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Originally Posted by Gary L

And yet, as a British Muslim woman, I abhor the practice and am calling on the Government here to follow the lead of the French proposal and ban the burka in Britain.
I believe the covering of one's face in public is dangerous and, for security reasons, should be banned from British streets.
Nowhere in the Koran does it state that a woman's face and body must be covered in a layer of heavy black cloth.
Instead, Muslim women should dress modestly, covering their arms and legs.
The burka is an imported Saudi Arabian tradition and the growing number of women veiling their faces in Britain is a sign of a creeping radicalisation which is not just regressive but oppressive and dangerous.
So what should we do in Britain? For decades, Muslim fundamentalists, using human-rights laws, have been allowed to get their own way.
It is now time for ministers and ordinary British Muslims to say enough is enough. For the sake of women and children, the Government here must ban the burka in public places. To do so is not racist, as extremists would have us believe, it is common sense.
In today's society. where we are threatened with terrorist acts, we should demand to see people's faces in public - so that we do not feel scared or frightened. It will only be a matter of time before extremists use the wearing of the burka to breach security and carry out attacks on innocent people.

Useful to have a link to original quote......I;m assuming you are not a British Muslim woman Gary?