China has just banned the burqa in its biggest Muslim city

[Samus Aran]

padib said:

Samus Aran said:

Nowhere in the Quran does it say women need to wear burqas. 

If they want to wear the burqa as an expression of the religion, be it in the Quran or in the Hadith, it's their expression of religion.

A security issue is legitimate, but why frown upon the beards and hijabs? It becomes clearer that the issue is one of fear, paranoia and intolerance.

The origin of the burqa is cultural, not religious.