Is banning wearing scarf on head against freedom of society?

Question

In Germany, France and some other so called free socieites have banned muslim girls to wear scarf or observe purda. Everyone should have the freedom to pass life the way one wants. How can a society claim itself a free scoiety having these sort of religioous biaces.

Answer 1

Definitely, yes, it's against social freedom. They should be able to wear scarves, crosses, stars of David, pentacles, yamekahs (sp?), whatever they want.

Answer 2

A person ought to be able to wear whatever they want.

In many muslim countries, women are severely punished for refusing to wear whatever the local authorities have decided a woman should wear. Preventing a woman who wants to wear a thing is not /as/ bad as punishing them for refusing to wear something she chooses not to, but it is still pretty bad.

While I agree that preventing the wearing of a scarf among schoolchildren flies in the face of the principles of freedom, for many muslim women, the hajib is a symbol of oppression they are fighting to eliminate from their culture. There is no small amount of irony in this situation - the scarf has become a symbol of freedom for those who want to keep it, and those who would just as soon see it go.

Answer 3

Anything that restricts behavior can be considered a curtailment
of freedom. But I think in the case of France, it is being done
for the protection of Muslim women.
I Corinthians 13;8a, Love never fails!!!!!

Answer 4

I absolutely agree with you. In the other hand, I think France did that to discourage the use of head scarves as political symbol to support Islamic ideologies, but still this is obvious violation fro personal freedom.

Answer 5

france has a long tradition of not allowing people to wear or show religious or political insignia in any aggressive way. schools are not allowed to have crucifixes or posters of the ten commandments, post-offices are not allowed to fly swastikas or the confederate flag.

for at least the last fifty years schoolchildren have not been permitted to wear religious jewellery to school (including stars of david and crucifixes) unless it was 'discreet' (meaning if someone could see it without directly looking for it - you weren't allowed to wear it).

france has decided not to allow the hijab for pupils in its state schools because there is no way of wearing a hijab without flaunting its religious symbolism.

the french believe in respecting the freedom of others, and that everyone should have the same religious freedoms.

are rastafarians allowed to smoke marijuana in american schools (it is a sacrament in their religion)?

Answer 6

Damn right. I worked with muslim girls in england at the time when france banned the hijab. I assured my students that I would support them totally if the same thing was tried in england.

Answer 7

A very unreasonable and stupid prohibition.
Muslims should be allowed to dress as they like, Christians should be allowed to wear the Cross and Jews obliged to wear the Star of David.

Answer 8

Women wearing a scarf in public places make women look attractive is not against freedom of society.
Wearing purda and make oneself into image of standing idol who no longer look like living human kind is against our creator's first universal constituition and universal law on planet earth.
The image of standing idol discriminate oneself into racist against living human kind of different community with self prides in defiance of our creator on worshiping God on planet earth.
Observe what had happened after the fall of Afghanistan ?
Obeserve the horrors on punishment and destruction of living human kind with images of standing idols in Iraq?

Answer 9

Against freedom? Absolutely...

Did you know its banned in Singapore too? But the Singhs are allowed to wear their turbans to school. How bias is that?

Answer 10

i think that it is a taking away of freedom of religion. hijab for a muslim woman is part of her religious identity. i think the ladies that follow this faith should be allowed the same protections as nuns to wear their habits. u don't c anyone asking catholic nuns to remove their head coverings, and while they shouldn't be asked to, neither should Muslim ladies be asked to remove their hijab. equal rights for everyone, regardless of our chosen faith, or lack thereof, should be a fundamental right world wide. i stand w/these ladies 100 percent in demanding their right to express their faith.