Should Australia ban the burqa? As we all know‚ Burqa is a loose‚ usually black or light blue robe that is worn by Muslim women‚ especially in Afghanistan‚ and that covers the body from head to toe. The burqa is not force by the Islamic holy bible‚ Koran. It only say that‚ women and men have to wear modestly in the public. Women‚ especially‚ cannot show their body to a man‚ other than their husband. This is written in the Koran. In Qur’an Sura Nur Chapter: The Light. Verse 31‚ "And say to the faithful
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Hadee Haque Professor Isip English 1301 France Should Rethink the Ban on Burqa Ever since Islam has begun‚ in the 7th century‚ women have been accustomed to wear the burqa. The burqa is a piece of clothing that covers the entire body‚ only leaving the eyes open. The burqa can be broken down to three pieces; the first piece covers the body from neck all the way down to the ankles‚ the second piece‚ also called the niqab‚ covers the face only leaving the eyes open‚ and the third piece‚ also called
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parliament wearing the burqa. Tony Abbott states that “We are a free country.” If this is true then why is the government supporting penalties on women who wear the burqa? This is simply stripping them at their rights!! Muslim Women’s Association executive officer Maha Abdo commented on Mr Abbots comments‚ saying. “Why does he need to express his feelings about this issue? If he really sincere about ‘Team Australia’.” We strongly believe that the burqa should not be banned in Australia; as this would shame
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The burqa is a long garment‚ usually black‚ that covers the body from head to toe‚ leaving a small slit for the eyes to be able to see. It is worn by Muslim/Islamic women‚ often due to pressure from society‚ the men of their home countries or from the families of the women. Australia is one of many democratic countries. Democracy being a form of government in which all people have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Australia being a democratic country means we should not be
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The burqa should not be banned in Australia A nun can be covered from head to toe in order to devote herself to god. But when a Muslim woman does the same she is being oppressed. It may be argued that wearing a burqa benefits only a few and brings more harm than good to society. The real question is who does it harm? That should be the basis for banning this piece of clothing‚ not one based on fear or an arguably feeble argument that the women do not have a choice. To say that a ban on a specific
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The burqa and niqab are often viewed as symbols of extremism. In the wake of the rise of Islamic State‚ it is unsurprising‚ therefore‚ that in recent days a number of Australian politicians have called for their banning. Reverend Fred Nile has already introduced the Summary Offences Amendment (Full-face Coverings Prohibition) Bill 2014 (NSW) into the New South Wales parliament which‚ if passed‚ will ban the wearing of various face coverings in public. The Bill does not refer to Muslims‚ Islam‚ the
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world the burqa has become a subject of discussion and controversy. These articles of clothing are part of the Islamic faith‚ they are cultural and religious symbols. There are many names for these articles of clothing some being burka‚ burqa‚ veil‚ hijab and niqab. It loosely covers the woman’s entire body‚ plus the head. The burqa erases the Muslim women’s identity. It is said that the burqa is a symbol of traditionally conservative Afghan society and Taliban subjugation. But the burqa has also
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has somewhat connects to terrorism. Well this is stereotyping and also discriminating against a Muslim person‚ just because of his appearance. II. Relation to Audience: Recent bans on the public wearing of burqas and niqabs have caused a great deal of controversy. As shown by the article “French burka ban: police arrest two veiled women”‚ there are three countries in Europe: Belgium‚ France and Holland which are prohibiting the burka. III. Preview & Thesis: This trend not only
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Secularism and the Burqa! France has imposed a face veil ban in the country. The French Parliament has passed a bill that outlaws wearing full face veil in public. Incidentally‚ this law is only going to affect the ‘Muslim’ women since only Muslim women cover their faces as part of their Religious doctrine. The news‚ no sooner did it break surface than‚ elicited a variety of responses from around the world; ranging from raising eye brows to censuring vehemently‚ the latter reaction being of
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in recent campaigns by right-wing nationalistic groups in Australia and around the world to ‘Ban the Burqa ’. This was a campaign proclaiming to protect and support and empower Islamic women. We argue that in Western discourse there indeed exists a disconnection between women as the subaltern ‘other’ women and their ‘real’ manifestation as the “material subjects of their collective histories” (Mohanty 1984‚ p. 334) because the ‘Ban the Burqa’ campaign lacks historical contextualisation and discursively
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