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Originally Posted by Brillopad
That is an interesting post and one I have no doubt you completely feel. I can't help but wonder though if your experience is truly representative of the majority of Muslims coming to the West. It may well be. But I am scepticle based on what I see around me on an almost daily basis.
I see an increasing number of Muslim women wearing burkas on our streets and beaches and whether it is worn as the woman's choice (something I find questionable due to indoctrination) or a requirement by her family I think it is an offensive thing to do in a country where female equality is not only valued but written into our equality laws.
I strongly believe if you choose to live in a country you must integrate and respect its culture and laws which many of the Muslims I see do not do. Maybe the Muslims you speak of are in the majority but if that is the case my issues are with those that are not and I believe these Muslims should not be welcomed into the West.
I also feel that certain conditions such as banning religous clothing that praises the subjugation of women should not be allowed in public. I'm sure if anyone walked around in teeshirts with words/ logos blatantly offensive to Muslims, any other religious group or gays would not be tolerated - but somehow when the equality of those being undermined are only women they are expected to put up with it.
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Are you offended by saris or are you offended by a Christian woman wearing a headscarf or a nun a habit? Does it annoy you when you see an Orthodox Jewish woman cover her hair with a tichel or her husband wearing a shtreimel.
We live in a democracy which makes us wonderfully tolerant.