veil or no veil?

Question

Allen Beswick is for the veil due to the fact their is no harm done, he's correct BUT... I can mention one harm, its in all of us and is just human nature, our first instincts are fright, who is behind the veil, balaclava, whatever it is... thats it and thats the only reason, its potentially ignorant to make someone afraid on first meeting.

Answer 1

If Britain is a free country then people should be able to practise their religion without fear of persecution.

If you don't like it then that's your problem. I'm sure that you'll get over it.

Answer 2

I think that Jack Straw was quite right to raise the issue. Maybe he could have worded it better but even if he had the press and the Muslim fundamentalists would have put their own slant on it.
The point is that all humans like many primates use facial expressions as part of their communications. Let us not forget that the veil is not a religious thing it is a cultural thing so if Muslim women want to wear the veil then they should be allowed to do so but they should appreciate that it has a strong tendency to isolate them from the rest of main community. For this reason I would agree that a primary school teacher should not wear her veil in working time and this should be a condition of employment.

Answer 3

If I met a girl and she had a veil on and she was very ugly once the veil was off then id be very disappointed!, i guess you should ask a Muslim what they think about this, do they have to remove it when you have a meeting before an arranged marriage - i remember that East is East film and the Asians in there nearly married some ugly Asian girls and if the Veil was oin place I guess there would have been major problems.
I feel that these veils dont do anything apart from are the tool to exploit and of use due top Paranoid Asian males wanting western guys not to have interation with sexy looking Asian girls.

Answer 4

The veil acts as a barrier, it is also a symbol of female repression, worn by a few fundamentalists. I always go by the old adage, when in Rome do as the Romans do. Behave according to the customs of the country you are in. I wouldn't dream of visiting Iran or Afghanistan wearin mini skirt and bikini top. Veils make the women stand out as different, like they just don't want to integrate.

Answer 5

It is less about who is behind the veil than a mechanism for controlling women and making the woman responsible for the man's primal instinct. The English equivalant is to say, for example, in a rape case...............she made me do it 'cos she was wearing a mini skirt. It seems to me that is male of the species denying his need to self control and laying the fault at the female because of her natuaral shape.
That said, as a female I find the veil unnerving, just as I would if a person wore a balacalva and scarf. We take most of our information about other people from visual aspects...................so, if people are 'cloaked' for whatever reasons they will invoke a certain amount of fear/uncertainty.

Answer 6

NO veil.
how are you supposed to know who is under it, how are you supposed to read facial expression, facial expressions and body language play a big part in our society,
what about going into banks and other secure establishments where people are told to remove helmets, balaclavas or scarves that cover the face due to them not being able to be identified or picked out on cctv.
when are we going to call a stop to all this,
if we go to their country we would have to cover ourselves according to their law, so why do we have to keep bowing down to their every whim here, we would not get the same privileges there.
the veil is not part of their religion it is only worn by choice so they have no excuse for it, and in this country no reason for it.

if living here disagrees with them so much, then why are they here.


would they like it if we all went round wearing the K K K headress

Answer 7

Just reading your question has made me think... places in UK like petrol stations, banks & building societies ask for the helmets to be removed before entering the building, the reason being that they cannot identify a face if the person turns out to be a robber etc. So what happens to someone wearing a veil?

Answer 8

I think if you come to England to live, you should adopt their dress code, in the same way as you have to cover your arms etc etc in Arab countries when you visit. The veil is most intimidating - I can't imagine what goes through a child's mind in the classroom to be presented with what looks like something very sinister. I can't understand why a school would hire someone dressed in this vogue in England.

Answer 9

as the Muslim,s demand "Our Way or No Way" It,s now time to get real and establish the rule regarding the Veil -- " No Veil - or - No Job " Enough is Enough , Stand Firm Now. If they , the Muslims , don,t like it they can always invest in a "One Way " Ticket = OUT

Answer 10

I can see both sides of the issue, but why should anyone be frightened about meeting someone in a veil, just because they can't see their face? Do you get scared when speaking to someone on the phone, when you can't see their face?

We need tolerance from both groups, I think.

Answer 11

It's supposed to be the woman's individual choice whether she wears a veil or not - however, to be excessively modest to my mind is a perverted form of modesty which actually draws attention to the wearer, for all the wrong reasons.

However, the reason I object in this particular case is that the woman was teaching children to speak English - you cannot teach someone a language if they can't see your mouth move - it's impossible,