Burqas
In light of laws which have recently come into effect France banning the wearing of the niqab and burqa, and WA Minister for Women’s Interests Robyn McSweeney’s recent comments that she finds the burqa to be ‘a very oppressive garment’, Senator Michaelia Cash, opposition spokesperson for the Status of Women, outlines her thoughts on the veiled women in Australia.
Much has been made of the debate over whether women living in Australia should wear a burqa.
As a Liberal, I believe in a free, fair, open and democratic society where people have the right to make their own choices about the way they live their lives.
It is my opinion however that the wearing of not only the burqa, but any apparel that completely covers a person’s face, is alien to our Australian culture and our values.
Continue reading "We need to talk about the ‘alien’ burqa" »
There are varying viewpoints on Sergio Redegalli’s “Say no to burqas” mural, but only one way to look at his facial hair.
It’s unAustralian. There should be a law against this. Could the council make him get rid of it?
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@SecularNSW says:
Sergio is actually using the Burqa to start a debate about other aspects of Islam, such as the call by some extremists to bring in Sharia Law into Australia (this is already happened in UK) and the fear that many have that some Muslims do not integrate well into Australian… Read more »
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S says:
I was wearing ugg boots in public before the young ones thought it was ‘cool’. Read more »
First the good burgers of Bundanoon at the Canberra end of the Southern Highlands seem to have caught the Canberra bug.
No further north please.
This bug could be more dangerous than swine flu – it attacks freedom of choice, eats into logic and destroys jobs.
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Simon says:
If burgers have caught a bug, then surely you just don’t eat them. But then how can you call these bug-infested burgers “good”? Or, Bronwyn, did you think you were being clever by referring to “burghers”, but couldn’t spell it? Are you (or worse, your ghost-writer) still semi-literate after all… Read more »
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Chris says:
Just grateful she didnt take another swing at Malcolm Turnbull and disrupt the party unity just because she is pissed off she doesnt have a front bench position. It really is time she retires. I respect the years of effort put in but she is no longer an asset to… Read more »
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