[BB_Eye]

I agree the veil is nothing more than a product of Wahhabism and the more radical section of Islam, which I would be lying of I said I didn't hate and didn't want to see challenged. But freedom to worship is freedom to worship, we can't make exceptions.

I think a better and more radical solution would be to get as many Islamic and non-Islamic/secular children as possible to mix with eachother and harsh measures against segregation in schools. It doesn't totally account for children in Islamic faith schools, but there are still plenty of state school children from conservative Islamic families in areas like Bethnal Green, Bradford, etc who will never get the opportunity to aquaint themselves with people of a more modern, enlightened mindset, and likewise, many other children from secular families who will suffer from lack of exposure to other religions and communities.

There are untold benefits from getting different communities and cultures to interact more with eachother. A great example being the achievements of the US Supreme Court under the the leadership of Earl Warren which is largely responsible for the melting pot America is today. With this in mind, perhaps it is time that state-funded faith schools ("Islamic schools" and "Christian schools" sounding unpleasantlly reminiscent of "black schools" and "white schools") were laid to rest once and for all.