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Essay / France bans Muslim burqa and veil - 1472
In the Middle East, the largest population of men and women are Muslims. The Muslim religion suggests that women wear a veil or hijab, which is a headscarf that exposes only the woman's eyes, accompanied by a burqa which is a full-length cloak. The sole purpose of clothing is to hide a woman's feminine features from the eyes of men. The Quran, an Islamic text, supports and lightly enforces the uniform by saying that women should be conservative, "wearing their head coverings on their chests and not showing their ornaments." (Koran). We could deduce from this that women willingly wear the burqa and the veil because of their geographical location. However, when Muslim women are removed from the Middle East and placed in other countries like France, they become a minority group, which attracts attention due to their unusual customs. The wearing of the burqa and the veil by Muslim women in France has become a common practice. controversial subject. The burqa and the veil are recognized in France as a uniform contradictory to the French ways of “preserving the republic and its democratic and secular tradition” (Graff). France first addressed the problem by intervening in the school system in 2004. That year, it adopted the law on secularism which "prohibits the wearing of the Muslim hijab, the Sikh head covering, large Christian crosses or crucifixes, Jewish yarmulkes, etc. » (News of Religious Conflict and Intolerance) in Public Schools. Additionally, in 2010, France banned the full public use of the Muslim veil and burqa. Consequences for disobeying the law could result in a fine or "lessons in French citizenship" (France is starting to ban the niqab and the burqa). The expected law, which would ban the use of the burqa and the veil, was finally adopted... middle of paper ....... February 1, 2004. Web. November 23, 2011. Harper, Ben. “Veiled threats: secularism and religious freedom in France. » Studentfreepress.net. Student Free Press Association, September 15, 2010. Web. December 4, 2011. "News on Religious Conflict and Intolerance - 2004-July." Tolérancereligieuse.org. July 2004. The web. December 8, 2011. .Papas, Voula. "Islam and Women's Rights | Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc." Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc | Founded in 1970. Web. December 11, 2011. “Freedom of religion.” Auburn University. Internet. December 13, 2011. "Society2; Religion in France; Beliefs; Laïcité (secularism)." The Franco-American website; Intercultural; Advice to Americans on France and Paris; France and the French. Internet. November 23, 2011. “Why dress codes and why now?” » Clearinghouse for education policy and management. Internet. December 13. 2011.