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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostI'll be very surprised if she does any of this.
Just wearing that attire is a statement in itself that you are different from the rest of us and that you have no desire to integrate.
Plus there's the security aspect whereby you can't judge somebody's intentions when you can't read their facial expressions. Not to mention the fact that I have to remove my crash helmet to enter certain establishments where women in niqabs do not.
It's divisive in other words. I think it's time to have a rethink.Comment
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Originally posted by Pip in a Poke View PostYes, I've been thinking about this because it seems very un British to ban people from wearing certain attire but I've now changed my mind.
Just wearing that attire is a statement in itself that you are different from the rest of us and that you have no desire to integrate.
Plus there's the security aspect whereby you can't judge somebody's intentions when you can't read their facial expressions. Not to mention the fact that I have to remove my crash helmet to enter certain establishments where women in niqabs do not.
It's divisive in other words. I think it's time to have a rethink.Comment
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Originally posted by woohoo View PostIt is un-British to ban types of clothes. It would be better if it was seen as something backward or ridiculous within the Muslim community and not promoted.Comment
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Enough is Enough
Originally posted by Pip in a Poke View PostYes, I've been thinking about this because it seems very un British to ban people from wearing certain attire but I've now changed my mind.
Just wearing that attire is a statement in itself that you are different from the rest of us and that you have no desire to integrate.
Plus there's the security aspect whereby you can't judge somebody's intentions when you can't read their facial expressions. Not to mention the fact that I have to remove my crash helmet to enter certain establishments where women in niqabs do not.
It's divisive in other words. I think it's time to have a rethink.
I think at the end of the day it is about respecting everybody else around you and having a bit of modesty and discretion.Last edited by PurpleGorilla; 5 June 2017, 09:58.Comment
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Originally posted by diseasex View PostOr not to have muslim community at all. Problem solved.Comment
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bright colour. Intrinsically I don't have an issue with it. The full face veil is another matter, and should be banned.
I think at the end of the day it is about respecting everybody else around you and having a bit of modesty and discretion.[/QUOTE]
No, the niqab is the full veil - the one that looks like a black pillarbox with just a small rectangular opening for the eyes.
As opposed to the burqa which is also a full face covering but with a kind of mesh covering the face.
[QUOTE=PurpleGorilla;2425218]The Niqab doesn't cover the face, just the hair, it can look smart especially when in aLast edited by Pip in a Poke; 5 June 2017, 09:54.Comment
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Originally posted by woohoo View PostIt is un-British to ban types of clothes. It would be better if it was seen as something backward or ridiculous within the Muslim community and not promoted.
Where I went to university, there was a large Pakistani neighbourhood & the women did not wear the niqab. Ever.
When I went back there a couple of years ago, they were everywhere. I'm assuming it's the younger generation who are doing it & again, I can't help feeling that, to a certain extent, it's a mark of defiance.Comment
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Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View PostSeems a bit of an absurd over reaction.Comment
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Originally posted by Pip in a Poke View PostNo, the niqab is the full veil - the one that looks like a black pillarbox with just a small rectangular opening for the eyes.
As opposed to the burqa which is also a full face covering but with a kind of mesh covering the face.
Personally I would ban the three in the middle:
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