You must have heard by now about France’s Anti-Burka Law passing into effect. This law prohibits women from wearing a Niqab or a Burka in Public places in France. A Burka is a full-body cover that is worn by muslim women, and the Niqab is a full-face cover. In my point of view, I honestly believe that this is a very harmful move made by the French Government. Even though I agree—covering a woman’s full body is not only a ‘security threat’, but is also a symbol of a thousand-year-old mistreatment of women; I agree that religious practices are tantamount to nonsense and are ultimately useless to humanity—but do you forcefully tell people take away what they were raised to do traditionally?
Imagine if you were a French Catholic and you will go to... [Read More]
2011-04-15
Enlever le voile! (take off the veil!)
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