UK Rules Out French-style Burqa Ban

France and the British government have ruled out a similar ban on the Muslim outfit. A French law banning the wearing of face-veil – burqa or niqab - in public places took into force on Monday, April 11. Offenders might be required to take a citizenship class and would be fined  150 euros an equivalent to 189 US dollar; a year in prison and a fine of $41,000 would be administered to anyone who forces woman to wear a face-veil. In the U.K, the right-wing United Kingdom Independence Party (Ukip) has also supported calls for a veil ban in Britain. The face-veil, a garment that is often black, covers the face but leaves the eyes uncovered, different from burqa wore by Afghani women. A hijab might be an obligatory code of dress for Muslim women, however a woman is not obliged to wear the face veil, or niqab, and it up to her to make the choice. Muslim women’s veil on campus had been banned last September in what officials called a security measure; islamophobia has become normal and accepted in British society.
            I don't believe that the government should be allowed to tell this women what they should and shouldn't be wearing in public unless their argument has a strong reasoning beyond it. Muslim women's veil being banned on campus or on the road for "security reasons" to me sounds like a convincing reason although it somewhat religious bias. A hijab is an obligatory code of dress for Muslim women, but they also can choose not to wear it in public if it keeping the people around them uncomfortable.
Link:http://www.onislam.net/english/news/europe/451813-uk-rules-out-french-style-burqa-ban.html