https://freerepublic.com/tag/michaelnazirali/ en-us Sat, 18 Aug 2018 02:34:24 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3680135/posts Michael Nazir-Ali, the Pakistan-born former Bishop of Rochester, has weighed into the controversy around the burqa to call for a near-total ban on full face veils, supported by former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey. The senior clergyman told the Mail on Sunday that, while a small minority of women might be choosing to cover their faces voluntarily, that there was no doubt “the burqa or niqab is being weaponised by Islamists to impose what they consider to be ‘Islamic’ character on communities, neighbourhoods and even nations.” He added: “In Britain, this has serious implications for the freedom of women, but... Breitbart https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3680135/posts#comment Sat, 18 Aug 2018 02:34:24 GMT