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Wife of jailed Saudi blogger @Raif_Badawi calls for Burqa Ban in Ontario — Rahul @Kalvapalle reports for @GlobalNews. https://globalnews.ca/news/4307779/raif-badawi-wife-ensaf-haidar-burqa-ban/ … #BanTheBurqapic.twitter.com/b3CcD38Okr
Hi David, the bottom line is: the niqab is a safety issue. In public areas where no citizens are allowed to cover their faces, there should be no exceptions. Period. As an aside, this religious freedom aspect is based on a lie anyway (not that it should make a difference /1
as it should be one law for all). Islam prohibits the niqab in prayer and Hajj (2 of the 5 pillars of the religion). Yes, Muslims wear it, but it’s not religiously mandated. Just as a Christian might wear a KKK hood-that doesn’t mean it’s his religion that compels him. /2
Much like the KKK hood, it is an ideologically motivated dress code. But, regardless, bottom line, as I said: it’s about safety of citizens. FGM is also claimed to be religious. However religious rights do not supersede human rights.
Religious rights do not supersede human rights. Exactly. Brilliantly put. If all humans of all faiths understood this the world would be a much better place.
Luckily, the Supreme Court of Canada has set this precedent (in a ruling re LGBT rights and a conservative Christian university), so hopefully they’ll treat all religions equally.
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