Two veil wearing Muslim women, living in New Zealand, say they are often asked to remove them. They were speaking on TV ONE's Close Up about the case of a woman who was refused entry to a bus because she was wearing a burqa.
The incident happened when the woman, a student from Saudi Arabia, was trying to board a bus in Auckland in May.
The student, who was wearing a veil with only the eyes exposed, was left crying on the street after reportedly being shouted at by the driver.
.... In Australia, three non-Muslim women wearing the burqa immediately felt the weight of stares when they stepped out into a city centre, as part of a television programme to gauge the public reaction.
In a mall they were subjected to verbal attacks from women with comments like "I'd pull it off you right now" and "We can't see your eyes". [TVNZ.co.nz] Read more [via Islamophobia Watch]
