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Telstra BigPond News and Weather (http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2010/07/14/French_parliament_approves_burqa_ban_484538.html - broken link)
It says that the French lower house has just passed a ban on wearing Burqas. I am not sure how I feel about this, I can see many points for and against.
There is also a move to ban Burqas in Australia as well...
I would be very interested to see what other people think about this. I think it's hard to get past the infringement on a person's basic rights to dress how they want to and practice whatever religion they please as long as it hurts nobody else. On the other hand as the second article states, the head-wear is becoming the disguise of choice in robberies. It has not become a law in practice yet so it will be interesting to see the outcome.
Is there any such move in the USA? If there was, would you support it or would you be against it?
I can't say for other countries but in the USA I would think the first amendment would prohibit such bans whether or not you might think they're a good idea.
First of all.... is it really a religious attire? Or is it the product of a religious extremity that fear the sexual power of women above all else?
Good question. I think that because it is only worn by those adhering to a religious belief then it would be considered religious attire. I happen to agree that it is symbolic of oppression of women, BUT in a supposedly free society the choice should fall on the woman what she wishes to wear shouldn't it? I guess what it comes down to is if she wears it because she wants to or because she feels she has to for fear of the consequences of not wearing it.
Would a ban liberate the woman or restrict her even more?
and that's the reason most often cited for a ban, because it is so easily used as a disguise. So how do you protect a person's freedoms when there are those that use those very freedoms to commit crime or even worse?
Frankly, I think women should be prohibited from wearing anything but bikini's.
Seriously, I consider such attire similar to wearing gang colors. In regulated areas such as schools, I think mandatory uniforms should be used, thus prohibiting burkas. On the street a person should have the right to wear.not wear whatever they want.
They should only be allowed to wear it in the bedroom
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