The burqa and niqab debate

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Sardauk said:

kowenicki said:
I think they are both a sing of opression and of the faith.... as, in my opinion, islam opresses women.

Catholics also, but women fought back to gain some autonomy and recognition over the last decades.

 

I don't believe that burqa is a sign of faith in any f*cking way ! It is pure oppression to me and true moderate Islam has nothing to do with that.

 

I don't believe neither in women testimonies saying that they are ok with burqa.... .. they are either brainwashed or fear acts of revenge from their entourage.

Nobody can emancipate with that kind of restrictions...

My understanding of Islam is that the Qu'ran only states that women should only cover there hair and shoulders. Most of the other interpretations are actually cultural and not religious. However, a lot of people see them as one and the same and can't distinguish between the 2.

We have to go back a long way to find the orginal reasons for a lot of the rules in all religions and a lot of the them seem to be forgotten. Yet many still follow the rules without understanding. In this case however, I think the restrictions are actually cultural, but people are just as willing to accept them due to tradition.

Please note that I haven't actually read the Qu'ran, and the info above comes only from what I've learnt from muslim friends and courses on understanding different religions.