Kyrgyzstan has outlawed the all-covering Islamic niqab. Authorities insists the ban does not extend to the hijab, the Islamic headscarf that has long been outlawed in schools and offices in all other Central Asian countries.
Kyrgyzstan has outlawed the all-covering Islamic niqab. Authorities insists the ban does not extend to the hijab, the Islamic headscarf that has long been outlawed in schools and offices in all other Central Asian countries.
Yes, I felt I was clear I wasn’t in favor of religious oppression, though the downvotes seem to say some people didn’t get that.
But I am equally against government oppression, which is what this ban seems to be, as it targets the religion as a group, not specifically those of that religion that are oppressing people. It came off to me as more “women must not wear this and men must not have this type of beard” instead of “women are free to dress as they please and men can have whatever facial hair they please.” Trading one form of oppression for another isn’t a win in my book, which was my original point.
So I’m not sure if people just misread what I wrote, or are just mad that I defended any type of religious choices. I’m not any form of religious myself, but I’m not opposed to others choosing to be, as long as it is actually a free choice for them to be.
I am not. IMHO Religious oppression should be stopped before any other kind of oppression. That’s why I think Kyrgyzstan is doing the right thing since you can’t please everyone.