No Body-Xrays For Moslem Women
Posted on 15 July 2010 by LynThomas in Society
The international airport of Dubai has decided not to introduce the new technology of full-body scanners as it goes against Dubai’s national customs and ethics.
“I do not feel that it is necessary for us to implement such a technology while we are operating different methods and have different avenues that have worked so far,” Ahmed bin Thani, the Dubai police’s director of airport security, said.
“The use of such a device violates personal privacy and it raises a very sensitive issue for passengers, in addition to the fact that it does not comply to our national ethics,” he said.
Bin Thani said the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) does not require airports to implement the body scanning technology.
“The acquisition of such devices is based on the decision of every member state of the ICAO and is not a mandatory measure instructed by them,” he said.
According to Omar al Amri, the Dubai police’s deputy director of airport security, Dubai International Airport, which has more than 3, 200 operational security cameras in its three terminals, may introduce face-recognition technology to enhance safety.
Although, Dubai is a cosmopolitan city, visitors still have to respect Islamic tradition and local culture. Permission has to be given before anyone can photograph a local woman. Mostcover themselves with black colored Abaya and some even cover their lips and eyes.
Moslem Ladies Headwear
While Abu Dubai won’t let women be photographed at the airport, France has finally passed the bill that bans the wearing of the full Islamic veil in public. Anyone breaking the law stands to be heavily fined, though it has been reported that some wealthy men are prepared to pay the fines.
According to the French justice minister, Michèle Alliot-Marie, who drafted the bill, “The full Islamic veil challenges the values that we share and the very principles according to which we live together.”
Foreigners, notably wealthy tourists from Gulf states, would also be affected by the ban.
While women wearing a full face veil in public could be hit with a 150 euro fine, the bill stipulates a much harsher penalty for men found guilty of forcing their wives or daughters to cover their face: a one-year jail sentence and a 15,000 euro fine.
France has banned all religious symbols to be worn in public schools and government buildings, not just Islamic symbols.
The Spanish government moved to ban all religious symbols from public spaces, such as schools, hospitals, barracks and jails, as well as in all official ceremonies. The aim was to provide ‘religiously neutral public spaces’.
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15 July 2010
[...] Claiming full-body xrays go against Dubai’s national customs and ethics, the international airport of Dubai has decided not to introduce the new technology of full-body scanners. As the battle over religious customs and symbols continues read what France and Spain have done… [...]
I understand that, soon, these full-body scanners would be operated by computers, not humans, and sophisticated computer programs will detect any threats. There is no personal privacy violation.