Archive for July, 2007

Faceplate Alternative

Faceplate Alternative

Letters: Perspectives on the burka
Writing about the French ban on the burka (letters, 12 April), Fiyaz Mughal and Omar Mesbahuddin are mistaken; the wearing of the burka, niqab or hijab is not a Muslim religious requirement. As I understand it, the Koran calls on women – and men – to dress modestly, without being [...]

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