Why am I hostile to the niqab? It has nothing to do wth Islam, but then, there’s nothing in Islam to justify these monstrosities. It’s because they are contrary to normal human interaction.
I was in the supermarket today and while pushing my trolley almost collided with a lady wearing a traditional sari. Her hair was covered with a scarf but her face was not, which allowed us to share a smile and go our different ways.
A little further and I clashed wheels with another lady wearing a niqab. Normal human interaction was impossible. Sharing the moment was impossible.
I can offer no other justification.
Head Bags
"I’ve a problem," said Prophet Mohammed
"Which is causing me quite a to do,
We’re surrounded by ugly women,
Though there’s plenty of pretty ones too."
"The men think it spoils reputations,
To be seen with a woman quite plain,
So they asked me to find a solution,
To remove such a character stain."
"I suggested, "Don’t take them out with you,
Just leave them at home with the kids,
But the mullah said, "no you can’t do that,
It is something that heaven forbids"
"I replied that these girls are quite homely,
And their cooking is really a treat,
If you want to impress then just invite,
Your friends round for something to eat."
"They weren’t happy with this suggestion,
Comparisons still would be rife,
When one man has married a cracker,
And another an ugly wife."
"At last I came up with the answer,
Quite brilliant, it has to be said,
If you’ve married an ugly woman,
Make her wear a bag on her head."
"The head bags became quite a fashion,
Made of silk and with eye holes and lace,
But the women who now had to wear them,
Felt their humbling was quite a disgrace."
"The society of ugly women,
(It was actually a quite different name),
Then met to discuss the injustice,
Of telling the world of their shame."
“They would never get rid of the head bags,
That policy wouldn’t go through,
So they demanded as well as the ugly,
Pretty women should wear head bags too.”
“It was soon all agreed,done and dusted,
The new rule was then put in place,
That all women, both pretty or ugly,
From now on must cover their face.”
“If you walk down the street in old Baghdad,
Or Bradford, Marseille or Tehran,
You will see many women in burqas,
Being as happy as anyone can.”
“A remarkable twist to this story,
Came about quite out of the blue,
When women were not just to look at,
Men started to talk to them too.”
“They soon found that looks told you nothing,
About cleverness, talent or tact,
And when the distraction was missing,
You just had to deal with the fact.”
“So next time you meet with a woman,
You would rather not have in your bed,
Instead of rejecting just imagine,
That she’s wearing a bag on her head.”
Moral
“It’s important to learn from my story,
That whether they’re pretty or plain,
All women are worth just as much as the men,
So take those head bags off again.”
"Which is causing me quite a to do,
We’re surrounded by ugly women,
Though there’s plenty of pretty ones too."
"The men think it spoils reputations,
To be seen with a woman quite plain,
So they asked me to find a solution,
To remove such a character stain."
"I suggested, "Don’t take them out with you,
Just leave them at home with the kids,
But the mullah said, "no you can’t do that,
It is something that heaven forbids"
"I replied that these girls are quite homely,
And their cooking is really a treat,
If you want to impress then just invite,
Your friends round for something to eat."
"They weren’t happy with this suggestion,
Comparisons still would be rife,
When one man has married a cracker,
And another an ugly wife."
"At last I came up with the answer,
Quite brilliant, it has to be said,
If you’ve married an ugly woman,
Make her wear a bag on her head."
"The head bags became quite a fashion,
Made of silk and with eye holes and lace,
But the women who now had to wear them,
Felt their humbling was quite a disgrace."
"The society of ugly women,
(It was actually a quite different name),
Then met to discuss the injustice,
Of telling the world of their shame."
“They would never get rid of the head bags,
That policy wouldn’t go through,
So they demanded as well as the ugly,
Pretty women should wear head bags too.”
“It was soon all agreed,done and dusted,
The new rule was then put in place,
That all women, both pretty or ugly,
From now on must cover their face.”
“If you walk down the street in old Baghdad,
Or Bradford, Marseille or Tehran,
You will see many women in burqas,
Being as happy as anyone can.”
“A remarkable twist to this story,
Came about quite out of the blue,
When women were not just to look at,
Men started to talk to them too.”
“They soon found that looks told you nothing,
About cleverness, talent or tact,
And when the distraction was missing,
You just had to deal with the fact.”
“So next time you meet with a woman,
You would rather not have in your bed,
Instead of rejecting just imagine,
That she’s wearing a bag on her head.”
Moral
“It’s important to learn from my story,
That whether they’re pretty or plain,
All women are worth just as much as the men,
So take those head bags off again.”
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