LONDON, England (AP) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday that Islamic head scarves are a sign of separation and Britain's Muslims should be encouraged to integrate with mainstream society in order to improve the quality of their lives.
Blair said Tuesday that the veil "is a mark of separation, and that's why it makes other people from outside the community feel uncomfortable."
"People want to know that the Muslim community in particular but actually all minority communities have got the balance right between integration and multiculturalism," he said.
Blair said evidence shows that "when people do integrate more, they achieve more as well. There is a reason why minority communities that have integrated well then end up doing better, achieving more, attaining more."
Here is the link to the story: http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/10/17/britain.blair.ap/index.html
ARE YOU KIDDING????????????????????? I AM FUMING. I might have to rethink my opinions about Blair now............... the community will just have to DEAL with the headscarves! It's today's society! DEAL WITH IT! ACCEPT IT! What are we teaching our children-that no one can be different??? AHHHH!!!
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You like Blair because he is generally a pragmatist. In this case he continues to be pragmatic. When my parents family came to the US they stopped speaking their native languages and spoke English to fit into the larger society and assimilate. That was a pragmatic solution to an obvious problem. I think that the immigrants will continue to be a target of suspicion, discrimination if not out right hatred. Not because it's right but because people are ignorant. These people may need to make hard choices about what they want to preserve from their heritage or be prepared to fight for it. Look how long African-Americans and Asians have taken to be assimilated into large society. It's not just because they look different... there are cultural issues as well. Philosophically. I am with you Panner but where the rubber hits the road takes a lot more than one speech to make things work correctly.
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