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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Muslima][quote=Anonymous]Muslima, it is interesting that you cited the French law against the burka (if I understand the law prohibit the wearing in public of the full veil that totally covers the face). I am from Italy, and a law like that has been in existence for ever, well before that anybody could even think that Muslims could one day live in Italy.  simply the government did not want to have people go around with faces totally covered to a point that they could not be recognized.  as for the burka, I am not an expert but the Quran apparently does not say anywhere  that women need to cover themselves like that. it simply says that they need to dress "modestly".  "modesty" obviously changes with times and places. one hundred years ago my grandma told me that women in Italy would not weak pants because it would be considered scandalous, now they do. you can dress modestly in France as much as you want. however if you feel the need to put a blanket on your body and leave two holes for your eyes, maybe you should consider moving to Yemen, where your idea of modesty is more generally shared.  decades ago women in Arab countries in North Africa (except for the Arab peninsula) did not weak the burka.  now more women do it.  this has nothing to do with modesty, but unfortunately with oil money that has allowed a strict interpretation of Islam by a few millions of backward uneducated desert dwellers to be shoveled down the throats of other Muslims [/quote]

The issue is not whether the burqa is mandatory or not in Islam. The question is  why are women, French citizens nonetheless who freely choose to wear a Burqa because they believe it is their religious right/freedom to dress that way, do not have the right under French Law to do so?And this, since 2010? So you have these Niqabis who were living in France prior to 2010 who suddenly have to change the way they dress or else be fined every single day? If we are talking about Freedom of Speech, then why aren't they allow to dress they way they choose fit? Why the double standard?[/quote]

Because the wearing of a burqa endangers the rest of the public in France.  It is not a mandatory part of the Muslim religion, i.e. you are free to say prayers whenever you like or practice other parts of your religion. In fact, you are free to wear the burqa as much as you like in the comfort of your own home. If a French Muslim is uncomfortable with the law, they are free to move to countries where this is embraced.[/quote]

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