news.bbc.co.uk — French President Nicolas Sarkozy has spoken out strongly against the wearing of the burka by Muslim women in France. In a major policy speech, he said the burka - a garment covering women from head to toe - reduced them to servitude and undermined their dignity. "The burka is not a sign of religion, it is a sign of subservience.
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ryan0617Jun 22, 2009
There are laws against balaclavas for this purpose but im sure anyone with a burka would just cite religious beliefs for their use.
vedabalanJun 23, 2009
Mark Tully, in his book 'India's Unending Journey', quotes what M.J.Akbar questions... "Which is more civilized - the headscarf or the thong!"
dongs1234Jun 23, 2009
Freedom of expression encompasses the right to wear whatever hat you want. I for one enjoy wearing my white pointy hood and wizard robes to show my love for LotR. So what if everyone thinks I'm a nerd, its my right to wear them just like it's your right to act shocked when you see a spellcaster of my caliber.
everybodypanicJun 23, 2009
Incredible what years of religious brainwashing will make you believe, isn't it? The ban was very necessary, because mysogenic islamic men won't allow women to uncover their head, and the submitted women won't make the choice to take it off by themselves either from the brainwashing or fear of retaliation if they do.
powatomJun 23, 2009
Wear what you want, just don't tell ME what to wear while you're doing it and we'll get along fine.
fufi74Jun 23, 2009
I agree, either they ban clothes all together, or let people cover up as much as they like. I vote on banning clothes.
colonelbuckshotJun 23, 2009
The French made their bed years ago when they indiscriminately invited millions of Muslims to colonize their beautiful country. Religious discrimination like this is just an ugly band-aid for their problems.
hetmanJun 23, 2009
<a class="user" href="http://www.rainn.org/get-information/statistics/frequency-of-sexual-assault">http://www.rainn.org/get-information/statistics/fr ...</a>Rape is a horrible horrible problem. However rape/sexual assualt is going down not up. If we take into account are prison system just as many men get rapped as women. So we do need to do something about this problem. However it is not like it is spiraling out of control.