Should the Burqa be banned in Australia

[nero_bolt]

Should the Burqa and Niqab be banned in Australia?

[daydream**believer]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

Well, it has happened.  Muslim women wearing face coverings have been barred from the public galleries of parliament.  They will have to sit behind glass, like criminals.

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Its the same section they make school kids sit

[Anonymous]

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@channys_mum wrote:

Can those who wish to wear motorbike helmets with the visors down sit in there too.

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  of course not.

[karliandjacko]

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@daydream**believer wrote:

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@polksaladallie wrote:

Well, it has happened.  Muslim women wearing face coverings have been barred from the public galleries of parliament.  They will have to sit behind glass, like criminals.

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Its the same section they make school kids sit

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That's some security risk... let's just stick em in with the kids.

[bushies.girl]

Totally agree CM .... It would seem these days the "racism" is a very over used word lol

[boris1gary]

yes bigot is more appropriate for this discussion. Did I see somewhere that the majority of Australians want the burqa or more precisely the niqab banned - because I must have missed that poll, again

Burqa ban a political excuse for persecution

Even before the embarrassing backdown there were problems. For starters, it's not a burqa. A burqa is that particularly Afghan garment, usually blue, with the mesh covering the eyes. The one you've seen on the news (or perhaps on Jacqui Lambie's Facebook page), but almost certainly never in Australia. We're talking about the niqab, common in the Gulf and worn by – my guess – a couple of hundred Australians. I have to guess, because we don't even bother with such basic research before we consider banning such things.

It says everything that we can't even get the name right; that merely to be understood in the argument, you must get it wrong

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Of itself, it's not a big deal, but it symbolises the calibre of the public conversation. It's as if we're demanding a pernicious, industrial-scale ignorance. As if we're proud of it. We'll tell these women what their clothing signifies. We'll tell them why they wear it. We'll even rename it for them if we want. These women will be deconstructed and reconstructed at our will, and without their involvement.

These are the terms of the debate and the most influential voices will be the most ignorant.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/comment/burqa-ban-a-political-excuse-for-persecution-20141002-10p0mc.html#ixzz...

[lionrose.7]

OMG terrorists in Australia, how do we get rid of them, I know lets gets stuck into the women of the family and tell them how to dress.

Because we dont like their religion or their men telling them how to dress we want to do it !!!!!!!!

Because Australia is a free country !!!

Tongue in cheek

[josie_q]

I've seen both the burka and niqab worn. I've visited a shopping precinct in Sydney where there were a significant number wearing one or the other. Southbank in Brisbane is another area I have seen a number of them. The Gold Coast during winter sees cavill mall populated by groups of burka/niqab wearing people. In large groups of up to 20. Intimidation of others by their male companions is not unusual. It would be easy to invite those who say these garments are not worn in Australia to the places where they most definitely are. Islam is not a race. It is an ideology. There are Muslim countries where a burka/niqab is not expected to be worn. Deferring to the minority who insist these garments are required under their religion seems odd, especially seeing proving identity is a requirement in most of our daily lives.

[cherry*135]

Estimated 100-200 women who wear burqa's in the whole of Australia. No-one has bothered to find out how many exactly there could be.. which is strange if they are considered a 'threat'.

[azureline**]

Service personnel wear a uniform for specific purposes, they are used to rules................whole different issue. Terrorist threat"against them" is a good reason not to.

[cherry*135]

This is a bigger problem in city centres/Malls re safety & intimidation than the women wearing burqa's.

Retail workers quotse:

..say they are increasingly the target of verbal abuse and physical threats from criminals peddling drugs outside their stores.

They say drug dealers are brazenly plying their trade in open sight, only to scatter when police arrive at the scene.

...the  woman said she was regularly the target of abuse, with people affected by drugs often wandering aimlessly into the store with shopping the furthest thing from their minds.

‘‘They come in ranting and raving, and they come in packs of five or six,’’ she said.

‘‘I’ve had them screaming at me or just going on with high talk, just nonsense – they are off their trees.

‘‘One of them made punching motions at me last week.’’

Plus groups of youths that hang around in those areas.