To the wearer of a burka, it carries
spiritual significance. For non-Muslims, the burka is just a bit of cloth. So
why not let them wear it? Seeing
as burka-wearing Muslims are a minority, I don’t understand why it’s become
such a big issue in the Western world.
People often want to ban burkas
because they claim it’s a form of oppression, that Muslim women are forced to
wear them. Yet this is illogical because you’re telling them not to wear it:
you’re removing their autonomy over their own body and that too is oppression.
Sure, some women are forced to where
the burka. The choice has been removed from them. How does this justify
removing the choice from other women?
Then security reasons are cited for
banning the burka which seems pointless. Most suicide bombers are male. Should
we ban their clothing too? No. Besides, if a man is indoctrinated into
extremism and terrorism, it’s a guarantee that they’d take on all of the more
conservative views. An extremist wouldn’t ever be seen in a burka.
It also shocks me when people think
the burka should be banned but guns shouldn’t. It’s pretty obvious which one of
the two is more prone to being a security risk.
(For more on banning of Muslim
attire, see my post about the burkini ban: http://onagentlebreeze.blogspot.com/2016/08/burkini-ban-and-secularism.html )
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