Whether or not you believe the burqua is inherently oppressive or a symbol of oppression, that still doesn't justify the treatmen those girls got. I've had classes with them and sat down and talked with them and they're nice people who don't deserve most the shit slung at them. That's what I call islamophobia.
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"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
