Is Britain going to ban the burka?
ok so i know that france recently banned the burka ( the thing that muslim women wear to cover their faces.) is britain going to do the same. Do you think it should be banned here? ok and before you start, no, i'm not muslim, and i'm not racist.i just want your views. i think some people might argue that britain is a free country so they should be able to wear a burka if they want to, but then because it is a free country, that also means that maybe they shouldn't be allowed to wear it, because it seems a very medieval tradition, and in some ways very sexist. i think sometimes also the people in burkas can look quite intimidating, and a lot of people have said that they will probably use that for terrorist attacks in the future, to hide bombs underneath. i have a muslim friend, but she just dresses like the rest of us, and she said that she thinks the burka is demeaning to women, and she told me that a lot of women wear them cos their husbands want them to, which is totally wrong, and the others think they are serving god. but we both agreed that no matter what you believe, you don't serve god in the things that you wear but in the things that you do. personally i actually find it quite offensive how some people wear burkas, because its quite sexist, and it makes me mad, like how British airways, banned christian staff from wearing crosses because it might be offensive to muslims, yet muslim staff were still allowed burkas . And there was that nurse that was banned from wearing a cross. i think that sometimes we just go too far in trying to prove that we aren't racist, that we actually just throw it back in our own faces and we seem to be racist to ourselves. what are your views on the burka in public in britain?
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It's time that people quit catering to the backwards religious. They probably won't but they should.
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Burka will be allowed, politicians are too insecure to ban it.
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It shouldn't be banned. They aren't trying to force it on people, they want to wear it themselves. Saying they look intimidating is your perspective only.
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Stuff the Burka man. Ban 80's fashion. That sh!t should NEVER have made a comeback.
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If a woman commits a crime while wearing a burka there's no clue to her identity. I think it's a public danger...
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Here there is religious freedom and these women do this in homage to their religious beliefs. now, it is taking a way the right to wear burkas, and the choice to do so when someone can only come up with an excuse like, " it does not fit our culture, it is prehistoric, etc.," If it was rallied around because it would be against the law as far as terrorist activity is concerned, that would be different. But that is not necessarily the case. Believe it or not, some women really do make the choice to have that religion and to be governed by it, I say don't be a fascist to those who want to take it from them totally because of their hatred of muslims and their profiling it.
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Try reading this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_cross_controversy She was wearing the necklace on the outside of her uniform, contravening BA's uniform policy for jewellery.
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I don't like the idea behind the Burqa. It's just hanging on to the past as far as I'm concerned.. BUT If we start letting the government dictate fashion choices, where's it going to end?
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Based on certain interpretations of the Holy Qu'ran, many a Muslim agree that the burqa, or its variants, are necessary attire for women to protect their purity and beauty from mens' sexual desires. My interpretation of the Qu'ran is that women should dress modestly, in clothes that aren't skin-tight, don't wear tons of sparkly jewelry or makeup, and don't act to bring immodest attention on yourself. According to the book, the reason for this modest clothing is to show that you are a believer in God, and for men not to sexually assault you. Because men upon seeing a woman scantily clad revert to their caveman ways and want to club her and bring her to their cave. Haha. You asked for my opinion, and you got an honest reply. I hope people aren't so ignorant to thumbs this down.
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I think the burqa is a hideous symbol of male repression of women, but it's very doubtful that a total ban could be enforced in the UK, and I doubt that it would be enforced considering the UK's commitment to freedom of religion, and human rights. The French will have problems with that too I suspect. What we need to do is make sure that women are sufficiently protected from abusive religions.
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Hello! i'm Muslim and i would like to chat with U on that topic But, not here because here, we can't exchange our opinion. My Address = Shehzad_aps2010@yahoo.com In the end of 2nd paragraph U said, "you don't serve god in the things that you wear but in the things that you do".Its your opinion. My opinion is, In my view, it is also a work (not only wearing different dresses). Because, if (Wearing Different Dresses) was just a Useless thing, then why don't people live Naked??? (Nice to read your point of view)
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