Burka sign of subservience, not religion, says French President Sarkozy
Burka sign of subservience, not religion, says French President Nicolas Sarkozy
Full-body gowns that are worn by the most conservative Muslim women have no place in France, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday. Speaking to a joint session of parliament, the French leader said wearing the burka or the niqab isn't about religion, but the subjugation of women. "In our country, we cannot accept that women be prisoners behind a screen, cut off from all social life, deprived of all identity," Sarkozy said to extended applause in a speech at the Chateau of Versailles, southwest of Paris. He said the burka — an all-concealing traditional dress, with built-in mesh covering the eyes — is "a sign of subservience, a sign of debasement. I want to say solemnly that it will not be welcome on our territory," he said.
Note EU-Digest: Bravo Mr. Sarkozy. The wearing of a Burka is not required in the Quran. The Burka must therefore be seen as a symbol of women's oppression and radical Islam. As such it should not only be banned in France but on the whole territory of the European Union.
3 comments:
In my opinion, its a matter of choice. One could also argue that if burqas represent suppression of women then the western culture also promotes making women a commodity. If burqas are to be banned then how about strip clubs? Why not ban functions that promote to sell something by making it sexually desirable? aren't they the other extreme?
I think that it is a sign of the abusive nature of Islam towards women being worth 1/2 of a man. I say, do away with it and take your full rightful place in society. The french have courage with this stand.
Agree that wearing of a Burka is a question of choice. But it also is a question of choice for a democratic nation to see it as a suppression of female rights when it is not even required as such in the Quran.
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