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Originally Posted by Salman!

there is not one woman in my ENTIRE family & extended family that wears the full on burkha, not one, and the majority are religious. It's not widespread or obligatory at all, these women really are choosing to wear it themselves. as for people babbling on about 'sexism' well there is no compulsion in Islam nor does anyone have the right to judge another, and there are different ideas of 'liberation'. you need to realise that the western way of thinking isn't the only correct one and shouldn't override other cultures and traditions. for instance these women would probably see the western style of dress as oppressive, and would express disgust at the fact that women are actually paid to take their clothes off over here. personally I don't see any style of dress as a product of sexism, it's simply down to choice. don't get why it's so hard for people to think the same way

the only legitimate argument for banning the burkha would be security or identification purposes, but only in like the workplace or something, not outside

Fantastic post Salman