Europe, with a seemingly large immigrant Muslim population – and not a well integrated one at that – is having open discussion on what to do about women wearing total face-obscuring garments. It is one thing to wear a headscarf, which bothers secularists, but another thing altogether to have women wearing the Arab niqab or Afghan burka. Why should this be such an issue?
Reciprocity has not been mentioned. If a European woman travels to Saudi Arabia or Iran, she must be covered up – in Arabia, totally. That is their custom, and they insist upon compliance. Very well, then, when in Rome – or Paris, Copenhagen, or Berlin –immigrant women and visitors should abide by local custom. Reciprocity is fair. [FamilySecurityMatters.org] Read more [via EuropeNews]
