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12. I have listened to many women from Muslim families

Mon Oct 13, 2025, 09:22 AM

Oct 2025

so I agree with this ban.

And I don't think this would ban the hijab which is like the headscarf.

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What are your thoughts on this? yardwork Oct 2025 #1

I go back and forth on this. yardwork Oct 2025 #4

Oh, I sure hear you as a feminist myself, but also get yardwork's pov... electric_blue68 Oct 2025 #23

Oh, wow. Yes, serious inequality Reminder!... electric_blue68 Oct 2025 #25

I agree. I was in Indonesia during Ramadan. Phoenix61 Oct 2025 #3

You can see the faces... Mike Nelson Oct 2025 #5

I doubt that women in burqas are allowed to drive. yardwork Oct 2025 #6

Yes, that is also an issue... Mike Nelson Oct 2025 #10

disagree nt Celerity Oct 2025 #8

Should it be legal to wear a ball gag in public? yardwork Oct 2025 #9

I'll bet you can think of an answer to that. yardwork Oct 2025 #14

I have listened to many women from Muslim families JI7 Oct 2025 #12

correct, it would not ban the hijab, only the burqa and niqab Celerity Oct 2025 #13

not a valid comparison Celerity Oct 2025 #16

Why not? WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2025 #17

In general those "slippery slope" arguments turn out not to be valid. yardwork Oct 2025 #26

Good, they should be obamanut2012 Oct 2025 #18