Burqa symbolises oppression of Muslims

The parliament in Spain is discussing whether the Muslim full-body veil should be banned in public. The left-liberal daily El Periódico de Catalunya argues in favour of such a ban: "It is misguided feminism to say that women are free to chose to wear the burqa. They are preconditioned by years of submission. Wearing the burqa or full veil is in some countries a social tradition  that has no connection with religion. The burqa is a form of dress imposed by the Taliban: they force women to wear them in the same way they forbid them to study or attain any kind of social independence. ... And we should remember that during the pilgrimage to Mecca, a holy place for Muslims, it is forbidden to cover one's face and therefore use the burqa or the niqab."

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