It's not an easy question is it 'to ban or not to ban'
It is dependant on the freedom of the woman to choose but this is where the subject falls down. There are countries, religious sects, pure male domination and who can forget the likes of Daesh who force women into wearing the niqab/burka. The burka/niqab is 'hated' by some Muslim women and indeed men but the oppression in some countries or by certain Muslim sects means the conformity to wear the burka/niqab.
If you knew you could be subjected to a beating if you refused to wear the burka/niqab what would you do? I know I would wear one. The burka is nothing more than male domination and women have no choice. It is the choice of men/Imams/Muslim Leaders who put their own slant as to how the teachings of the Quran are read and women must in all things subject themselves to their wishes.
The French ban on the burkini is taking it possibly too far as the burkini, like the hijab, does not cover the face and one would presume is therefore down to the choice of the woman. Had it been at the dictatorship of an overtly religious male then you would not see her face that would be veiled too.
There is another spanner to throw into the mix and I have mentioned this before on a similar thread. My friends have discussed all this before and my Muslim friends think there is a rise in the community for the wearing of more traditional Muslim clothing and male domination . These are women who have left behind many years ago depressive countries but are not going around blinkered to the fact over the last few years there just feels like there is an intake of new people who are trying to get their way within the Muslim community, not integrating and it causes them concern.
France maybe in the news at the moment but there are plenty of other countries whom I mentioned earlier such as Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands have banned the burka/niqab. Germany has just stopped short of banning but plenty of other countries are debating the banning of them. Turkey, Syria, Tunisia have banned ' the veil' and the hijab is not allowed to be worn in some cases I believe.
