<p>The country seems happy about it.</p>
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<p>So yeah, discuss.</p>
<p>Well, here in the U.S. people even have problems with a Muslim community center built near Ground Zero, so it’s not just France…</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe-election-politics/961414-ground-zero-mosque-story.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe-election-politics/961414-ground-zero-mosque-story.html</a></p>
<p>Are Muslims the new Jews?</p>
<p>There are less than 2000 people who wear a full face covering in France… the law seems kind of pointless. They could’ve just required the face for identification issues or something.</p>
<p>I don’t know why anyone who would want to wear a burqa. Hijabs and some loose fitting clothes do a good job in being “modest”, to me. But alas, my Indonesian-Muslim roots have a more moderate interpretation of religion.</p>
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<p>As to the NYC Mosque, we might as well ban males from cities, because most rapists are guys, which is a larger proportion than terrorists are to Islam.</p>
<p>I wonder what the dimwits on Fox News will say about this.</p>
<p>Urgh, Fox News.</p>
<p>I heard about this on NPR, and supposedly only like 2000 people wear these things. I don’t see the problem…lol.</p>
<p>Even if the entire female population wore them, how does the government have the right to say that they can’t?</p>
<p>It’s very sad. That and the issue with the NYC mosque.</p>
<p>Intolerance today is appalling. I read about the possibility of this ban a few months ago. I’m not Muslim or a female, but this is pretty enraging. Fox News reporting it will make it even worse.</p>
<p>That is absolutely disgusting.</p>
<p>That’s just ridiculous… I mean seriously, it’s appallingly intolerant and narrow-minded.</p>
<p>At least they can’t give us crap about Iraq anymore.</p>
<p>I dunno…I suppose it’s an infringment of rights, but at the same time, I’d rather women not wear burqas at all (they’re absolutely terrible).</p>
<p>Oh France. :(</p>
<p>^^Why are burqas terrible?</p>
<p>Honestly, I’m not to familiar with their purpose but a Muslim friend I have, who wears them, told me they’re worn as a sign of respect to women and something about honoring the body.
(Thats just what she told me. I don’t know if it’s true or not. )</p>
<p>^ To elaborate on Platts, my Muslim friends tell me that the burqa is a sign of respect for themselves. The majority of women I know are not forced to wear a burqa (although I do know one… but her father conceded and she now wears a hijab). Many are beginning to do it as a reaction to the disgusting amount of skin that American women show. They believe that women here who flaunt themselves in basically nothing don’t really respect their bodies, and they are reacting against that (to be honest, I don’t really blame them).</p>
<p>It’s just a different way of life. That’s all. I think it is absolutely ridiculous to ban it because it is limiting freedom of expression.</p>
<p>They’re terrible because it’s assuming that only husband and family can see the woman because otherwise her evilness will just go out and sleep around everywhere. It can almost be viewed as an attack on my style of life; why shouldn’t girls flaunt their bodies? How on earth is that anti-self respect? That part irks me. Burqas are not very feminist tbh.</p>
<p>^The burqa is supposed to be the choice of a woman. The whole point of feminism is to have CHOICES. To limit that choice is to take away the right of the woman- which is exactly what feminism fights against. </p>
<p>And actually, the point is to protect women against the sins of men, not to protect the woman from sleeping around. It’s a form of defense for her. </p>
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<p>This law CAN be viewed as an attack on their style of life; why shouldn’t girls be able to protect their bodies?</p>
<p>"They’re terrible because it’s assuming that only husband and family can see the woman because otherwise her evilness will just go out and sleep around everywhere. It can almost be viewed as an attack on my style of life; why shouldn’t girls flaunt their bodies? How on earth is that anti-self respect? That part irks me. Burqas are not very feminist tbh. " – hobbithill</p>
<p>This is your opinion and, of course, you are entitled to it.</p>
<p>Let’s assume there exist two twins, very and equally beautiful women. One wears a miniskirt and a tank top while another wears a burqa/hijab and covers her body to a degree of which the former does not. If they are both walking down a street, and at the next intersection there is a hooligan searching for prey to tease, which one would he pick?</p>
<p>In my humble opinion, I think he would rather indulge in the one exhibiting her body shape and flaunting her body. </p>
<p>If anyone requires a realistic answer to the tantalizing question of why Muslim women wear hijabs/burqas etc., type “Zakir Naik hijab” in youtube and watch the video. It is of a Muslim scholar who is adequately learned in comparative religion, and he answers this question with supportive evidence from his knowledge of Islam and the holy book of the Muslims - The Qu’ran.</p>