Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has previously admitted the burqa makes him uncomfortable, Jack Straw caused a media ruckus into 2006 by asking Muslim lady in order to remove veils covering their faces during face-to-face meetings, whilst the (supposedly non-racist) UKIP have called for a complete ban. Though what is a burqa?
Burqas are an enveloping outer clothing worn by lady in certain Islamic traditions of the purpose of hiding a female’s body when out into public. It’s worn over a standard daily attire and removed when the girl returns in order to the sanctuary for the household, out of the view of men that are not their husbands, fathers, brothers, uncles, sons and grandsons. The headscarf is NOT a sign of Islamic fundamentalism, however , a peaceful sign of religion and family life.
The banning of (or suggestion of banning) of burqas has already begun. For example, French common schools have had a ban since 2004 as the result of a law that forbids students to put on any clearly observable religious symbols. This was implemented on 22 June 2009, when the president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy said that burqas are “not welcome” into France, commenting that “In our country, we can not accept that woman be prisoners behind a screen, cut off from all social life, deprived of all identity”.
On 26 January 2010, the commission reported that access to public services and public transport have to be barred in order to those wearing the burqa. The Netherlands seek to propose a country-wide ban also. On 29 April 2010, the lower residence of parliament in Belgium passed a bill banning any clothing that would obscure the identity of the wearer into places like parks and while in the street.
But, dressing modestly should not be a crime for the reason that she chooses to adhere to the girl’s Islamic beliefs. Any proposed ban have to be cause for concern among all who support and cherish the concept of freedom, regardless of creed or nationality, as a part of a democracy. The President for the United States, Barack Obama, offered a good summary when he said it is “important for Western countries in order to avoid impeding Muslim citizens from practicing religion as they see fit, for instance, by dictating what attire a Muslim woman have to wear”.
Despite the blow in order to “freedom of choice” that any potential ban might be across the various countries towards Europe, at least into it has travelled through the democratic process and was widely debated in European society. But, both France and Belgium feel in order to have carried out a knee-jerk reaction to the current fear of Islam. Towards conclusion, burqas may seem diverse and “difficult to understand” to non-Muslims, however having a simple education about the reasons why headwear is worn by followers of Islam and a reminder for the basic principles of why democracy has put the Great into Britain, then we can perhaps avoid following the mistakes of our European friends.
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