do they have any real use?

Submitted by the Grand Infidel of Kafiristan (Australia), Sep 6, 2009 at 16:59

Paul M.

Your point that 'The burqa is also a highly visible symbol of Arab inferiority, cultural backwardness, fear, and arrogance when it's seen in developed countries.' is certainly 100% true - and so are the rest of the points you've made.

The one and only thing in its favour is that the burqa becomes a bit of a uniform for them and allows everyone else to actually identify those individuals who are culturally backward, fearful and/or arrogant. (I'm trying to look at it positively).

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".