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Not really. Its more a case of "when in Rome"
I think, if there are practical reasons, it's not the end of the world to stop them wearing it. BUT there are no real reasons for banning it, except for politics and such. Like has already been noted, this will effect the minority of muslim women - there will be no real impact either way.
It is an effort by the govt to have some control over cultural factors........
Where on Earth did you hear that?!
The burka is supposed to be for only when you go out of your village, it is to protect you from unwanted male attention when you are away from the men you know. Unfortunately it has become the norm to wear all the time you are out of the house in some parts of the world.
Did you read bongbuddha's post?
Bit harsh innit? I should imagine there are plenty of arch-feminists about who are insulted by the idea that a woman should need to hide her face under the tenets of yet another patriarchal religious/cultural dogma.
There may well be, but that's a very different claim from "You could say that the sight of a woman with a burqa is as insulting to a person of our culture as the woman's face is to muslims."
By the 'hair thing' do you mean the head scarf? It is the same principle, it has to do with modesty, except now it has been made into a political statement a lot of the time which is twisting its original meaning.
Is that what you expected me to say? Sorry to disappoint you.
Read back on the thread, it's only 2 pages back at the most.
Are you feeling OK?
I am trying to get you to be clear about what you mean. Which Muslim countries are you talking about? Who or what "make women who go there wear a head scarf because they'd consider their hair scandalous."? The police? Social pressure? What? Why don't women generally go topless on British beaches but do on the continent?
That's a very interesting question, it makes no sense to me either. Why don't you ask them?
Sorry, you've lost me again. Many who do what?
Forget it. :rolleyes:
You know, that trick is pretty clever. You ask many questions you know (or can easily figure) the answer to, one after the other to lure the discussion away from where it was.
You've "heard it happen". Well that's decided it eh?