Ban the Burqa?
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Many people came to the west as it represented freedom of faith and practice. America is the land of the free, is it not? When western democracies begin to impose totalitarian and dictatorship style policies on minorities, something really rotten is going on.
The west should remain proud of its history and retain the banner of tolerance and openness, it is this very notion that allows many western Muslims to claim that they can be "more Muslim in the west than in any Muslim country" - due to the repressive nature of many so-called 'Muslim' countries. The key words here are 'choice' and 'freedom' and this what allows us to be whatever we want to be. That is worth fighting for.
Another good article:
Veiled Threats:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes…