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Photo: Hijab Wearing Bank Robber In N.C.

Suppose we lived in a world where there was a religion that required the faithful to carry an AK-47 in public similar to the Sikh wearing of daggers (known as kirpans); would we bend over backwards to accommodate that religion even at the peril of our lives? It happens with Islam. The weapon: a mask to thwart identification and evade capture. In Islam the masks are called niqab and burqa.

Yesterday, the Gateway Pundit told us that Burka-Clad Bank Robbers Killed a Policeman in Philadelphia. We so cower before Muslim intimidation that we allow women, or it could be men, to cover themselves from head to toe in disguise.

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Debbie at Right Truth brings us news of Camel Beauty Pageants in Saudi Arabia. Although certain members of our society would walk a mile for a camel, rich Saudis arrange parties in the desert in winter to spend time with their favorite camels. For them, there is nothing like looking into "big eyes, long lashes" of a marvelous panting beast.

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Imagine for a moment you are a mere child and your mother tells you it's OK to run with scissors. When asked why, she replies that she wants you to have more freedom, less restrictions on your behaviour.

"But Mom," you ask, "isn't that more dangerous for me?"

And so it is. Last February, Turkey's parliament approved constitutional amendments removing the restrictions on female students wearing the Muslim headscarf. While this was presented as a step forward, as an issue of human rights, of the freedom to self-expression and to study without restrictions, it is in fact a step backward.

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