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52. Not only that

Mon Apr 5, 2021, 05:47 PM

Apr 2021

And you are right, of course, but we would do well to cease telling other countries to view their internal cultural conflicts through our eyes. They will just answer, "We live here, we grew up here. You don't live here, you didn't grow up here, you don't even speak our language. Who made you the expert?"

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Should France Ban the Hijab ? [View all] JI7 Apr 2021 OP

No. LakeArenal Apr 2021 #1

+100 abqtommy Apr 2021 #4

+100. Hortensis Apr 2021 #29

Are they also going to ban Jewish head coverings? Crunchy Frog Apr 2021 #2

Yes, There have already been restrictions on Jewish and Sikh men's JI7 Apr 2021 #6

Well, that sounds like an extreme restriction on personal freedom Crunchy Frog Apr 2021 #8

No. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #3

No. n/t demmiblue Apr 2021 #5

Of course. As soon as they ban the hooded sweatshirt. nt (sarcasm) JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2021 #7

Up to them. But I certainly don't think the US should ban religious head coverings. nt Hekate Apr 2021 #9

In the US, it's hard to figure how they can do that-- dawg day Apr 2021 #10

Those things have already been restricted. The current law being discussed JI7 Apr 2021 #11

Boy, the nuns at my parochial school would have some choice words for that-- dawg day Apr 2021 #13

Well its one thing to wear a veil. Its another to block your face altogether onetexan Apr 2021 #14

Yes. There is a ban against any and all religious headcoverings. lapucelle Apr 2021 #16

Nuns generally don't wear habits any more DenaliDemocrat Apr 2021 #36

France takes the separation of politics and religion to this level tirebiter Apr 2021 #12

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2021 #15

What's going on in France isn't just about hijabs. Mosby Apr 2021 #17

No LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2021 #18

When in France, abide by French law/rules/norms... I lived in the Middle-East for decades and had JCMach1 Apr 2021 #19

Wow Rustyeye77 Apr 2021 #20

The point was about "Islamic fundamentalism" NOT Islamic practice or worship. Blue_true Apr 2021 #21

Exactly, I will give you an example with Swahili Culture in East Africa JCMach1 Apr 2021 #22

There was discussion of this after 9-11 but I think over time it's kind of been forgotten JI7 Apr 2021 #25

It didn't change, they still do JCMach1 Apr 2021 #44

Yes, all of this eissa Apr 2021 #41

Saudi Arabia bans anyone going into Mecca that's not a Muslim Polybius Apr 2021 #23

Yes, but why do anything based on shitty govt of Saudi Arabia JI7 Apr 2021 #24

No problem with it. In France. GulfCoast66 Apr 2021 #26

I would apply a harm test. meadowlander Apr 2021 #28

Keep in mind, I was speaking of France. GulfCoast66 Apr 2021 #43

I don't see the Hijab itself as misogynistic . I think it's similar to what Jewish and Sikh men wear JI7 Apr 2021 #31

Respectfully, I can't agree. GulfCoast66 Apr 2021 #42

+1000 smirkymonkey Apr 2021 #55

It's a headscarf. How are you going to enforce the law meadowlander Apr 2021 #27

No. The hijab is not "exactly" or at all similar to a scarf tied to keep your hair in place Arazi Apr 2021 #54

The French have a very anti-authoritarian streak DFW Apr 2021 #30

France is in a world of hurt. Rustyeye77 Apr 2021 #35

So what can they do ? JI7 Apr 2021 #37

I have no idea. Rustyeye77 Apr 2021 #38

How can they be anti-authoritarian if they literally want to criminalize an article of clothing? WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #46

They view it from a French point of view, not one we want to force upon them DFW Apr 2021 #48

Very interesting post. Rustyeye77 Apr 2021 #49

LOL!! Not nearly as many as you might think DFW Apr 2021 #51

Great post Rustyeye77 Apr 2021 #53

I think part of the anger many Muslims feel toward France has to do with colonialism JI7 Apr 2021 #56

That's a very simplified version. It leaves out a lot. DFW Apr 2021 #58

Thanks for the input Hekate Apr 2021 #50

Did anyone ask the women how they feel about it? nt leftyladyfrommo Apr 2021 #32

Yes, this is one reason I brought this up. I tried to explain this and Muslim women JI7 Apr 2021 #34

I wondered if the women might be afraid for their safety. leftyladyfrommo Apr 2021 #39

No, this was on social media . JI7 Apr 2021 #40

It's up to the French. Klaralven Apr 2021 #33

Not only that DFW Apr 2021 #52

If France were asking me I would say no. Hijabs don't hurt anyone else. SYFROYH Apr 2021 #45

I would say it's France's right, Elessar Zappa Apr 2021 #47

Up to France to make that decision, it's none of my business. nt Raine Apr 2021 #57

They ban the niqab or the full face covering, not the hijab. pnwmom Apr 2021 #59