It’s cultural. Which is why no two countries wear it the same. The burqah is specific to Afghanistan and Taliban controlled areas. Niqab can vary from a cloth veil, to a metallic nose and eye hood (arab gulf countries). Chador is specific to Iran, etc etc.

I think we all understand what a feminist is, but you are judging the issue of a burqa solely based on Western ideals. The burqa is a symbol of dominance and subjugation, especially when you consider a woman who decides that being conservative is not what she wants. She is directly and solely blamed for rape, abuse,…

I’m not upset about it. People trying to frame it as a ‘policing women’s bodies’ issue....that’s ridiculous. It’s possible to be an observant Muslim woman and NOT wear a burqa or niquab. It’s possible to phase out expressions of any particular religion which do not fit into a modern society. One of my best friends is…

It’s more complicated than that. Banning the burqa is sexist but the burqa is sexist as well.

Choosing a burqa during puberty is not a choice to me. Teenagers are not adults in the US or in Germany or in France. Most teenagers are still living in their parents home, so I’m not even sure this can legitimately be considered a choice/free-will. I’m also an atheist. I also believe in women’s rights, and believe…

There is no mention of the Burqa in the Qu’ran only a call to dress modestly. The Burqa is cultural not Islamic.

I can’t be upset about this because I think the burqa and the niqab should not exist. If a man can’t handle looking at even a woman’s face, he has issues. My understanding: A burqa covers the entire body, head to toe, with a small mesh panel for a woman to see. A niqab covers everything but the eyes. Strangely, I…

I’m sorry, but this editorializes too much for me. A burqa ban is not at all like a ban on the burkini. The ban on the burkini limits a muslim woman’s ability to integrate with society and enjoy nature (a huge part of french culture and the human experience generally). A burqa ban goes after a practice that increases…

Sorry but not sorry at all. Burqas are meant to demean women and subject them to misogynistic rules. Women get punished for getting raped in societies that make them wear burqas. Burqas represent truly awful male dominance and subjugation.

The sentence is “she wants him for Christmas.” Even if you scramble it around, the words retain their cases.

Oh, I know that was a quote (my statement wasn’t necessarily personal). But I’m seeing this sentiment posted in several places in which people are crediting Obama for this and not the actual people who put their bodies on the line. #OurPresident let one woman get her arm blown to shreds, and another get lose her…

Obama made a lot of mistakes in decorum early on. The mistakes themselves were minor and unimportant, but it made me wonder how his cabinet could be so ineffective at prepping him.

So, worst case scenario, the AfD gets 20% nationwide and that is a big if, that leaves all other parties in German Bundestag at 80% (CDU/CSU, SPD, Die Grünen, Die Linke). The conservatives might take the biggest hit, they’d probably end at 30 to 35%, which would leave the other three at 45% to 50%. No other party is…

What wonderful irony. While our prospects for equality decrease, our likelihood of fatality in combat increases.