AMSTERDAM (Reuters)
The Dutch government agreed on Friday a total ban on the wearing of burqas and other Muslim face veils in public, justifying the move on security grounds. Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk will now draw up legislation which will result in the Netherlands, once one of Europe's most easy-going nations, imposing some of the continent's toughest laws against concealing the face.
"The cabinet finds it undesirable that garments covering the face -- including the burqa -- should be worn in public in view of public order, (and) the security and protection of fellow citizens," the Dutch Justice Ministry said in a statement.
The debate on face veils and whether they stymie Muslim integration has gathered momentum across Europe.
I don't recall what the ruling was in Florida where the state licensing dept denied a muslim woman's request for a drivers license as she refused to take off her burqa. All I can say or do is give you two thumbs up on that move.
I don't see this as any type or form of discrimination or alienation at all. Simply put, how valid can a form of identification be when you cannot identify the person in the photo. With the burqa covering all of the face 'cept the eyes there can be no validation of persona.
Cudo's to the Dutch I say for being at the forefront and not succumbing to the clamour that will definately follow.
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