tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545409783958517253.post976720798846455293..comments2009-07-07T11:09:54.610-04:00javaciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11430355392296844740noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545409783958517253.post-72919645862035174642009-07-07T11:09:54.610-04:002009-07-07T11:09:54.610-04:00I think the instructions in the Koran for women to "cover their ornaments" has been taken to extremes and misinterpreted, but I think that to ban burkas for any reason other than security (it's gotta be easy to hide a weapon or two under all that cloth, and how exactly would you identify someone whose face is covered?) is infringing on the rights of the women who choose to wear them as well. Freedom is a funny thing; the more "open" a society becomes, the more the open people in that society want everyone to think just like they do, but making laws to enforce those thoughts can limit the freedom of the more "close-minded" individuals. And ironically still, that limitation of freedom often ends up being for the greater good.Mariamnoreply@blogger.com