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Originally Posted by Shasown
Good the hear that compromise is still highly evident on the forum.
How about on the street in buses and trains etc if a woman wished to wear a burqa then she can.
However if it is required to be removed for genuine reasons of security. At airports, banks etc then she has to remove it in order to use that place.
Incidentally if it is simply for security and because terrorists may use it as a disguise are you also going to call for the removal of sunglasses, beards, false hairpieces, liquid latex etc as they have all been used by terrorists and criminals for years.
If the burka is banned in public then shouldnt hoods etc always be down, caps etc not be allowed to be worn? I would say more people are wrongly intimidated by youths wearing clothes that hide their identity rather than some female doing a darth vader impersonation because she or her family feel that her face may bring out feelings of lust in a man.
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Sunglasses, caps, even hoods etc don't totally conceal identity - and you can always tell whether it is a man or a woman! A burka is totally concealing - making it much easier for someone to hide their identity and other items.
Also - because of the associated female modesty issue - people are less inclined to ask them to remove it - for fear of offence! It makes people feel uncomfortable - and Muslims are well aware of this!