Originally Posted by rafufu

I never said that it was required by British Laws (although under sharia law, the burqa is required), I mearly stated that it was a symbol of their religion, much like the Christian cross, and thus should be treated in the same way

Originally Posted by Rutten

Many Mulsims intepret a passage or two from the Qur'an (Holy Book) to mean that women should wear burqas. Ergo, it is religious.

Originally Posted by rafufu

I never said that it was required by British Laws (although under sharia law, the burqa is required), I mearly stated that it was a symbol of their religion, much like the Christian cross, and thus should be treated in the same way

Originally Posted by Rutten

Many Mulsims intepret a passage or two from the Qur'an (Holy Book) to mean that women should wear burqas. Ergo, it is religious.

This type of dress has its origins with desert times long before Islam arrived. It had two functions. Firstly as a sand mask in windy conditions. This would be worn by men and women and is still common today. For women only the masking of the face and body was used when one group was being raided by another. These raids often involved the taking of women of child bearing age. With all women hidden behind a veil the chances of being taken were substantially reduced as the women of child bearing age could not be quickly distinguished from the very young and the old in the turmoil of fighting.

Many Muslims believe that the Islamic holy book, the Qur'an, and the collected traditions of the life of Muhammed, or hadith, require both men and women to dress and behave modestly in public. However, this requirement, called hijab, has been interpreted in many different ways by Islamic scholars and Muslim communities; the burqa is not specifically mentioned in the Quran.

Originally Posted by Rutten

Anywho, now that that waste of time has been dealt with, may we return back to the debate? Or does TacoBELL still want to argue?

Originally Posted by Chac

shame i didn't see this thread earlier

muslim women aren't required to wear burkas, it's not even an "official" piece of clothing in islam. it's something sexist misogynist countries like iran or dubai invented to oppress their women. it's not a religious requirement, it's a law in those countries.

though that still doesn't explain why people wear burkas in egypt, where they're much more progressive etc, maybe they just want to or something. in which case i don't mind them wearing BOORKAS

EDIT: also, i haven't read any of the thread, in during bigotry