Tag: women

• Letterboxes and Bank Robbers

  I’ll tell you why I hate the hijab, or niqab, or burka. I hate it because it reminds me of the Ku Klux Klan, of the balaclavas worn by the IRA, of any movement or organisation that decides to conceal itself from outsiders – in short, anyone with something to hide. Alright, I know the […]

  frederick anderson

  August 11, 2018

  Uncategorized

  Alienation, ban, burqa, freedom, Fundamentalism, Hijab, integrating, international, Islam, Letterbox, subjugation, women

• Two Books

  History is best when briefest, so forgive me for omission of a multitude of finer points in pursuit of essence?   Yes, I know the Devil is in the detail, and the Devil has a fairly prominent role in what follows.  Nonetheless…. A Book: The Bible is the result of a collection of manuscripts, Hebrew and […]

  frederick anderson

  January 27, 2016

  Opinion, Uncategorized

  Bible, burqa, Christianity, civilisation, control, equality, history, Immigration, Islam, Laws, male dominance, Migration, Mohammed, Quran, Teachings, tolerance, women

• Fluttering Proudly

  I particularly like a picture in the British ‘Daily Mail’ this morning which shows a proud gentleman fan of his North Korean women’s football team staring in incomprehension at a giant screen above the venue for their first Olympic football match.  The very mirror of disbelief, he watches as each of his team’s heroines appear in […]

  frederick anderson

  July 26, 2012

  Uncategorized

  flags, football, North Korea, Olympics, women