Italy to follow France in bid to ban the burqa

[-:Undertaker:-]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worl...ban-burqa.html

Burqas will be banned in Italy under laws proposed by the government yesterday. Legislation to stop Muslim women wearing the hood and other full-face veils such as the niqab will be introduced, equal opportunities minister Mara Carfagna said. France is already considering outlawing burqas and Miss Carfagna believes other European countries will follow suit. She said: 'This is about a sacrosanct battle to defend the dignity and rights of immigrant women. 'A law is being studied that would ban the use of a burqa and niqab, which are not religious symbols - that's not us saying it, but the top religious authorities of the Islamic world, like the imams of Cairo and Paris.

'I completely agree with the French initiative, which I think will push other European countries and hence, also Italy, to enact laws on this issue.'
Critics see the burqa as a symbol of the subjugation of women. A poll this week found 71 per cent of Italians are in favour of a ban. Italian Muslim groups say they advise women against wearing face veils but that a ban would be an attack on personal freedom.

This comes weeks after UKIP suggested banning burqas in the United Kingdom - thoughts?

[Technologic]

After watching my sister getting called a harlet by some woman in a hijab for wearing a short sleeve top my opinions have somewhat been altered. Headscarves are fine, ban the face covering.

[AlexOC]

Its gonna snowball.
The law will be passed here soon.

[Black_Apalachi]

I expect countries like Italy and France to do things like this yet when it's mentioned in the UK everyone is shocked. The EU should just ban them tbh.

[hah]

yet its against the ban of the crucifix in classrooms :S

[Black_Apalachi]

yet its against the ban of the crucifix in classrooms :S

Yeah... it's a very catholic country.

[-:Undertaker:-]

The difference between this country and the rest of the world is that we do the opposite of what our people want, they do what their people want (largely).

[Technologic]

The difference between this country and the rest of the world is that we do the opposite of what our people want, they do what their people want (largely).

And their PMs a player

[Catzsy]

Lets put this into perspective. France only proposes it for woman state/government buildings.
http://www.france24.com/en/20100126-...FYGDzAod-gfwfw
Out of interest what reasons are UKIP putting forward to ban it?

[hah]

Yeah... it's a very catholic country.

never would have guessed that... even though the pope lives there and all