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Originally Posted by Mosaic
I know various countries have said no to religious attire and I believe that is very unfair, and discriminatory.
~Mosaic
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In the Uk we had a situation 2 years back were a teacher wanted to wear Niqab. She refused to remove it and was suspended from her post.
She took it to the high court who ruled she could not wear it. It sparked a huge debate.
What I noticed was this (in Liverpool of course) Forward thinking English people were outraged that she should not be allowed to wear it, other English people said 'they can go to their own country if they want to wear it' some Musims backed the campaign but a huge number did not. Many Muslims associated to my working organisations felt it was not nessesary as it was not a requirement of Islam to cover your face. Hijab is allowed.
Many said, children learn from facial interactions and if they were needing to lip read etc. it maybe be a problem etc.
The high courts would not have decided this without a huge amount of consulation with Muslim authorities as they are terrified of appearing Isamophobic as it is. They call various organisations around the country on a daily basis seeking advice, including Tony Blairs office (unless it is to do with war, they dont listen to anyone!)