson's 'inflammatory' remarks

“Boris Johnson’s use of language in this instance, which risks dehumanising and vilifying Muslim women, is inflammatory and divisive. Political figures should lead by example, conducting debates in a responsible manner, and language such as this can inhibit legitimate dialogue.”

Dominic Grieve
Dominic Grieve: I will leave party if Boris Johnson becomes leader

A former Conservative minister has said he would leave the party if Boris Johnson were elected leader, as recriminations mounted over the former foreign secretary’s description of Muslim women in burqas.

Why do you try and defend this ? You are so transparent.
 
Not Islamic, banned for pilgrims to Mecca as well as being banned in several muslim majority countries. Wake up people!


Senior British Imam backs Boris Johnson in burqa row and says the covering should be banned because it is a 'hideous tribal ninja-like garment that oppresses women'

  • Imam Taj Hargey of the Oxford Islamic Congregation defended Boris Johnson
  • He said the UK has been tricked into thinking the burqa is Islamic but it is not
  • Tory party has launched a formal investigation into Mr Johnson's comments
By KATE FERGUSON, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 18:08, 9 August 2018 | UPDATED: 18:53, 9 August 2018
View comments


A senior British Imam today backed Boris Johnson in the burqa row and said the oppressive face coverings should be banned.

Imam Taj Hargey, from the Oxford Islamic Congregation said the Tory MP has nothing to apologise for and 'did not go far enough' in his remarks...

Mr Hargey warned that the burqa has become trendy among more militants Islamists who peddle views which can be a gateway for religious extremism.

And he urged the UK to follow in the footsteps of other European countries like France and Denmark and ban the burqa.

Writing in The Times, he said: 'Boris Johnson should not apologise for telling the truth.'

He said the ex minister had reminded the country that the face mask 'has no Koranic legitimacy' but is 'a nefarious component of a trendy gateway theology for religious extremism and militant Islam'.

He added: 'The burqa and niqab are hideous tribal ninja-like garments that are pre-Islamic, non-Koranic and therefore un-Muslim.

'Although this deliberate identity-concealing contraption is banned at the Kaaba in Mecca it is permitted in Britain, thus precipitating security risks, accelerating vitamin D deficiency, endorsing gender-inequality and inhibiting community cohesion.'

He said that some backward-looking elements in the Muslim community have managed to persuade may in British society that it is in the Islamic faith for women to cover their faces.

But he said this must be challenged in Britain and that the state should step in to stop it.

He said: 'Johnson did not go far enough. If Britain is to become a fully integrated society then it is incumbent that cultural practices, personal preferences and communal customs that aggravate social division should be firmly resisted.

'For this reason Britain must emulate France, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria and Denmark in banning the burqa.' ....

Senior British Imam backs Boris Johnson in burqa row | Daily Mail Online
Tory peer accuses Boris Johnson of making 'hate crime more likely'

One of the Conservative party’s most high-profile Muslims has accused Boris Johnson of making “hate crime more likely” with an indefensible, “dog-whistle” reference to fully veiled Muslim women.

Sayeeda Warsi, writing in the Guardian on Wednesday, said the former foreign secretary had used rightwing, “alt-right” language in criticising the appearance of the burqa, which contributes to a view that “Muslim women are fair game”.

“As a feminist, what really disgusts me in this whole episode is that Muslim women are simply political fodder, their lives a convenient battleground on which to stake out a leadership bid,” Lady Warsi wrote.

Well here are the thoughts of a Muslim WOMAN.

Have you really missed the plethora or articles from muslim women against the oppression and subjugation of the burqa, and the muslim women’s groups formed on the basis of their opposition to this dehumanising black sack along with their opposition to the sharia law they are subjected to?

Does Warsi, because of her peerage, trump the views of these muslim women? I thought you said those in the House of Lords should just stfu and also be disbanded?

And do you think what she says trumps what an Imam - who’s put his neck on the block for telling the truth about the burqa not even being a religious requirement and it being banned from use by pilgrims on haj?

You could of course check whether this is true or not, instead you offer us the views of a disgruntled Baroness?

And Wow. You sure you really want to use Warsi as your poster girl for this?

Warsi with her links to extremists and her vitriolic hatred for a fellow female muslim (who’s only crime was to get the job Warsi wanted) for successfully organising anti Isis marches?

And the real dog whistle is right there in your post - from the mouth of Warsi calling forth yet more invariably completely unsubstantiated tales of burqa yanking. You know the police have begun prosecuting the liars now for wasting police time? No? Another thing you don’t know or understand about this issue???

Surely you also remember that she referred to Boris’s jokes as a ‘crime’? Only in sharia shite holes would such a comment represent a CRIME at the moment, as explained by Cressida Dick, but maybe Warsi is unaware of that fact?

Well, since you seem to be so very very ignorant (as usual) about of all of this, I’m going to educate you later when I return.
In the meantime, perhaps you should do some of your own research for a change and tell us how enamoured you are of Warsi afterwards, ok??? Lol.

SMH@tammytaintedsabjectignorance

You just hate muslims so johnson is ok with you.

You have zero credibility in this debate.

Here is the equality commisions view.

Equality watchdog attacks Boris Johnson's 'inflammatory' remarks

“Boris Johnson’s use of language in this instance, which risks dehumanising and vilifying Muslim women, is inflammatory and divisive. Political figures should lead by example, conducting debates in a responsible manner, and language such as this can inhibit legitimate dialogue.”

Dominic Grieve
Dominic Grieve: I will leave party if Boris Johnson becomes leader

A former Conservative minister has said he would leave the party if Boris Johnson were elected leader, as recriminations mounted over the former foreign secretary’s description of Muslim women in burqas.

Why do you try and defend this ? You are so transparent.

Boris has said he supports the right of women to wear the bin bag and he made a couple of jokes about how ridiculous it looks. Why wouldn’t I defend his right to express his opinion?

We aren’t living in a sharia state yet, Tammy, although you clearly desire that as you want to prevent people from even criticising Islam’s garments of oppression.

What do you think of what Emily Thornbury had to say about the burqa a few years ago?

Labour frontbencher Emily Thornberry said she would not want a woman wearing a burqa to look after her young daughter



She goes on to say it’s ok for masked muslim women to work in ‘back offices’. Lol.

Tory MP accuses No10 of launching ‘witch hunt’ against Boris Johnson | Daily Mail Online


Stop being a twat and get over yourself, Tammy.

The DEHUMANISING aspect of all this lies clearly in the burqa itself.

Covering someone from head to foot in a black sack so they become a shapeless black blob who can’t be recognised is entirely DEHUMANISING and that is why muslim men like it so much.

You know, Tammy, you really wouldn’t be out of place among the Taliban,
Taliban Tammy - Yep - sounds about right.

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^^^^^NOT DEHUMANISING TO TALIBAN TAMMY^^^^^^^

Joking about them totally DEHUMANISING to Taliban Tammy.

I think your agenda is clear, Tams.
 
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Not Islamic, banned for pilgrims to Mecca as well as being banned in several muslim majority countries. Wake up people!


Senior British Imam backs Boris Johnson in burqa row and says the covering should be banned because it is a 'hideous tribal ninja-like garment that oppresses women'

  • Imam Taj Hargey of the Oxford Islamic Congregation defended Boris Johnson
  • He said the UK has been tricked into thinking the burqa is Islamic but it is not
  • Tory party has launched a formal investigation into Mr Johnson's comments
By KATE FERGUSON, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 18:08, 9 August 2018 | UPDATED: 18:53, 9 August 2018
View comments


A senior British Imam today backed Boris Johnson in the burqa row and said the oppressive face coverings should be banned.

Imam Taj Hargey, from the Oxford Islamic Congregation said the Tory MP has nothing to apologise for and 'did not go far enough' in his remarks...

Mr Hargey warned that the burqa has become trendy among more militants Islamists who peddle views which can be a gateway for religious extremism.

And he urged the UK to follow in the footsteps of other European countries like France and Denmark and ban the burqa.

Writing in The Times, he said: 'Boris Johnson should not apologise for telling the truth.'

He said the ex minister had reminded the country that the face mask 'has no Koranic legitimacy' but is 'a nefarious component of a trendy gateway theology for religious extremism and militant Islam'.

He added: 'The burqa and niqab are hideous tribal ninja-like garments that are pre-Islamic, non-Koranic and therefore un-Muslim.

'Although this deliberate identity-concealing contraption is banned at the Kaaba in Mecca it is permitted in Britain, thus precipitating security risks, accelerating vitamin D deficiency, endorsing gender-inequality and inhibiting community cohesion.'

He said that some backward-looking elements in the Muslim community have managed to persuade may in British society that it is in the Islamic faith for women to cover their faces.

But he said this must be challenged in Britain and that the state should step in to stop it.

He said: 'Johnson did not go far enough. If Britain is to become a fully integrated society then it is incumbent that cultural practices, personal preferences and communal customs that aggravate social division should be firmly resisted.

'For this reason Britain must emulate France, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria and Denmark in banning the burqa.' ....

Senior British Imam backs Boris Johnson in burqa row | Daily Mail Online
Tory peer accuses Boris Johnson of making 'hate crime more likely'

One of the Conservative party’s most high-profile Muslims has accused Boris Johnson of making “hate crime more likely” with an indefensible, “dog-whistle” reference to fully veiled Muslim women.

Sayeeda Warsi, writing in the Guardian on Wednesday, said the former foreign secretary had used rightwing, “alt-right” language in criticising the appearance of the burqa, which contributes to a view that “Muslim women are fair game”.

“As a feminist, what really disgusts me in this whole episode is that Muslim women are simply political fodder, their lives a convenient battleground on which to stake out a leadership bid,” Lady Warsi wrote.

Well here are the thoughts of a Muslim WOMAN.

Have you really missed the plethora or articles from muslim women against the oppression and subjugation of the burqa, and the muslim women’s groups formed on the basis of their opposition to this dehumanising black sack along with their opposition to the sharia law they are subjected to?

Does Warsi, because of her peerage, trump the views of these muslim women? I thought you said those in the House of Lords should just stfu and also be disbanded?

And do you think what she says trumps what an Imam - who’s put his neck on the block for telling the truth about the burqa not even being a religious requirement and it being banned from use by pilgrims on haj?

You could of course check whether this is true or not, instead you offer us the views of a disgruntled Baroness?

And Wow. You sure you really want to use Warsi as your poster girl for this?

Warsi with her links to extremists and her vitriolic hatred for a fellow female muslim (who’s only crime was to get the job Warsi wanted) for successfully organising anti Isis marches?

And the real dog whistle is right there in your post - from the mouth of Warsi calling forth yet more invariably completely unsubstantiated tales of burqa yanking. You know the police have begun prosecuting the liars now for wasting police time? No? Another thing you don’t know or understand about this issue???

Surely you also remember that she referred to Boris’s jokes as a ‘crime’? Only in sharia shite holes would such a comment represent a CRIME at the moment, as explained by Cressida Dick, but maybe Warsi is unaware of that fact?

Well, since you seem to be so very very ignorant (as usual) about of all of this, I’m going to educate you later when I return.
In the meantime, perhaps you should do some of your own research for a change and tell us how enamoured you are of Warsi afterwards, ok??? Lol.

SMH@tammytaintedsabjectignorance

You just hate muslims so johnson is ok with you.

You have zero credibility in this debate.

Here is the equality commisions view.

Equality watchdog attacks Boris Johnson's 'inflammatory' remarks

“Boris Johnson’s use of language in this instance, which risks dehumanising and vilifying Muslim women, is inflammatory and divisive. Political figures should lead by example, conducting debates in a responsible manner, and language such as this can inhibit legitimate dialogue.”

Dominic Grieve
Dominic Grieve: I will leave party if Boris Johnson becomes leader

A former Conservative minister has said he would leave the party if Boris Johnson were elected leader, as recriminations mounted over the former foreign secretary’s description of Muslim women in burqas.

Why do you try and defend this ? You are so transparent.

Boris has said he supports the right of women to wear the bin bag and he made a couple of jokes about how ridiculous it looks. Why wouldn’t I defend his right to express his opinion?
We aren’t living in a sharia state yet, Tammy, although you clearly desire that as you want to prevent people from even criticising Islam’s garments of oppression.

What do you think of what Emily Thornbury had to say about a few years ago?

Labour frontbencher Emily Thornberry said she would not want a woman wearing a burqa to look after her young daughter



She goes on to say it’s ok for masked muslim women to work in ‘back offices’. Lol.

Tory MP accuses No10 of launching ‘witch hunt’ against Boris Johnson | Daily Mail Online

Stop being a twat and get over yourself, Tammy.

The DEHUMANISING aspect of all this lies clearly in the burqa itself.

Covering someone from head to foot in a black sack like garment so they become a shapeless black blob who can’t be recognised is entirely DEHUMANISING and that is why muslim men like it so much.

You know, Tammy, really wouldn’t be out of place among the Taliban,
Taliban Tammy - Yep - sounds about right.

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^^^^^NOT DEHUMANISING TO TALIBAN TAMMY^^^^^^^

Joking about them totally DEHUMANISING to Taliban Tammy.

I think your agenda is clear, Tams.
What gives you the right to tell anybody what they can wear ?
 
Not Islamic, banned for pilgrims to Mecca as well as being banned in several muslim majority countries. Wake up people!


Senior British Imam backs Boris Johnson in burqa row and says the covering should be banned because it is a 'hideous tribal ninja-like garment that oppresses women'

  • Imam Taj Hargey of the Oxford Islamic Congregation defended Boris Johnson
  • He said the UK has been tricked into thinking the burqa is Islamic but it is not
  • Tory party has launched a formal investigation into Mr Johnson's comments
By KATE FERGUSON, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 18:08, 9 August 2018 | UPDATED: 18:53, 9 August 2018
View comments


A senior British Imam today backed Boris Johnson in the burqa row and said the oppressive face coverings should be banned.

Imam Taj Hargey, from the Oxford Islamic Congregation said the Tory MP has nothing to apologise for and 'did not go far enough' in his remarks...

Mr Hargey warned that the burqa has become trendy among more militants Islamists who peddle views which can be a gateway for religious extremism.

And he urged the UK to follow in the footsteps of other European countries like France and Denmark and ban the burqa.

Writing in The Times, he said: 'Boris Johnson should not apologise for telling the truth.'

He said the ex minister had reminded the country that the face mask 'has no Koranic legitimacy' but is 'a nefarious component of a trendy gateway theology for religious extremism and militant Islam'.

He added: 'The burqa and niqab are hideous tribal ninja-like garments that are pre-Islamic, non-Koranic and therefore un-Muslim.

'Although this deliberate identity-concealing contraption is banned at the Kaaba in Mecca it is permitted in Britain, thus precipitating security risks, accelerating vitamin D deficiency, endorsing gender-inequality and inhibiting community cohesion.'

He said that some backward-looking elements in the Muslim community have managed to persuade may in British society that it is in the Islamic faith for women to cover their faces.

But he said this must be challenged in Britain and that the state should step in to stop it.

He said: 'Johnson did not go far enough. If Britain is to become a fully integrated society then it is incumbent that cultural practices, personal preferences and communal customs that aggravate social division should be firmly resisted.

'For this reason Britain must emulate France, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria and Denmark in banning the burqa.' ....

Senior British Imam backs Boris Johnson in burqa row | Daily Mail Online
Tory peer accuses Boris Johnson of making 'hate crime more likely'

One of the Conservative party’s most high-profile Muslims has accused Boris Johnson of making “hate crime more likely” with an indefensible, “dog-whistle” reference to fully veiled Muslim women.

Sayeeda Warsi, writing in the Guardian on Wednesday, said the former foreign secretary had used rightwing, “alt-right” language in criticising the appearance of the burqa, which contributes to a view that “Muslim women are fair game”.

“As a feminist, what really disgusts me in this whole episode is that Muslim women are simply political fodder, their lives a convenient battleground on which to stake out a leadership bid,” Lady Warsi wrote.

Well here are the thoughts of a Muslim WOMAN.

Have you really missed the plethora or articles from muslim women against the oppression and subjugation of the burqa, and the muslim women’s groups formed on the basis of their opposition to this dehumanising black sack along with their opposition to the sharia law they are subjected to?

Does Warsi, because of her peerage, trump the views of these muslim women? I thought you said those in the House of Lords should just stfu and also be disbanded?

And do you think what she says trumps what an Imam - who’s put his neck on the block for telling the truth about the burqa not even being a religious requirement and it being banned from use by pilgrims on haj?

You could of course check whether this is true or not, instead you offer us the views of a disgruntled Baroness?

And Wow. You sure you really want to use Warsi as your poster girl for this?

Warsi with her links to extremists and her vitriolic hatred for a fellow female muslim (who’s only crime was to get the job Warsi wanted) for successfully organising anti Isis marches?

And the real dog whistle is right there in your post - from the mouth of Warsi calling forth yet more invariably completely unsubstantiated tales of burqa yanking. You know the police have begun prosecuting the liars now for wasting police time? No? Another thing you don’t know or understand about this issue???

Surely you also remember that she referred to Boris’s jokes as a ‘crime’? Only in sharia shite holes would such a comment represent a CRIME at the moment, as explained by Cressida Dick, but maybe Warsi is unaware of that fact?

Well, since you seem to be so very very ignorant (as usual) about of all of this, I’m going to educate you later when I return.
In the meantime, perhaps you should do some of your own research for a change and tell us how enamoured you are of Warsi afterwards, ok??? Lol.

SMH@tammytaintedsabjectignorance

You just hate muslims so johnson is ok with you.

You have zero credibility in this debate.

Here is the equality commisions view.

Equality watchdog attacks Boris Johnson's 'inflammatory' remarks

“Boris Johnson’s use of language in this instance, which risks dehumanising and vilifying Muslim women, is inflammatory and divisive. Political figures should lead by example, conducting debates in a responsible manner, and language such as this can inhibit legitimate dialogue.”

Dominic Grieve
Dominic Grieve: I will leave party if Boris Johnson becomes leader

A former Conservative minister has said he would leave the party if Boris Johnson were elected leader, as recriminations mounted over the former foreign secretary’s description of Muslim women in burqas.

Why do you try and defend this ? You are so transparent.

And here’s what the ECHR has to say on the matter, TaliTam:


Belgium’s ban on burqas and other full-face Islamic veils has been upheld by the European Court of Human Rights.

Judges said the nationwide prohibition, which came into effect in 2011, did not violate the rights to private and family life and freedom of religion, or discrimination laws.


The court found Belgium had the right to impose restrictions aiming to ensure the principles of “living together” and the “protection of the rights and freedoms of others”.

Its ruling said the government had been responding “to a practice that it considered to be incompatible, in Belgian society, with social communication and more generally the establishment of human relations, which were indispensable for life in society…essential to ensure the functioning of a democratic society”.

Now, why don’t you care for the rights of others, Talitam? Hmmmm???
 
Not Islamic, banned for pilgrims to Mecca as well as being banned in several muslim majority countries. Wake up people!


Senior British Imam backs Boris Johnson in burqa row and says the covering should be banned because it is a 'hideous tribal ninja-like garment that oppresses women'

  • Imam Taj Hargey of the Oxford Islamic Congregation defended Boris Johnson
  • He said the UK has been tricked into thinking the burqa is Islamic but it is not
  • Tory party has launched a formal investigation into Mr Johnson's comments
By KATE FERGUSON, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 18:08, 9 August 2018 | UPDATED: 18:53, 9 August 2018
View comments


A senior British Imam today backed Boris Johnson in the burqa row and said the oppressive face coverings should be banned.

Imam Taj Hargey, from the Oxford Islamic Congregation said the Tory MP has nothing to apologise for and 'did not go far enough' in his remarks...

Mr Hargey warned that the burqa has become trendy among more militants Islamists who peddle views which can be a gateway for religious extremism.

And he urged the UK to follow in the footsteps of other European countries like France and Denmark and ban the burqa.

Writing in The Times, he said: 'Boris Johnson should not apologise for telling the truth.'

He said the ex minister had reminded the country that the face mask 'has no Koranic legitimacy' but is 'a nefarious component of a trendy gateway theology for religious extremism and militant Islam'.

He added: 'The burqa and niqab are hideous tribal ninja-like garments that are pre-Islamic, non-Koranic and therefore un-Muslim.

'Although this deliberate identity-concealing contraption is banned at the Kaaba in Mecca it is permitted in Britain, thus precipitating security risks, accelerating vitamin D deficiency, endorsing gender-inequality and inhibiting community cohesion.'

He said that some backward-looking elements in the Muslim community have managed to persuade may in British society that it is in the Islamic faith for women to cover their faces.

But he said this must be challenged in Britain and that the state should step in to stop it.

He said: 'Johnson did not go far enough. If Britain is to become a fully integrated society then it is incumbent that cultural practices, personal preferences and communal customs that aggravate social division should be firmly resisted.

'For this reason Britain must emulate France, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria and Denmark in banning the burqa.' ....

Senior British Imam backs Boris Johnson in burqa row | Daily Mail Online
Tory peer accuses Boris Johnson of making 'hate crime more likely'

One of the Conservative party’s most high-profile Muslims has accused Boris Johnson of making “hate crime more likely” with an indefensible, “dog-whistle” reference to fully veiled Muslim women.

Sayeeda Warsi, writing in the Guardian on Wednesday, said the former foreign secretary had used rightwing, “alt-right” language in criticising the appearance of the burqa, which contributes to a view that “Muslim women are fair game”.

“As a feminist, what really disgusts me in this whole episode is that Muslim women are simply political fodder, their lives a convenient battleground on which to stake out a leadership bid,” Lady Warsi wrote.

Well here are the thoughts of a Muslim WOMAN.

Have you really missed the plethora or articles from muslim women against the oppression and subjugation of the burqa, and the muslim women’s groups formed on the basis of their opposition to this dehumanising black sack along with their opposition to the sharia law they are subjected to?

Does Warsi, because of her peerage, trump the views of these muslim women? I thought you said those in the House of Lords should just stfu and also be disbanded?

And do you think what she says trumps what an Imam - who’s put his neck on the block for telling the truth about the burqa not even being a religious requirement and it being banned from use by pilgrims on haj?

You could of course check whether this is true or not, instead you offer us the views of a disgruntled Baroness?

And Wow. You sure you really want to use Warsi as your poster girl for this?

Warsi with her links to extremists and her vitriolic hatred for a fellow female muslim (who’s only crime was to get the job Warsi wanted) for successfully organising anti Isis marches?

And the real dog whistle is right there in your post - from the mouth of Warsi calling forth yet more invariably completely unsubstantiated tales of burqa yanking. You know the police have begun prosecuting the liars now for wasting police time? No? Another thing you don’t know or understand about this issue???

Surely you also remember that she referred to Boris’s jokes as a ‘crime’? Only in sharia shite holes would such a comment represent a CRIME at the moment, as explained by Cressida Dick, but maybe Warsi is unaware of that fact?

Well, since you seem to be so very very ignorant (as usual) about of all of this, I’m going to educate you later when I return.
In the meantime, perhaps you should do some of your own research for a change and tell us how enamoured you are of Warsi afterwards, ok??? Lol.

SMH@tammytaintedsabjectignorance

You just hate muslims so johnson is ok with you.

You have zero credibility in this debate.

Here is the equality commisions view.

Equality watchdog attacks Boris Johnson's 'inflammatory' remarks

“Boris Johnson’s use of language in this instance, which risks dehumanising and vilifying Muslim women, is inflammatory and divisive. Political figures should lead by example, conducting debates in a responsible manner, and language such as this can inhibit legitimate dialogue.”

Dominic Grieve
Dominic Grieve: I will leave party if Boris Johnson becomes leader

A former Conservative minister has said he would leave the party if Boris Johnson were elected leader, as recriminations mounted over the former foreign secretary’s description of Muslim women in burqas.

Why do you try and defend this ? You are so transparent.

Boris has said he supports the right of women to wear the bin bag and he made a couple of jokes about how ridiculous it looks. Why wouldn’t I defend his right to express his opinion?
We aren’t living in a sharia state yet, Tammy, although you clearly desire that as you want to prevent people from even criticising Islam’s garments of oppression.

What do you think of what Emily Thornbury had to say about a few years ago?

Labour frontbencher Emily Thornberry said she would not want a woman wearing a burqa to look after her young daughter



She goes on to say it’s ok for masked muslim women to work in ‘back offices’. Lol.

Tory MP accuses No10 of launching ‘witch hunt’ against Boris Johnson | Daily Mail Online

Stop being a twat and get over yourself, Tammy.

The DEHUMANISING aspect of all this lies clearly in the burqa itself.

Covering someone from head to foot in a black sack like garment so they become a shapeless black blob who can’t be recognised is entirely DEHUMANISING and that is why muslim men like it so much.

You know, Tammy, really wouldn’t be out of place among the Taliban,
Taliban Tammy - Yep - sounds about right.

View attachment 209613

^^^^^NOT DEHUMANISING TO TALIBAN TAMMY^^^^^^^

Joking about them totally DEHUMANISING to Taliban Tammy.

I think your agenda is clear, Tams.
What gives you the right to tell anybody what they can wear ?
Are you allowed to parade naked in the street (God forbid)?
Are people allowed to wear motorcycle helmets in banks?
Is the ‘Are you beach body ready’ ad allowed in the public transport system??
Who do you think passes these laws?
 
I suspect talitam would pee himself and run a mile if we had men dressed like this in the street:

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Yet the misogynist bully wants women in Western liberal societies to be treated as second class citizens to be covered head to toe in black sacks so that they cannot fully integrate in society.
 
Tammy, you seem to have forgotten to tell us whether Emily Thornbury is an Islamophobe, oh and which race BoJo is being racist against.

TIA:

Labour frontbencher Emily Thornberry said she would not want a woman wearing a burqa to look after her young daughter
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The Labour shadow minister made the comments while on Newsnight in 2013 (pictured)

Labour frontbencher Emily Thornberry said she would not feel comfortable with a woman in a burqa looking after her young daughter or elderly mother, it was today revealed.

The shadow foreign secretray told a BBC Newsnight audience back in 2013 that women in certain roles must show their faces.

However she said she does not agree with a ban and that burqa-clad women could work in back office roles.

She said: 'I wouldn't want my four year old looked after by somebody wearing a burqa.

'I wouldn't want my elderly mum looked after by somebody wearing a burqa. They need to be able to show their face.

'I wouldn't mind if they worked in records in the hospital.'


Tory MP accuses No10 of launching ‘witch hunt’ against Boris Johnson | Daily Mail Online


Don’t you think this is more offensive than saying the burqa looks like a letterbox, Talitam??
 
I suspect talitam would pee himself and run a mile if we had men dressed like this in the street:
I have to disagree with you, Tilly. A mile?!, Really now!

You've seen his physique. Twenty steps and he'd collapse in a puddle of trembling Welsh rare git.
 
What gives you the right to tell anybody what they can wear ?


It's so refreshing to find a true conservative who appreciates the old ways and who has the guts to stand up for property rights! You're so correct -- there is only one person who can tell the chattel what they can and cannot wear, and that's the chattel's rightful owner!
 
One rule for us...


Motorbike instructor accused Shell garage of 'racism' after he was told to remove his helmet... while 'woman in burka filled-up petrol next to him'
  • A motorbike instructor has slammed a Shell garage in Blackburn, for 'racism'
  • Liam Bradley, 48, claims he was told to remove his open face helmet
  • Yet he says a woman in a burka was allowed to fill up next to him
By JESSICA GREEN FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 13:36, 11 August 2018 | UPDATED: 10:35, 12 August 2018


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Motorbike instructor accused Shell garage of 'racism' after he was told to remove his helmet | Daily Mail Online


Hopefully they will lose plenty of business.
 
Here’s the strange thing about the Boris/burqa controversy: the very people who constantly kick up a fuss about repressive male behaviour are now up in arms at Boris for talking about repressive male behaviour. The same tweeters and liberals and feminists who have spent the past year of #MeToo cheering the new public conversation about how awful men are now want to shut down a public conversation about the possibility that some Muslim men might be awful too and might be inflicting a repressive culture on women. The same people who think a bloke ever so slightly spreading his legs on the Tube on the way to work is committing the crime of ‘manspreading’ and is proof of the continued existence of the patriarchy refuse to accept that a man putting pressure on his wife to cover herself head to toe in a black cloak might just be a tad patriarchal.

The double standards are staggering. A chattering class that sees patriarchal bullying in everything – from the man who sends a tweet suggesting that a female politician has made a factual error (mansplaining) to the fact that young boys think girls aren’t very good at football (ingrained male entitlement) – refuse to see it in the culture of the burqa. Or at least they refuse to allow an open, frank discussion of the possibility that there is a culture of repression in some Muslim communities. The demonisation of Boris, and the authoritarian efforts to extract a public apology from him for his blasphemy against the burqa, is not driven merely by a distaste for his description of niqab- and burqa-wearers as looking like ‘letterboxes’. It is an effort to chill all strong commentary on this garment and on the question of whether it is a good thing that in 21st-century Britain there are some women – not many, but some – who wear such archaic, anti-social clothing.


Who’s really racist - Boris or his critics?
 

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