The banning of burqas by the French government has lead to debates. Can we make an absolute statement that women who wear burqas are oppressed. What if women willingly wear them? Has anyone done a survey among the women of France asking them whether they would like to wear burqas or not? What would the results of such a survey be if conducted among the Muslim women across the world? I think a majority of women will say that they do not mind the veil. But what does that say? Dresses are so inextricably linked to the culture of a nation. I can attest only to the fine differences of what is appropriate and what is not that is prevalent in our own culture in India. We can take the majority of Indians who happen to be Hindus. Do all Hindu women have an agreed viewpoint about what is appropriate to reveal in public and what must be hidden?
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