Pyrrhic, at best [It
Pyrrhic, at best
[It was] a victory for all Muslims who wish to preserve their identity and values despite prejudice and bigotry.
-- Shabina Begum, a 16 year-old Muslim girl whom Britain's Court of Appeal ruled must be allowed to wear a jilbab, or long robe, to school. Begum told reporters that the school's earlier refusal to let her wear the traditional Muslim attire "was a consequence of an atmosphere that has been created in Western societies since 9/11--an atmosphere in which Islam has been made a target for vilification in the name of the 'war on terror.'"
Someone should remind Ms. Begum that an "atmosphere" did not fly two passenger jets into the World Trade Center that day.
Update: A former British Archbishop is not pleased by the ruling.