Regards, Ivan
Ping!
"She added: "The veil is my choice and my religious duty."
Sounds like it's also part of you duty to walk home.
How ridiculous! What did her bus pass photo look like? Did she have her full veil on in it?
Good for the driver! How could he tell she hadn't stolen the pass from someone else, if he couldn't check her face? How could he tell it wasn't a man, hiding a weapon or bomb under the robes, if she wouldn't reveal her face?
For the safety of the passengers, and to prevent theft, the face must be revealed. Otherwise, she walks.
Bus driver: "But couldn't I just take a teeny, weeny peek? Just for a mo'?"
Lady in the veil: "Most certainly not, sir, it is my religious duty to not show my face!"
Bus driver: "Get your arse off the bus!"
Later, much later, his boss says: "You should have said 'please'! You must be more polite!"
Your DUTY, dear heart, is/was/always will be to assimilate yourself into the culture of the beleaguered host nation you parasitically infest.
Your CHOICE, however, was (instead) to swear blind allegiance, for whatever reason, to a reactionary and bloodcurdlingly violent hate group attempting to pass itself off as being a "religion of peace."
Your DUTY, therefore -- as a woman; as a human being; and as a (putatively) sentient creature -- is to deal with the logical CONSEQUENCES of said CHOICE.
Don't wanna? Go find yourself a nice, accommodating caliphate someplace, then.
That would appear to be a contradictory statement.
I don't give a monkey's if people laughed. Sooner or later they'll do much more than that.
That's rich - "The veil is my choice and my religious duty." So why doesn't she just go back to her Muslim country where her "religious duty" is de rigueur rather than inflict the silly custom (religion has nothing to do with it) on others.
Why does that make me think of the Gasparilla Festival? Maybe the driver should have a supply of beads. ARRRgggh!
That's rich, 'helping' draw up guidelines...IOW, another Muslim trying to push their ideas on non-Muslims.
I am so freaking sick and tired of these animals trying to push their death-cult religion on the rest of us.
I live in a muslim country and was told that the veil is NOT a religious requirement.
Many women have tatoos on their face denoting their tribes/family; the veil is a cover not to show their ancestry, just in case a woman is from a poorer tribe/family than others.
A First Manchester spokesman said: "We have investigated this incident thoroughly but found no complaint on our system."
Stand firm, don't back down.
Get a camel.
Why isn't she at home, getting beaten up? And not driving?
Public shaming, like a public hanging, is a great teacher.
"...other passengers laughed when the driver refused to let her board."
I particularly liked this part. 'snicker'
Thanks for reporting on the war. She will probably be back.
Muslim religious experts have confirmed there is no such duty required by the Koran. This is fundamentalism and must be completely banned throughout the West. Frankly, it is for their own good. Someone has to yank these people out of the dark ages.