Your argument fails on both counts.
I compared the burqa to a heavy winter coat, which is just as easy to hide bombs under. People proposing a burqa ban need to prove two things:
A- that the burqa provides concealment not offered by other, similar garments, and
B- that banning the burqa will reduce terrorism
As for identifying men, the whole issue here is women bombers and the cultural immunity they enjoy from being searched -- regardless of what they are wearing.
As an aside, I was amused to read the 'progressive' liberals refer to women being 'used' in terrorism. As if the women couldn't have volunteered for these missions. Some people can never seem to accept that women -- with or without a burqa -- might be making some choices for themselves.
Given Pakistani culture, I suspect you will have a hard time getting people to accept dogs in everyday life.
thanks for your comments, going by your own logic of Pakistani culture and burka you wont also find winter coats worn by the women but that’s not the point. And this is what I am trying to convey, its not about the kind of garment it’s the application. By the way winter coats, if worn, will have similar implications
the problem my respected sir is not the Hijab / burka but its misuse by the terrorists in the current times, eating and drinking are two most basic human necessities and we thank out creator for them but while observing fasting these are one of the things that become haram for us. I hope you get my point.
Likewise until Allah’s Prophet Muhammad PBUH didn’t say so, Muslims never raised their swords but when it was about their own survival, they did and they did with the Blessings of Allah. Furthermore you are required to proclaim the Oneness of Allah and Muhammad PBUH as His Las Prophet but when its about saving your life, you are permitted to say you are not a Muslim because, Islam prefers preservation of life over religion (where do you think culture stand then?) not convinced? The order of Fasting is only on the healthy and able bodied adult Muslims therefore sick people, travellers, breast feeding mothers are exempt from it. Why? Do I ask why? Well because the religion favours a healthy and happy believer rather than a grumpy and struggling one. Do I need to go on about Islam’s permission to eat a dead animal to save life? have I not said enough already?
I think every Sunni has a right to know that what happened after the massacre of Krbala on 10th of Moharram, do you know how the grand daughters of the Holy Prophet Muhammad PBUH (yes the same Muhammad PBUH whose Kalima we recite) were marched with bare heads into the streets of Syria? Try visualising it without the sectarian bigotry. What about their right? What about their sanctity & respect? They accepted this treatment at the hands of their captors just like their former male relatives accepted death at the hands of the forces of yazid. The point is about sacrifice, now I am no where suggesting that our women be marched like those ladies were at the hands of forces of Yazid but I am talking about cooperation and understanding of the society to defeat the trickery and deception of the terrorists that are using our cultural and religious sensitivities to cause mayhem. How this can be achieved? There can be women volunteers helping the female police in searching and keeping an eye on suspicious behaviour. The society openly rejecting and condemning these mischievous practice by the terrorists and reporting them to the authorities if they find suspicious activities in the neighbour etc.
Kindly do note that I am from a conservative family and we Alhamdolilla are practicing Muslims and we live by the local customs and traditions that are according to the Islamic principles so kindly don’t pass judgement on us as liberal extremists.
It is time to stop moaning and carping about the problems and take active role in quelling this disorder, otherwise it could be outsiders and strangers doing this for us and it wont be pleasant.
May Allah help us all in these difficult times to overcome the chaos and punish the deceivers that are spilling the blood of the innocent in the name of religion.
I hope that the next would be bomber in a burka is caught in her tracks by another woman or that bomber her self stops and repents in the name of all the sacred female personalities like Hazrat Aesha ra and hazrat Fatima ra
Amen