A GEM - AT 10:40 P.M. ET:  Ordinarily, this would be published at Snippets, but it's too good a news story to pass up.  Britain's Telegraph reports that "a Muslim-owned jewellery shop has decided to ban customers wearing veils after being targeted by robbers disguised as Islamic women." 

Everyone entering ATAA Jewellers in Glasgow must reveal their faces under planned new rules to protect staff from further attacks.

The store owners decided to act after two Asian men wearing traditional Muslim women's clothes – including niqab veils – made away with thousands of pounds worth of jewellery earlier this month.

The pair, who were also carrying handbags, pretended to be interested in buying some items but attacked staff with pepper spray when cabinets were unlocked.

Now the Sadiq family who run the shop are planning to put up a sign informing customers that they cannot wear any headgear that covers the face.

Any Muslim women who are more comfortable in a niqab will be encouraged to telephone in advance to ensure that a female member of staff is present during their visit, to confirm their identities.

COMMENT:  I'll be on the lookout for any reaction from professional multiculturalists, who will probably be appalled at this concession to reality.  I wonder if the store will be fined. 

I only have two questions:  If the two robbers were so veiled that the store owners couldn't tell that they were males, how do they know they were Asian men?  Also, when the robbers asked to see things, didn't their voices give them away?  I await answers.

April 28, 2009