Saturday, November 11, 2006


Dutch Consider Ban on Muslim Dress

The Dutch government has announced their intention to seek out a way to ban the wearing of burqas and other Muslim veils in public. This will be a tricky thing as the government will have to work around its own religious freedom laws. I do not think it is a good idea and will only lead to more tension between the Netherlands and its one million Muslims, some of whom are sure to feel their rights are being suppressed. For more, read on here.

1 comment:

cdevilder said...

I would have to agree. That surprises me because the Netherlands does have very liberal laws in general, including religious. Also, the Muslim community is growing in the country, it will be interesting to see what develops.