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Ban the Burka?, Do Muslims really like wearing it?

jmag View Member Profile	07/05/2010, 07:44 AM Post #1
Posts: 975 Joined: 21-July 08
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Hi all, Just watching the news and this topic was brought up on TODAY. Just after being at work the other day and it came up over lunch that France had banned it in their country. Also a lady I work with wears the head piece but doesn't cover her whole face as she doesn't like it. I am a bit naieve about the religion/culture and was wondering why they actually wear it and if they acually like wearing it? Muslim womans feedback welcome too! Just curious...

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TEN! View Member Profile	07/05/2010, 08:31 AM Post #2
Posts: 5,801 Joined: 18-July 09 From: Earth
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In Afghanistan, where women were forced to wear the burqa, most of them hated it. In Australia, I think it is a political statement and nothing to do with freedom of religion. Same with France. Good on France for banning something which represents a fundamental rejection of their way of life. If people seriously want to dress that way, then they should have stayed in countries where it is the norm. I know some wonderful Muslim ladies. None of them wear a hijab, much less a niqab or burqa. Its not a religious requirement. This post has been edited by Privileged: 07/05/2010, 08:31 AM

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jmag Ban the Burka? 07/05/2010, 07:44 AM

ozbilby To start with I am not Muslim but I do have severa... 07/05/2010, 07:55 AM

ForsakenTruth QUOTE (ozbilby @ 07/05/2010, 07:55 AM) To... 07/05/2010, 08:17 AM

LunaBlue No one is talking about the head covering, but the... 07/05/2010, 08:00 AM

~peeka~ I am fuming after hearing this. I can't belie... 07/05/2010, 08:04 AM

missjoads1234 QUOTE If a woman chooses to wear it, that's fi... 07/05/2010, 08:05 AM

miriams I have to admit that personally I do not like the ... 07/05/2010, 08:07 AM

Framazon QUOTE Not sure about banning it, but it surely mus... 07/05/2010, 08:10 AM

zenah18 I am Muslim, I don’t wear the scarf, however I k... 07/05/2010, 08:13 AM

kpingitquiet From what I know of muslim tradition, growing up i... 07/05/2010, 08:18 AM

missmeow I think it is a woman's right to wear whatever... 07/05/2010, 08:18 AM

casime I don't care what people wear (although as one... 07/05/2010, 08:29 AM

Privileged In Afghanistan, where women were forced to wear th... 07/05/2010, 08:31 AM

ForsakenTruth QUOTE (Privileged @ 07/05/2010, 08:31 AM)... 07/05/2010, 09:25 AM

jp123 Some interesting points to take into consideration... 07/05/2010, 08:54 AM

niggles QUOTE One thing to be fearful of is the slow chipp... 07/05/2010, 08:57 AM

~~nik~~ I really couldn't care less what people where ... 07/05/2010, 09:15 AM

kpingitquiet QUOTE (~~nik~~ @ 07/05/2010, 08:45 AM) I ... 07/05/2010, 09:19 AM

~~nik~~ QUOTE (kpingitquiet @ 07/05/2010, 09:19 A... 07/05/2010, 09:30 AM

jayare QUOTE (kpingitquiet @ 07/05/2010, 08:18 A... 07/05/2010, 09:22 AM

Flimsy*But*Fun QUOTE I do think they should be prepared to be unc... 07/05/2010, 09:25 AM

Larissa QUOTE France is one of three countries in the worl... 07/05/2010, 09:26 AM

niggles QUOTE The point is not WHY THE PERSON WEARS the he... 07/05/2010, 09:36 AM

jays~mummy QUOTE If we are going to ban the burqa - we need t... 07/05/2010, 09:38 AM

Blish I only have one Muslim friend. She is 5th generati... 07/05/2010, 09:42 AM

auntiesocial We can't be selective about which aspects of s... 07/05/2010, 09:44 AM

BetteBoop If a country is well known for not being receptive... 07/05/2010, 09:51 AM

s-m QUOTE the purpose of the niqab/veiled-burqa/chadi ... 07/05/2010, 09:59 AM

womenindocs [quote name='Privileged' date='07/05/2... 07/05/2010, 10:09 AM

sassm Hmm, legislation that says that some women should ... 07/05/2010, 10:23 AM

Enigmosaurus Banning the burka is wrong, especially when the ar... 07/05/2010, 10:25 AM

kpingitquiet QUOTE (Enigmosaurus @ 07/05/2010, 09:55 A... 07/05/2010, 10:31 AM

sassm FWIW, France tends to take a hardline on all sorts... 07/05/2010, 10:28 AM

Theophobic Of course it is wrong for all of the reasons other... 07/05/2010, 10:28 AM

Daliro QUOTE it might just mean that these women never ge... 07/05/2010, 10:38 AM

jfl While I have mixed feelings about banning the burk... 07/05/2010, 10:38 AM

mrsjessop Didn't Ataturk try to ban head coverings for M... 07/05/2010, 10:42 AM

hayleymumof3 QUOTE I wonder would it help the cause of women wh... 07/05/2010, 10:49 AM

red_squirrel I've been to turkey. It's not true about t... 07/05/2010, 10:50 AM

Apple Blossom QUOTE (red_squirrel @ 07/05/2010, 10:50 A... 07/05/2010, 10:55 AM

red_squirrel Why should women be unseen? 07/05/2010, 10:57 AM

Apple Blossom QUOTE (red_squirrel @ 07/05/2010, 10:57 A... 07/05/2010, 10:58 AM

mumofsky It's never ever bothered me what other people ... 07/05/2010, 11:00 AM

mrsjessop I have been to Turkey too (spent a month there in ... 07/05/2010, 11:01 AM

Spaghetti Dog I was amazed at the amount of callers I heard on A... 07/05/2010, 11:08 AM

Enigmosaurus Red squirrel they want to be unseen. 07/05/2010, 11:14 AM

Magenta Ambrosia I am against anyone telling a woman what she can o... 07/05/2010, 11:17 AM

*~Lisa~* QUOTE (Privileged @ 07/05/2010, 08:31 AM)... 07/05/2010, 11:19 AM

mumof3b1g QUOTE (miriams @ 07/05/2010, 08:07 AM) I ... 07/05/2010, 11:21 AM

Cali~ I have many female students from Saudi Arabia, som... 07/05/2010, 11:23 AM

Apple Blossom QUOTE (Cali~ @ 07/05/2010, 11:23 AM) They... 07/05/2010, 11:27 AM

*Lib* When I was in Malaysia I met a guy from Darwin, wh... 07/05/2010, 11:23 AM

red_squirrel Yes but is it really choice or religious indocrtri... 07/05/2010, 11:23 AM

Rough-Diamond QUOTE “And say to the believing women that they ... 07/05/2010, 11:31 AM

happiernow QUOTE In Australia, I think it is a political stat... 07/05/2010, 11:32 AM

jfl QUOTE However they do point out the statistics on ... 07/05/2010, 11:36 AM

mumofsky QUOTE (jfl @ 07/05/2010, 11:36 AM) I woul... 07/05/2010, 11:50 AM

robkenzstu QUOTE Should it be banned? I am undecided. I think... 07/05/2010, 11:44 AM

Apple Blossom QUOTE (robkenzstu @ 07/05/2010, 11:44 AM)... 07/05/2010, 11:47 AM

jfl QUOTE Yes, if I wanted to go live in Saudi Arabia ... 07/05/2010, 12:13 PM

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