22nd January 2004, 1:31 PM
Quote:they are a very religious symbol and stand in place of veils, so seeing them as a symbol of the subjugation of women under men is quite appropriate. Banning them I don't have a big problem with in the context of France where there are more bans of civil liberties than is possible in America
The muslim headscarf is a symbol of modesty for that religion, The Muslim women ware it to please Allah and show that they are modest and morally clean. We cannot claim that the Taliban views are anything like the real Koranic view on woman. This law was made out of ignorance and intolerance of other peoples beliefs and has nothing to do with the seperation of church state and more to do with a way of persecuting the muslim minority.