"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in message
news:1iebrdy.16wfu352x957N%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
> William Black wrote:
>
>> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in message
>> news:1iebmhm.1531mu91979xp3N%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
>> > William Black wrote:
>> >
>> >> "Alfred Molon" wrote in message
>> >> news:MPG.22520d28d0e0a25a98ba81@news.supernews.com...
>> >> > In article ,
>> >> > erilar
>> >> > says...
>> >> >
>> >> >> How can you tell when they're hidden under those ugly black things?
>> >> >
>> >> > In the Islamic countries where I've been very few women completely
>> >> > cover
>> >> > their face. Most only wear a headscarf covering the neck and the
>> >> > hair.
>> >>
>> >> This sounds right to me.
>> >>
>> >> There are more Muslims in Bombay than in the whole of the UK, but
>> >> you'll
>> >> see more women in burkas on the streets of Birmingham or London than
>> >> you
>> >> ever will in Bombay...
>> >
>> > I've never seen anyone in the UK wearing a burka, though I've seen it
>> > on
>> > telly. Niqabs are more common I'd say, but still far from the majority
>> > of visible muslim female dress here.
>>
>> Perhaps you're moving in the wrong places.
>>
>> I've certainly seen both burkas and full face niqabs in Cape Hill in
>> Birmingham and Stratford in East London (many more in London), and seen
>> more than I ever do in Bombay where both are pretty rare.
>
> I didn't see a niqab (or burka) once while in Delhi for 6 weeks.
>
Which is the point I've been making...
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William Black
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.
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