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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you really comparing polygamy with wearing certa in type of dress? Wow.

And, does Italy have legislation banning the burka explicitly? One can debate the security issue, but the French law was aimed at wearing the burka under the grounds of "going against our values.  Does Italy have laws banning certain types of dress because it violates its values? [/quote]

it seems a perfectly good comparison since the burka is not presented as a style of clothing (today I wear my jeans, for the party tonight my new red burka), but as an expression of a religious statement.  the fact that some French born and raised women, who dressed in a Western style all their lives, chose to wear the burka after they convert is perfect evidence that the burka has nothing to do with their own idea of modesty (otherwise they would have worn it since birth), but with part of embracing a religion.

as for Italy, as I said I know the law prohibit going around masked or with the face concealed.  While there are now Muslims in Italy (mostly arrived in the past 20 years as immigrants from North Africa) I have never seen a burka.  I would have no issues with such a law, I would actually welcome it like I think the majority of Italians.  you can be catholic, atheist, jewish, muslim, whatever you want in Italy, and you can wear whatever you want within the limits of generally accepted decency (most beaches you can show your boobs, but you can't do it at the swimming pool, in city parks or in the street as an example) and cover yourself as much as you want, as long as your face is visible.  if you feel the need to walk around under a table cloth with an opening so you do not hit light poles, then please go somewhere else.

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