{"id":31708,"date":"2017-10-08T14:30:18","date_gmt":"2017-10-08T18:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=31708"},"modified":"2017-10-08T14:30:18","modified_gmt":"2017-10-08T18:30:18","slug":"banning-the-burka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=31708","title":{"rendered":"Banning The Burka"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, the U.K. Daily Mail<\/a> reported that Denmark is preparing to ban the burka.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Full and partial face veils such as burqas<\/a> and niqabs<\/a> divide opinion across Europe<\/a>, setting advocates of religious freedom against secularists and those who argue that such garments<\/a> are culturally alien or a symbol of the oppression of women.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The niqab covers everything but the eyes, while the burqa also covers the eyes with a transparent veil.<\/strong><\/p>\n

France<\/a>, Belgium<\/a>, the Netherlands, Bulgaria<\/a> and the German state<\/a> of Bavaria<\/a> have all imposed some restrictions on the wearing of full-face veils in public places.<\/strong><\/p>\n

‘This is not a ban on religious clothing, this is a ban on masking,’ Jacob Ellemann-Jensen, spokesman for the Liberal Party, told reporters on Friday after his party, the largest in the coalition government, decided to back a ban.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This would effectively mean a ban on the niqab and the burqa, he added. Around 200 women in Denmark wear such garments, according to researchers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I will admit to having mixed emotions on this. I can see the need to ban face coverings for security reasons–terrorism is made easier by people being able to cover their faces and their bodies. It is difficult to distinguish a man from a woman in a burka, and burkas have been used by terrorists to escape. For security reasons, a ban on the burka makes sense. However, I hate to see any religious attire banned, regardless of the problems with it.<\/p>\n

Considering the influx of Muslims into Europe in recent years, banning the burka is probably a good idea for security reasons.<\/p>\n

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