Monday, January 25, 2010

Danes at odds with burka

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COPENHAGEN: The face-covering burka and nikab veils worn by some Muslim women have no place in Denmark, Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen says, adding that his government is considering restricting them.

"The government's position is clear: the burka and the nikab have no place in Danish society. They symbolise a view of women and humanity that we totally oppose and that we want to combat in Danish society," ... "Denmark is "an open, democratic society where we look at the person to whom we are talking, whether it's in a classroom or on the job," ..."That is why we don't want to see this garment in Danish society,"

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