Needless to say, In France fashion takes precedence over culture and tradition, we can't expect much sanity. They have already banned the Burqa ? Next Probably they would ask the Buddhist monks to wear shorts and T-shirts when visiting France. The world is a global village, they say. Not so in France. The French want everything distinctively French.
Coming to the Hijab/Burqa, it is not a symbol of subservience as the West describes it. Rather the Hijab is a symbol of chastity and decency. Islam treats women with outmost dignity and respect. And it is because of this that The Qur'an asks women to "dress properly and cover their heads when going out so that people can recognise them and respect them". Freedom does not mean dressing scantily or shunning your modesty. Doing so only encourages eve teasing.
So now UK wants to do a France.
Needless to say, In France fashion takes precedence over culture and tradition, we can't expect much sanity. They have already banned the Burqa ? Next Probably they would ask the Buddhist monks to wear shorts and T-shirts when visiting France. The world is a global village, they say. Not so in France. The French want everything distinctively French.
Coming to the Hijab/Burqa, it is not a symbol of subservience as the West describes it. Rather the Hijab is a symbol of chastity and decency. Islam treats women with outmost dignity and respect. And it is because of this that The Qur'an asks women to "dress properly and cover their heads when going out so that people can recognise them and respect them". Freedom does not mean dressing scantily or shunning your modesty. Doing so only encourages eve teasing.