Dutch move forward to ban the Burqa

A small victory on the culture front in "The War for the West" from wooden shoe land.

The Dutch cabinet has backed a proposal by the country's immigration minister to ban Muslim women from wearing the burqa in public places.
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The cabinet said burqas disturb public order, citizens and safety.

The decision comes days ahead of elections which the ruling centre-right coalition is expected to win.

Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk, who is known for her tough policies, said it was important that all people in the Netherlands were able to see and identify each other clearly to promote integration and tolerance.

Last year a majority of MPs in the Dutch parliament said they were in favour of a ban.

An estimated 6% of 16 million people living in the Netherlands are Muslims.

Hey, what was that? "..the ruling centre-right coalitions is expected to win.." I thought this election was going to be a shoe in for the Socialists.

Outlaw Mike - report to the QuarterDeck with a SITREP!

Hat tip Michael Rubin at The Corner.