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Originally Posted by frogstamper

Good for the French nation I say, even the French equivalent of the MCB have come out saying that they do not like the full faced burhka, I hasten to add though that they are not in favour of the ban.
One section of our society has been shamefully silent on this oppressive sack, feminists, I cannot understand why we have heard literally nothing from them on this subject, are they frightened they'll be accused of islamaphobia by the usual subjects?
This garment has nothing to do with faith and/or Islam, it originates in a part of the world where certain men tend to view their wives as chattel and don't want other men looking at their property...in my opinion the French have gone down the correct route, this divisive, demeaning sack should have no place in a society where men and women are equal.
I know full well the next point to be raised will be, "what about the women who choose to wear it", if they honestly choose themselves to separate themselves from society and there is no man behind her pulling her strings, she should think about the position she is inflicting on her Muslim sisters who have no choice at all but to wear this monstrosity, by choosing to wear this, and in my opinion make a political statement she gives tacit approval to the weak men who enforce this sack on "their" wives.
The real irony is that there are thousands and thousands of women living in Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Saudi who would love to be shot of a full face burhka, in fact in many parts of the middle east about twenty to thirty years ago many did.
It seems to me that fairly recently that many Islamic countries have turned towards a far more conservative interpretation of Islam, and the women who do wear this awful garment by choice wear it to make a political statement.

well said