RE: France Bans Burqas
April 12, 2011 at 1:57 am
(This post was last modified: April 12, 2011 at 2:03 am by KichigaiNeko.)
(April 12, 2011 at 1:28 am)Rayaan Wrote: Of course, everyone knows that the veil is not a threat to public safety nor is it hurting anyone. It is being banned just because it's a symbol of Muslim space and the refusal to assimilate. France is afraid of the growth of Muslim population in the country and they don't like this and that's the only reason that I can see for banning it. The Muslim women in France choose to wear it, and they're happy about it, and no one is forcing them to wear it, unlike the women in Afghanistan where they may get shot with an AK-47 by the Taliban if they don't wear it. *shudders*
Sorry rayaan but 'In the West' the only people who cover their faces in public are criminals and the diseased.
You want to be Muslim and continue your "Cultural traditions" go to a muslim country and stay away from the "Western Countries" I am certain that should the situation be reversed I would not be allowed to walk around 'in public' in muslim countries as I do here in my home country.
I think France is being very brave or very clever...the garment is 'Banned' in public so should anyone be taunted or persecuted for wearing such a garment over their face where do they stand in a court of law should they wish to whinge or make a legal complaint??
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