Between the Lines » Nacima Khan http://blog.islamicforumeurope.com Some thoughts on the news, religion and life in general Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:02:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Beauty and the Burqa http://blog.islamicforumeurope.com/2009/07/09/beauty-and-the-burqa/ http://blog.islamicforumeurope.com/2009/07/09/beauty-and-the-burqa/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:24:25 +0000 Nacima http://blog.islamicforumeurope.com/?p=246 “It (Burqa) will not be welcome on French soil. We cannot accept, in our country, women imprisoned behind a mesh, cut off from society, deprived of all identity. That is not the French Republic’s idea of women’s dignity.”  (President Sarkozy)

Walking into the office one morning, I was called over by one of my colleagues and asked what I thought of the situation in France. I gave my views and what followed was a stream of interesting discussions. Having to work in a small and somewhat pressurised office environment, when it comes to stating the obvious – my colleagues . . . → Read More: Beauty and the Burqa]]> http://blog.islamicforumeurope.com/2009/07/09/beauty-and-the-burqa/feed/ 23 Despising Islam http://blog.islamicforumeurope.com/2008/06/24/despising-islam/ http://blog.islamicforumeurope.com/2008/06/24/despising-islam/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:12:10 +0000 Nacima http://newsblog.islamicforumeurope.com/2008/06/24/despising-islam/ Ian McEwan has joined the ‘hate-Islam’ bandwagon according to the Independent. His comments are devoid of any diplomacy or tact as he claims to despise ‘Islamism, because it wants to create a society I detest.’

When reading the article I began looking for possible links of the words terrorism or extremism to be related immediately with the word ‘Islamism’ but surprisingly there were none, it was simple- McEwan just hates Islam.

He justifies his views on the basis that Islam gives a ‘lack of freedom for women’, to which I can only impatiently sigh in response. Remarks like these no longer have any feasibility as . . . → Read More: Despising Islam]]> http://blog.islamicforumeurope.com/2008/06/24/despising-islam/feed/ 3