Should the Burqa be banned in Australia

[nero_bolt]

Should the Burqa and Niqab be banned in Australia?

[raptor_rebooted]

'It's an amazing feeling of freedom,' said Maha Abdo, the executive officer of the Muslim Women's Association.
'You can see clearly, but no one can see you.'

finally!!  someone who understands

what this is about.

[cherry*135]

Where I live tend to have a few armed robbers (town police station is not manned very often). They usually get caught later though.

"It's understood the Club's Saturday night band The Culprits had just finished its last song when the two masked men entered the club.
One was armed with a pistol. The other was armed with a knife.
There were still three staff on duty and about 15 patrons in the club at the time.
The robbers demanded money from staff.
The men then left on foot with an amount of cash."

Will the number of armed robberies and other crimes decrease dramactically if the burqa is banned? No.

[icyfroth]

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

'It's an amazing feeling of freedom,' said Maha Abdo, the executive officer of the Muslim Women's Association.
'You can see clearly, but no one can see you.'

finally!!  someone who understands

what this is about.

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[polksaladallie]

But it's been said here a lot that the women shouldn't be driving because they can't see clearly.   

[raptor_rebooted]

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@polksaladallie wrote:

But it's been said here a lot that the women shouldn't be driving because they can't see clearly.   

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i think they were referring to

peripheral vision

[cherry*135]

Car accidents - how many caused by young men?- compared to - how many caused by women who wear a niqab driving?

Ban the burqa/niqab - will car accidents reduce dramatically? No.

[raptor_rebooted]

couldn't tell you.  i have no idea

what the statistics are when it comes

to accidents caused by restricted vision.

[the_great_she_elephant]

Just a thought. I wonder how many burq/niquab wearing women were actually born in Australia and how many of their daughters and granddaughters will choose to wear it. 

I still remember how surprised I was when I first came to Australia and saw the rather grim, black clothing worn - for cultural reasons - by many Greek and Italian matrons. That cultural fashion didn't survive the second generation.

[icyfroth]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

Just a thought. I wonder how many burq/niquab wearing women were actually born in Australia and how many of their daughters and granddaughters will choose to wear it. 

I still remember how surprised I was when I first came to Australia and saw the rather grim, black clothing worn - for cultural reasons - by many Greek and Italian matrons. That cultural fashion didn't survive the second generation.

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yes that's true.

[cherry*135]

Something I read the other day she-ele and it may have been in relation to countries in Europe, but it stated when Muslims first migrated to other countries the women didn't wear burqa's etc as they didn't want to stand out, didn't want to jeopardise for any reason being able to live in a new country.

It is the second, third generation of young women born in the new country (not able to be deported), who are more assertive and will wear the niqab because they want to and are not afraid to.