Should the Burqa be banned in Australia

[nero_bolt]

Should the Burqa and Niqab be banned in Australia?

[iapetus_rocks]

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@am*3 wrote:

From the link above:

The fierce media campaign of fear which has been launched against the burqa has caused many people to pass judgment on this Islamic practice without having any knowledge of its significance.

It is important to consider who benefits from such prejudiced propaganda. Some political parties, for example, capitalise on people’s misunderstandings and fears in order to make political gains. 

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Please tell me what you, personally think is the significance of the burqa.

You seem to take issue with "some political parties" who give the burqa bad publicity for their own gain. But think about it. They might just be pursuing the issue of equal rights and equal dignity for women in the process, and for that I can forgive them for trying to exploit the political angle . . . they're politicians, after all.

[the_hawk*]

How many of you would feel comfortable with someone walking down the street wearing a balaclava and a huge coat that could conceal an AK47

and for those that wouldn't but are happy for the same disguise and concealment in the name of religion you need to have a long think about what the difference is.

How do you know its a female and not a male bomber or a group of fully armed terorists going to a busy city street

[azureline**]

People do dress like that, been skiing lately? In Canberra in winter, perhaps?

As someone who lives in a multicultural area and has a business in a densely populated Muslim area, I have NEVER seen a woman dressed in a Burqa.

[the_hawk*]

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@azureline** wrote:

People do dress like that, been skiing lately? In Canberra in winter, perhaps?

As someone who lives in a multicultural area and has a business in a densely populated Muslim area, I have NEVER seen a woman dressed in a Burqa.

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so clearly its not something they have to wear, but chose to to cause trouble or prepare us for a more sinister reason

[azureline**]

It's not clear to me that it is chosen for your suggested reasons.

It is clear that women (and men) can have freedom of choice in clothing. Mr Abbott said so,

“This isn’t about people’s religion, it’s not about what people wear, it’s about potential terror attacks here in Australia and that’s what we have got to guard against,” he said.

I abhor t shirts with stupid and offensive slogans, I won't buy them and my family know how I feel but I don't start a ban the abhorrent t shirt group

[karliandjacko]

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@the_hawk* wrote:

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@azureline** wrote:

People do dress like that, been skiing lately? In Canberra in winter, perhaps?

As someone who lives in a multicultural area and has a business in a densely populated Muslim area, I have NEVER seen a woman dressed in a Burqa.

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so clearly its not something they have to wear, but chose to to cause trouble or prepare us for a more sinister reason

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No, it's something they wear in some predominantly muslim countries.   Most muslim women in Australia wear hair or hijab.

[the_hawk*]

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@karliandjacko wrote:

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@the_hawk* wrote:

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@azureline** wrote:

People do dress like that, been skiing lately? In Canberra in winter, perhaps?

As someone who lives in a multicultural area and has a business in a densely populated Muslim area, I have NEVER seen a woman dressed in a Burqa.

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so clearly its not something they have to wear, but chose to to cause trouble or prepare us for a more sinister reason

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No, it's something they wear in some predominantly muslim countries.   Most muslim women in Australia wear hair or hijab.

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they seem to forget where they are and they are the ones that need to fit in

[karliandjacko]

Nobody fits in overnight when they go to a completely different culture than what they know.

[cherry*135]

I see a few women in shopping areas wearing the Burqa. The most recent one I saw had her young son with her, who had impeccable manners, I was impressed ( as I would be with any young child, no matter who he was with)

[daydream**believer]

Just got home from my local Westfield.

Was there for an hour and a half.

Saw one woman in a Burqa, walking with her husband who was wearing shorts and a tshirt.

Saw 2 woman wearing Niqabs.

At kindy drop off i saw 2 in Niqab's and 4 in Hijabs