PM backs teacher veil suspension | The Revival

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Putting aside my opinion on the matter surely a continuation of comments from members of the government is not helping things?

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PM backs teacher veil suspension

You — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 - 19:33

He backs the local authority in taking actions. That is slightyl different from backing the actual suspension.

(and I do not like to defend the guy, so please do not make me.)

PM backs teacher veil suspension

Beast — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 - 19:49

He did say veils are a "symbol of seperation".

I wonder how long it took them to come with that.

Symbol of seperation. Has a ring to it doesn't it?

PM backs teacher veil suspension

You — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 - 20:12

But they are!

Just like beards.

A part of the reasoning is to differentiate.

PM backs teacher veil suspension

Beast — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 - 20:29

They mean "symbol of seperation" as a bad thing.

If they thought it was a "good" thing they would have said it was a "denotation of distinction", "personification of plurality" or even "mark of multiplicity".