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In reply to the discussion: Man punches nurse for removing wife's burqa during c-section [View all]riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)Unfortunately it's indisputable that this guy IS Muslim and objected to the "unveiling" of his wife because he didn't want her 'exposed" to strangers.
The story supports a racist and bigoted stereotype because the French husband in the article behaved in a hideous way based on his interpretation of Islam. Is it an anomaly? Sure. But that's what NEWS is. Man bites dog. It's the rare and unusual. Others on this thread have testified to the rising fundamentalism of (theoretically) assimilated French Muslims who are reverting to despicably misogynistic cultural attitudes despite decades in country. Sorry but that's also news.
Of course with threads like this, there's the usual brouhaha over burqa.... but regardless of that, there's no disputing the facts that the guy was a French Muslim citizen who went batshit over medical staff unveiling his wife for a c-section in a French hospital with competent staff attending (who he verbally and physically assaulted).