Election Year or Fear!

[Geoff Parkstone]

Ban the Burka is an interesting debate. The Swiss have now enforced it and I can see more following.

I'm not convinced I'm not convinced that we should impose our values on other religions any more so than the reverse would be true with the adoption of Sharia Law.

However there is an argument on security grounds although I don't think it's that strong a one.

On balance I'd say no ban on basis that some other form of ID may be required (for all) eg a picture ID card. That can't be a problem as (I assume) Burka wearers have no problem showing faces for eg passports.

On a side note I once saw a Burka wearer walking down the street with a pair of sunglasses perched atop her head. To this day I've never worked out the logic of that.

[Trickytreesreds]

Ban the Burka is an interesting debate. The Swiss have now enforced it and I can see more following.

I'm not convinced I'm not convinced that we should impose our values on other religions any more so than the reverse would be true with the adoption of Sharia Law.

However there is an argument on security grounds although I don't think it's that strong a one.

On balance I'd say no ban on basis that some other form of ID may be required (for all) eg a picture ID card. That can't be a problem as (I assume) Burka wearers have no problem showing faces for eg passports.

On a side note I once saw a Burka wearer walking down the street with a pair of sunglasses perched atop her head. To this day I've never worked out the logic of that.

The burqa should be banned, along with all forms of face covering , unless medical or work related. Too many use it to evade being identified either in person or by facial recognition. Its a security breech. I remember a few years ago, a terror suspect got away by hiding in one. You mentioned the swiss but many countries in Europe are doing so. There are even islamic countries that have banned it as well. There is no religious requirement to wear one, the Qur’an simply says dress modestly. Its more a form of female oppression by males