China too has banned the face veil, and you can get arrested for merely quoting the verses from the Quran on the internet. Why this selective outrage
Muslim woman in China's troubled northwestern region of Xinjiang has been arrested for posting passages from the Quran and other religious material on social media.
The 26-year-old woman from the Muslim-majority Uighur ethnic group was detained in the city of Korla this week on charges of spreading "extremist religious thought", Radio Free Asia reported.
"There is extremist religious content that you're not allowed to repost, and she reposted it; she reposted that kind of thing many times," an employee at a government-backed extremism watchdog told the media outlet.
They added that posting quotations from the Quran or about God was "against the law".
The far-western region is the homeland of the Uighurs - a Turkic-speaking group, many of whom complain of cultural and religious repression and discrimination - and is often hit by deadly unrest.
Last month, Chinese authorities released a list of dozens of banned baby names as part of a crackdown on "extremism".
The banned names include Islam, Quran, Jihad, Hajj, Mecca and Medina – although a full list has not yet been published.
Earlier this year, authorities in Xinjiang announced a ban on beards and burqas, saying growing "abnormal" facial hair or wearing robes that cover the whole body and face were now prohibited.
https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/b...e-ban-china-arrests-muslim-for-tweeting-quran
Muslim woman take part in a demonstration by the Islamic political party Hizb ut-Tahrir against France's banning of full face veils from public spaces, outside the French Embassy in London September 25, 2010. (Reuters Photo)
The Austrian government passed legislation on Tuesday, outlawing the use of garments that fully cover the face of women, such as the burqa, as well as the distribution of the Holy Qur'an in public.
The provision is part of a larger integration law, work on which was not blocked despite recent instability in the ruling coalition that means parliamentary elections have been pulled ahead a year, to October.
Starting in October, people wearing garments in public that cover a woman's face will be subject to fines of 150 euros (166 dollars).
It is not clear how many people would be affected by the measure. It has received criticism from both political extremes, in some cases for not being tough enough.
Other parts of the legislative package prohibit distributing the Qur'an and require all migrants in Austria to participate in an integration year during which they would learn German and ethics. That measure is targeted at refugees and asylum seekers viewed as having a good chance at remaining in Austria.
Asylum seekers would also be expected to perform unpaid public work. Anyone refusing to do so would lose out on benefits. The proposal is allegedly designed to make migrants better suited for the Austrian labor market.
In Austria, Islam is the second most widely professed religion, practiced by 7 percent of the population or around 600,000 people, according to the Islamic Religious Community.
The country has been spared the kind of extremist attacks suffered by Germany, France and Belgium. But fears and tensions have been growing over the past months, fuelled by anti-migrant campaigns of the popular right-wing Freedom Party (FPO).
France, which has the largest Muslim minority in Europe, estimated at 5 million, in 2010 introduced a ban on full-face niqab and burqa veils in public.
https://www.dailysabah.com/islamoph...nning-use-of-face-veils-distribution-of-quran
The ocean,s always quiet before the storm hits leaves only marks behind.as for your technology, look at USA.they have failed to conquer taliban in afghanistan(Pity) with all their battle tech.how do YOU expect it to cover your rares?
They who hold power ultimately want to ban the book. They will start with banning in public.Banning a book ? what purpose it will serve anyway ? Freedom my foot .. but still i like Austria
While as they say, your country, your rules. But, there is a certain standard Europeans are held on to. You certainly can't overstep your boundaries.
hypocrite western countries.they take life quite easily during war but not for serious cromes? whatever man.Except, we weren't discussing the death penalty, were we? You made claims about human rights versus prosperity ad security. Plus, your article only deals with respondents in France and the UK, which is hardly all of Europe. Any evidence you provide should be comparative in nature, and comprehensive, as one part of Europe isn't necessarily the same as another (and you claim it is).
UK abolished capital punishment in 1964, France only in 1981 (although practised only to 1977). In Germany, is has been forbidden since the new constitution of 1949 (for obvious reasons ;-). Indeed, most of Europe - indeed of the world - has abandoned capital punishment. 'We' did this of course because the majority of people in all our countries were in favor of capital punishment.
Capital punishment by country
Legend
RED: Retentionist countries: 58
ORANGE: Abolitionist-in-practice countries (have not executed anyone during the last 10 years and are believed to have a policy or established practice of not carrying out executions): 29
LIGHT GREEN: Abolitionist countries, except for crimes committed under exceptional circumstances (such as crimes committed in wartime): 7
DARK GREEN Abolitionist countries: 104
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_by_country
not sure hes a racist...but hes not politically correct or sensitive about some humanity's plight. but ye should admit italian coast guards letting over 3k refugees at sea die there is messed up. at least hes not fake or hiding his views like many other westerners do...dont blame them sometimes buuut..
