Hey, I'm going to belgium next week and someone that, admittedly I don't completely trust, has told me that there is a religious symbols ban in in Belgium, which means that you can't wear a hijab or burka, or jilbab, or whatever you know it by. I was wondering if this is true? She said that if you wear a burka there, then you could get arrested, which sounds a bit extreme to me... I thought it was just in schools you couldn't have religious symbols.
2006-11-10 08:11:14 · 10 answers · asked by Low profile 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No there is no ban in Belgium for wearing the Hijab in public although there is a preposed ban for schools and civial servants. I came back from a trip out there last month and it was fanstatic; the only ban there should be is the amount of chocolate shops there are, walking past them adds several pounds to ones thighs! Have a good time when you go there and remember to visit the Grote Market its really nice and chilled out.
2006-11-10 09:18:18 · answer #1 · answered by A_Geologist 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At least they're being fair, if it's going on. If one persn or sect can't have a symbol than no one can. And it's hard to pick on someone for their religion when you're passing them in the street if they haven't got a symbol on them.
2006-11-10 16:14:21 · answer #2 · answered by spirenteh 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I do not have direct knowledge of said ban. However, covering ones face so they are NOT identifiable is not a good thing in foreign countries. It could be a terrorist posing as a tourist. I think I would welcome such a ban in our country. It would be for the good of ALL, and I doubt you could honestly call it discrimination.
2006-11-10 16:19:55 · answer #3 · answered by Capt. CB; seguidor de Cristo! 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They are considering banning the full covering of the face. This is ostensibly for 'security' purposes. I don't know about that, tho. In California we track people by their fingerprints, not their faces. Same in Sweden. Maybe Belgium is just backwards.
~Morg~
2006-11-10 16:15:36 · answer #4 · answered by morgorond 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Why not go to a country which has no problem with religion? I'll see if I can think of one...
2006-11-10 16:59:31 · answer #5 · answered by Musicol 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Just remind them of the universal declaration of human rights.
http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html
2006-11-10 16:22:50 · answer #6 · answered by Mr Slug 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
theres enough to worry about all that in this country without their problems so i really dont know
2006-11-10 16:14:32 · answer #7 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I THINK THAT NO-ONE SHOULD COVER THEIR FACE WHEREVER THEY ARE --IT IS VERY RUDE NOT TO LET PEOPLE SEE WHO THEY ARE TALKING TO . HONESTY HAS AN OPEN FACE !!!!!!
2006-11-10 16:50:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
this seems to be the wrong board for this question This is USA
2006-11-10 16:14:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Well, if I were you, I'd leave my jibjab at home, then.....
2006-11-10 16:30:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋