Fatwas and the burka ban

by Frank Kaufmann | July 30, 2010 at 08:37 am

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This article is about a Saudi cleric trying to chart a middle ground, to stay faithful to spiritual ideals as he understands them, yet create space for Europeans who seek to live Muslim lives consonant with the laws of their lands (even when disagreeing with the legislation).

Burka ban conversations rage hot because they relate with precision to current world tensions at many levels.

They make for good media and good outrage because people tend to be tied to their politics and religions more emotionally than rationally. Whether to to permit or ban the wearing of Burkas can be argued forever. People get nasty or dumb, and arguing from any side can make a certain degree sense, depending on one's starting point.