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Against nikab??

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Submitted by Aeishah Griffiths-Williamson (United Kingdom), Apr 1, 2008 at 14:40

If Nikab is only cultural forced upon by fathers and husbands then why are so many WHITE British converts to Islam taking up the practice to wear nikab?? I am one of them! No one forced me to wear nikab I looked into it and decided I wanted to wear it! I am certainly educated about my religion in fact it is Muslims who are far from educated about their beliefs that they think Nikab is cultural.

To everyone else who has a problem with Nikab your lives must be so sad and boring that you constantly have to worry about what others are wearing! What is it with you people that you need to get so involved in other people's lives! Why should anyone stop wearing what they want to wear just because it is not the norm?? It's not a security issue at all, the men who who blew themselves up were not wearing nikab they were wearing clothes and they were still able to conceal their weapons!

How many boys and girls go around the streets carrying knives and guns in their tracksuit bottoms?? So If it's about security then you should be banning all clothes! Because all clothes can conceal some type of weapon!

It's just another excuse to make life more difficult for Muslims especially the women! You claim that Muslim men oppress women well they dont you do! You are the ones who are trying to stop us from doing something we want to do. Focus on your own lives not others!

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Title Commenter Date Thread
face veils are not Islamic, should be banned in public [214 words]A. WhealeyDec 12, 2005 22:0929843
face veils are for modesty and protection. [197 words]maryam kim martinJan 19, 2006 02:5929843
Are you Muslim? [103 words]AliayahJun 6, 2006 10:3229843
america the free [85 words]ummzazaAug 8, 2006 15:0529843
Niqab and Islamic Indentity [49 words]ZahraSep 10, 2006 10:5029843
Niqab [477 words]Against NiqabOct 4, 2006 11:4429843
Face Veils are Intrinsically Dehumanizing [148 words]Paul NewcombeNov 1, 2007 05:2929843
Why do you care? [203 words]SammyNov 14, 2007 22:5129843
2Militant Islam Forces Me To Care [1097 words]Paul NewcombeNov 16, 2007 04:0629843
why not [20 words]danNov 19, 2007 10:2429843
1Against nikab?? [258 words]Aeishah Griffiths-WilliamsonApr 1, 2008 14:4029843
hey who are you please [18 words]osmanJan 26, 2010 15:2429843
Garments meant to hide [68 words]Ed BrophyDec 9, 2005 16:5029714

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