Veiled Hostility

In a predicatbly mild editorial, Jack Straw called the Muslim veil a "visible statement of separation and of difference," that it made "better, positive relations" between communities difficult and suggested that Muslim women "reconsider" wearing it.

The result of this remarkably tepid observation? Muslim "leaders" instantly howled, whined and carryed on as if they owned the place. A telling quote comes from Sheik Ibrahim Nogra, of the Muslim Council of Britain,

That is calling for assimilation. That is saying that one culture or one way of life is superior to another.

Translation: How dare you ask us to assimilate. That is saying that Western culture is not inferior to Islam.