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France: The burqa debate is back

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Why is it whatever Religious

by Anonyme - 14/09/2010 - 22:48

Why is it whatever Religious symbol you burn are on Muslims? Hijab for the School Girls and now Niqab? And yet you say is nothing to do with Islam? Does is it mean during winter no one will be allowed to cover the face? What about the motorcycles riders wearing helmet? Come on you people, be sincere.

Burqa in Egypt

by Anonyme - 10/05/2010 - 11:26

The Egyptians seem to think the burqa wearers are a part of a more extremist form of Islam. The wearing of the burqa is also causing trouble there as well. When Barack Obama visited many of the foreign burqa wearers and male students at Arabic and Islamic schools there were arrested. Which shows how uncomfortable even in the Muslim world they are with the aspect of Islam that goes with the burqa. The Egyptians think it is radical.

One of their problems is that a lot of the burqa wearers and radical students are coming to Egypt from Europe. And this is something they are very worried about.

Syria too has also arrested burqa wearing students from Europe. Pointing to a growing fear there of Islamic radicalization there as well.

This is not only a western problem.

Burka, veil and Co.

by Anonyme - 01/05/2010 - 14:58

An answer to this problem is not so difficult for France after all. The French have given themselves a political and social basis for the society they want to live in:"Liberté, égalité, fraternité", remember? That is for all people living in France, a concept I as a native German do admire! Burka, veil or niqab, i.e. the concept behind such social exclusion is total control of man over woman, it maintains totalitarian ideology and is not compatible with French society. This has nothing to do with nationality or citizenship. It is the attitude towards "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" that answers the question of being for or against the order of concealment that is always posted on women, never on men! How about a law to put an impressive fine on men imposing such sexist and degrading misbehavior?
Best regards,
Rosie Schott
Germany

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