Last Monday a trio of men tried to enter Parliament, with one wearing a Ku Klux Klan mask, one wearing a motorcycle helmet and the other wearing a burqa. Before entering Parliament, the men wearing the motorcycle helmet and Ku Klux Klan mask were asked to remove it, but the person in the burqa was allowed to keep it on. Furthermore, when the man wearing the Ku Klux Klan mask took of his mask, he revealed a burqa underneath and stated, “So I guess this is the time to say that I'm now allowed into Parliament House?”
Later, it was revealed that this was part of a protest in favour of banning the burqa. This protest was extremely effective as it forces us to consider how necessary it …show more content…
The burqa represents men dominating women. The burqa is an item of clothing that only women are required to wear. If women have to endure wearing the burqa in 40 degree heat and having to go through day-to-day life with strangers staring at them, then how is it fair that Muslin men aren’t compelled to wear the burqa as well? According to some Muslim women, it is their husbands that expect them to wear the burqa and if they don’t, it means that they aren’t complying with social expectations. The burqa is a blatant symbol of the authority that men hold over women. Thus, because of the oppressiveness that the burqa symbolizes, the burqa has no place in Australian …show more content…
Even countries with a majority of the population being Muslim such as Egypt, Syria and Turkey have banned the burqa. If these countries have banned the burqa, then why shouldn’t Australia ban it as well? Recently in a poll conducted by the “Herald Sun”, 54% of people agreed with banning the burqa, whereas only 41% opposed it. This shows that already many Australians have already understood that there is a definite need to ban the burqa. There are some people who may argue that the burqa is a necessity because of religious reasons. However, there is nothing in the Quran that states that Muslim women must wear the burqa. The wearing of the burqa is merely a cultural decision. In the Quran it is only stated that Muslim women should wear a hijab, which does not cover the face in any way, and consequently does not need to be banned. Therefore, banning the burqa, it wouldn’t be an act of racism; it would only be eliminating an item of clothing that has no place in Australian
Later, it was revealed that this was part of a protest in favour of banning the burqa. This protest was extremely effective as it forces us to consider how necessary it …show more content…
The burqa represents men dominating women. The burqa is an item of clothing that only women are required to wear. If women have to endure wearing the burqa in 40 degree heat and having to go through day-to-day life with strangers staring at them, then how is it fair that Muslin men aren’t compelled to wear the burqa as well? According to some Muslim women, it is their husbands that expect them to wear the burqa and if they don’t, it means that they aren’t complying with social expectations. The burqa is a blatant symbol of the authority that men hold over women. Thus, because of the oppressiveness that the burqa symbolizes, the burqa has no place in Australian …show more content…
Even countries with a majority of the population being Muslim such as Egypt, Syria and Turkey have banned the burqa. If these countries have banned the burqa, then why shouldn’t Australia ban it as well? Recently in a poll conducted by the “Herald Sun”, 54% of people agreed with banning the burqa, whereas only 41% opposed it. This shows that already many Australians have already understood that there is a definite need to ban the burqa. There are some people who may argue that the burqa is a necessity because of religious reasons. However, there is nothing in the Quran that states that Muslim women must wear the burqa. The wearing of the burqa is merely a cultural decision. In the Quran it is only stated that Muslim women should wear a hijab, which does not cover the face in any way, and consequently does not need to be banned. Therefore, banning the burqa, it wouldn’t be an act of racism; it would only be eliminating an item of clothing that has no place in Australian