The Cellar - View Single Post - Belgian committee votes for full Islamic veil ban

Sundae · 07-14-2010, 03:10 PM

I'm not pro-burka (or pro-niqah).
There are some women who wear the burka by choice.
These laws will force them to stay inside their own homes. That does not increase their freedom OR their assimilation to Western culture.

And for those women forced to wear the burka... well - the same only worse.

I don't know the answer, I'm just not sure punitive laws are the way towards freedom.
And that's from a freedom-hating European

07-14-2010, 03:10 PM	#11
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I'm not pro-burka (or pro-niqah). There are some women who wear the burka by choice. These laws will force them to stay inside their own homes. That does not increase their freedom OR their assimilation to Western culture. And for those women forced to wear the burka... well - the same only worse. I don't know the answer, I'm just not sure punitive laws are the way towards freedom. And that's from a freedom-hating European