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Not buying the abaya: British airline enforces Saudi customs on employees
The Washington Times ^ | May 14, 2009 | Editorial

Posted on 05/13/2009 9:23:09 PM PDT by Abakumov

Should stewardesses flying to Saudi Arabia be required to wear head-to-toe coverings and walk behind men? One airline thinks so.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airliner; airplane; britain; islam; jetliner; saudiarabia; travel; westernciv

1 posted on 05/13/2009 9:23:11 PM PDT by Abakumov
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To: Abakumov

Comments, any feminist european ladies?


2 posted on 05/13/2009 9:27:05 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

He who has the oil makes the rules.


3 posted on 05/13/2009 9:32:12 PM PDT by Aria ( "The US republic will endure until Congress discovers it can bribe the public with the people's $.")
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To: Abakumov
"Miss Ashton hastened to add that this was not a clash of civilizations"

To hell it's not...as plainly indicated by the quotes immediately preceeding and following:"I am a proud Englishwoman and I don't want to be demeaned in this way,"..."I'm a Christian, and I'm proud to be British."..."We're living in the 21st century here. Any woman told to walk behind a man will be outraged, don't you think?"

That my dear is the whole idea...you're an Englishwoman, a Christian, and your living in the 21st Century, your customers and great swaths of your country have been settled by an alien culture that is not Anglo-Saxon, not Christian, and not living in the 21st Century. Those of us not still deluded by political correctness call this a 'clash of civilizations.'

4 posted on 05/13/2009 9:39:40 PM PDT by americanophile
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To: americanophile; Kolokotronis; annalex; MahatmaGandu; skeeter; NYer; Islaminaction; La Lydia

5 posted on 05/13/2009 9:42:16 PM PDT by americanophile
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To: Aria

It is more than just that. Europe, thanks to decades of lax immigration policies, and liberal social policies, have been overrun by enough muslims that they are there in high enough percentages to start transforming those countries to Islam. The only one having kids at higher than replacement rates are Islam families.

Europe is gone, as we know it. It’s now just a matter of time.


6 posted on 05/13/2009 9:46:29 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Yes, the “old country” is disappearing. It’s shocking!

Those who believe in nothing have left a vacuum that is being filled by Muslims. Sickening.


7 posted on 05/13/2009 9:49:53 PM PDT by Aria ( "The US republic will endure until Congress discovers it can bribe the public with the people's $.")
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To: All

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-3X5hIFXYU

Watch this YouTube video on Muslim Demographics....


8 posted on 05/13/2009 10:06:01 PM PDT by goodnesswins (WE have a REPUBLIC.....IF we can KEEP IT!!!)
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To: Abakumov

I know American nurses who were instructed not to look Saudi male patients in the eyes.

That strikes me of the tales of a bigot who is not to be told that his blood transfusion came from a minority.


9 posted on 05/13/2009 10:56:21 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (If you like the Dept. of Motor Vehicles, the IRS, and the Post Office, you'll love govt Health Care)
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To: Abakumov

Miss Ashton, you’re living in Britain’s 21st century.


10 posted on 05/13/2009 11:02:54 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Mr. Bernanke, have you started working on your book about the second GREATER depression?")
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To: Abakumov

Who flies TO Saudi Arabia? Good luck getting an SA visa if you aren’t working there or a muslim going on hajj. British Airways is simply catering to the customer base that they need to operate those flights.


11 posted on 05/14/2009 3:30:29 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: Secret Agent Man
Comments, any feminist european ladies?

Cue tumbleweeds. The feminazis here and abroad are always strangely silent on this.

12 posted on 05/14/2009 11:55:34 AM PDT by fortunecookie (Please pray for Anna, age 7, who waits for a new kidney.)
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To: fortunecookie

They just better get used to burkas. That’s all I can say.


13 posted on 05/14/2009 5:28:15 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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