BURKHA bans in Spain are 'totally unnecessary', says the chair of the Muslim Women's Association in the country, Hasar Famadi.
A potential blanket ban on the full-body covering worn by some female followers of Islam, which leaves only a thin strip for the eyes and the rest of the face, head, limbs and extremities concealed, was discussed this week by interior minister Jorge Fernández Díaz.
The burkha has already been made illegal in public places in the city of Lleida, as well as other parts of Catalunya.
“This ban, I believe, would affect roughly three or four women in Spain,” states Sra Famadi.
“I practically never see women with their faces covered – behind this prohibition is pure Islamophobia.
“It's about creating social alarm, and making out Spain is invaded with women wearing the burkha, and that's not the case at all.
“There's no real conflict which justifies so much media attention.”
Hasar Famadi admits she does not like burkhas anyway, and never wears one.
“I don't think it's necessary to wear a burkha, and Islam does not specify that women should,” she stresses.
“Women wearing the burkha is purely a matter of how certain cultures choose to interpret Islam, but there's nothing in the Q'ran about it at all.
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