[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

For those women who are made to wear the burqua, rather than liberate them by banning this face covering, we may be alienating them further as they may just be withdrawn to the four walls of their dwelling with no permission to go out.

Banning the burqua is a personal invasion of privacy for every woman who has made a personal choice to wear it. Popular press ('godblessem) have ensured that most of us none Muslims wrongly believe that its only the women who are being dominated by their fathers/brothers/husbands that submit to wearing it.

can you tell us why they wear it?

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

For those women who are made to wear the burqua, rather than liberate them by banning this face covering, we may be alienating them further as they may just be withdrawn to the four walls of their dwelling with no permission to go out.

Banning the burqua is a personal invasion of privacy for every woman who has made a personal choice to wear it. Popular press ('godblessem) have ensured that most of us none Muslims wrongly believe that its only the women who are being dominated by their fathers/brothers/husbands that submit to wearing it.

And most of the rest conditioned to believe it's the 'right' thing to do. Not much room for 'free' thought in there.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

For those women who are made to wear the burqua, rather than liberate them by banning this face covering, we may be alienating them further as they may just be withdrawn to the four walls of their dwelling with no permission to go out.

Banning the burqua is a personal invasion of privacy for every woman who has made a personal choice to wear it. Popular press ('godblessem) have ensured that most of us none Muslims wrongly believe that its only the women who are being dominated by their fathers/brothers/husbands that submit to wearing it.

Most people believe that because it's true.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Make Christmas Great Again

Any measure to curb a nasty backward superstition is a good move, vote winner or not. We should never tolerate ignorance and wilful non-acceptance of knowledge, science and peer reviewed learning.

Agreed, we should certainly not tolerate it in this country or any other Western country and therefore not be seen as condoning it.

It always amuses me that some people conveniently cherry pick the 'rules/morals' that suit them but are relentlessly and belligerently immovable when it comes to the rights of women and other groups in their society. Control freaks the lot of them.

[Kizzy]

'Merkel said she would back a nationwide ban just months after revealing that she believed the burka was a barrier to Muslim women becoming integrated into German society.'

Hang on, if she said it was a barrier to integration then isn't banning it the next logical step? It's not a u-turn