Burqa is not a symbol of religion in Islam but a dress code to safeguard the women from eve teasing and protect her modesty. Also Qur’an does not make mandatory to cover face of a women, it is her choice. I don’t understand some people's view that burqa is against secularism, when it is not going to hurt sentiments of other religions.
Dress is a matter of personal choice. If wearing burqa in public is against the secularism then what about dress of nuns in Europe and rest of world which clearly distinguishes them as representatives of Christian faith.
How covering full body for a woman in society is against the equality of gender?
Did these people means less clothes give women more liberty and respect?
In India several highly educated Muslim women teaches in colleges, universities and wear burqa by their choice. No man forces her wife to wear burqa. If burqa is a problem by security angle then what about wearing helmet which is compulsory not only for men but also for women driving two wheelers?
NAEEM SHAIKH
MUMBAI
Saturday, July 17, 2010
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