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Originally Posted by Russ
I'll make my position clear on this - I think the majority of anti-burkha posters on here have their view simply because it's based in Islam, nothing more.
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Originally Posted by Russ
I'm all for the banning of any types of clothing for security purposes in banks, airports etc whether a burkha, helmet, hat etc
But banning it from all public places? That's just pure Islamiphobia. There is no evidence to suggest wearing something which completely covers someone's face in public creates a significant security risk. If you insist on burkhas being banned in public then you have to agree to helmets, hats, opened umbrellas and hoodies being banned too otherwise you're on the way to supporting an 1984 type state.
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i aggree with that Russ ,
incidently there was a case a while back concerning Shabina Begum that addressed this issue .Eventually she lost her case, i'm not sure if a precedent was set but a ruling was made that
"The legal status of Islamic dress in schools was clarified by the
Shabina Begum case, where the
Judicial Committee of the House of Lords ruled that freedom to
manifest religious beliefs was not absolute, and could be restricted"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijab_by_country