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    Ban of the Burka

    Well its come into force and I wonder who is going to be the first to have a fine and then have to pay the before it gets into the hands of the Human Rights Lawyers claiming its against their human rights.

    http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/...rwy?li=BBoPWjQ


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    I know Muslim women who don't wear them so it's not like they have to. As that cyclist advert states "Get Yourself Seen"!


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    They (muslims) expect us to obey the laws in their countries... and to respect their culture.

    Don't like it... stay where you can freely practice your customs ?


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    Personally, I don't mind if muslim women, or any women, choose to wear the burka. However, if they are asked to identify themselves by a police officer or customs official then they should do it (although this should be in private if they so wish it). That way, they respect a legal requirement in this country and we respect their wishes to wear what they want as part of their culture.

    One thing I have noticed with women wearing the burka is that you tend to notice their eyes, which always seem to look beautiful. The rest must be left to your imagination!


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    Quote Originally Posted by grahamw48 View Post
    They (muslims) expect us to obey the laws in their countries... and to respect their culture.

    Don't like it... stay where you can freely practice your customs ?


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    Quote Originally Posted by lordna View Post
    Personally, I don't mind if muslim women, or any women, choose to wear the burka. However, if they are asked to identify themselves by a police officer or customs official then they should do it (although this should be in private if they so wish it). That way, they respect a legal requirement in this country and we respect their wishes to wear what they want as part of their culture.

    One thing I have noticed with women wearing the burka is that you tend to notice their eyes, which always seem to look beautiful. The rest must be left to your imagination!
    It is a display of the husband's OWNERSHIP of one of his chattels (wives), and of course HIS way of hiding her body from the eyes of other men.

    The girls are brainwashed and/or bullied into acceptance from being toddlers.

    Very 21st century.

    Added to which, and coming up to date, it is an obvious security risk.
    Those 'beautiful' eyes could just as easily belong to a known terrorist of either sex... or even a bank robber.


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    Personally I'm tired of the 'religious' nonsense of the 5% or so, being foisted upon the majority of our population.


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    As here in the UK we live in a multicultural society, I believe it is important that we are seen to be tolerant of the beliefs and cultures of others who have chosen to live here. However, this also has to fit in with UK law, hence my comment about removing any garnment to aid identity by a police officer etc.

    If wearing the Burkha is "a display of the husband's OWNERSHIP of one of his chattels (wives), and of course HIS way of hiding her body from the eyes of other men", then that is part of their culture that perhaps we find very difficult to understand. I am unsure if this is always the case as I believe some do choose to wear it. Forcing someone to do something clearly is NOT in our culture and we make that quite clear. BUT that does not give us the right to force our opinion on them just as long as they abide by the law.

    Muslims or other religious groups may well expect us to obey the laws and customs in their countries and respect their culture. I don't have a problem with that. Equally, I don't have a problem with their culture/religion here, just as long as they respect the laws and customs of others living here, however strange they may appear.

    Intolerance breeds hate, hate breeds violence, violence leads to wars, wars never got anybody anywhere.


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