Why the burqa ban makes no sense (II)

KARACHI: This is with reference to Faiza S Khan’s article “Why the burqa ban makes no sense” (July 10). I’d like to clarify that it’s not burqa ban, it’s a ban on veils. And since it’s their country, we ought to let them legislate whatever they want to. If some Muslims have problems with French laws, they can leave the country. Wearing a face-covering veil amounts to being cut off from society and it rejects the very spirit of the French republic. It’s ironic that most Muslims are quick to criticise France, but few criticise the fact that Muslim countries such as Saudi Arabia curtail religious freedoms. I wonder when such hypocrisy will end.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 11^th, 2010.