(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The face veil ban has now hit Italy. They are going to fine people between €150-300 for wearing a veil. Those who force their women to wear it face up to a €30,000 plus a 12-month prison sentence. Italian lawmaker Barbara Saltamartini, welcomed the move by saying the following:
"Final approval will put an end to the suffering of many women who are often forced to wear the burka or niqab, which annihilates their dignity and gets in the way of integration."
If Italy gives that much of a damn regarding the “suffering of many women” and their annihilation of dignity, can they please explain what they are doing regarding the 60,000 or so prostitutes of whom around 40,000 are immigrants? In 1998, a study showed that of those sex workers, 8,000 were Albanian girls of whom 30% were under 18. Nigerian prostitutes are also common in Italy and suffer a horrendous amount of cultural ordeal, with many thinking they will actually be working in bars and have their debts paid off; little do they know of their fate, until they arrive in Italy.
It seems the Italian government doesn’t give a damn about these women and yet for some reason, obsesses over the handful of women that cover their faces in Italy. The Italian government is clearly targeting Muslims, further highlighted by the fact that some show sympathy for the terrorist Anders Breivik.
Whilst fasting is a spiritual exercise, we must not neglect our duties to the world. Defending Islam and Muslims is one of the highest priorities right now. Those who are Islamophobic are becoming more open in their attacks against Muslims and are impinging on our freedoms. We can not rely on our politicians to defend us, the classic rhetoric of “freedom of speech” is commonly used, but we have to defend ourselves. Allah says in the Quran:
"Indeed Allah enjoins justice and goodness and giving to the near of kin..." Quran 16:90
Take action by writing to your local MP and MEPs describing this ban as absurd and as it impinging on our human rights; they need to ensure that the same doesn't happen here in britain. It is due to our inaction that those who hate us can humiliate us and hurt us, without feeling any shame or fear of what they say or do to Muslims. Stand up and make your voice heard to those who claim to represent you by clicking on the link here.
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