Considering Burqa as a moral and religious obligation is more or less a form of coercion against women. The right of a MUSLIM to 'wear Burqa' as it is a religious norm is heavily out-weighed by the right of a WOMAN to 'not to wear Burqa', as it is her freedom of choice and expression. The argument that the tremendous cultural pressure to market oneself as a sex object, can be resisted only by wearing a lot of covering is totally unjustified.The basic underlying force that bulldoze Burqa on women is the chauvinistic male attitude that they possess the body of their female partner. Is this not the real 'objectification' of women?. Legal ban of Burqa by France was a right move, as this freedom of choice cannot be achieved otherwise.
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i think there is not any permanent solution to this problem since a ban on burqa is also a coercion as far as some conservative women are concerned...anyway the ban will help to achieve the freedom of choice to a high extent..:)
the coercion to don a burqa is not only by one's partner,but is d brainshild of d a patriarchal society thts existed since tym imemmorial...n thts been inculcated into every muslim female coz of which they agree to or rather hav grown used to ths 2nd skin of theirs...ths so called 'protection' of women to not seem as sex objects hitsA men wid a great fervor,but al the domestic violence n talaqs at d drop of a hat r justifiable!!
if arab nations lyk the kingdom of saudi arabia can impose d burqa on every female who lands on their soil,thn 'm wid d french president who insists tht no female on d french soil is 2 don one..esp in tyms of increased terrorism as ths...but in ths political conflict,as always,its the women who r btwn the devil n d sea
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