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Controversial hearings on banning the ‘head-to-toe veil’ begin
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What a waste of time and money!
The estimate given for the no of women wearing the Burkha in France is around 300. Wouldn't it be a better use of time and money to look at the problems experienced by Black and ethnic minority people and racism. Lets not forget the riots last year, the huge disproportion of unemployed, bad housing etc. Instead the focus is on the burkha? Bizarre and an obvious distraction from France's huge problems both in trying to maintain its place in the globe as well as its financial and social problems.
The importance of the issue...
At heart, this is a battle between civilization and theocracy (religious values if you like).'The preserving the cultural identity of Muslims' argument can be thrown out of the window then! On the point that Anthropologist Dounia Bouzar made that: "the Koran does not dictate that women fully cover themselves" (Koran should be spelled Qu'ran) is another apologetic attempt at defending Islam. I think it is insulting to anyone whom has read several versions of this book and knows otherwise. To say that the Qu'ran does not dictate this behaviour is nothing short of 'veiled' deceit. Any sort of 'Religious expression' should not be allowed to interfere in public life. State and church are separate and will remain separate! If you fancy a particular fashion based on your 'Religious' values please don't wear it in public. I have traditional roots but I refrain from wearing traditional clothing. Period!