A Rambøll survey done for Jyllands-Posten shows that the Danes have no problem with the veil. The Danish People's Party head has lately suggested a total ban against the veil in all public institutions, however that proposal does not have the people's backing.
38% of the party's supporters back the proposal. The party's leader called the survey "discouraging".
"I think the Danes have not realized what the veil really means. The most say 'God it's just 30 grams of textile'" says Pia Kjærsgaard. "They can't see what it means, that it's a sign of the oppression of women and that people don't want to be part of Danish society, fully and wholly."
Danes generally think that it's ok to wear a veil, hijab, which covers the head, neck and shoulders, but leaves the face visible. 71% do not want any ban on the hijab, while 15% think it should be forbidden in public .
Opinions on the niqab, which covers the entire face, are different. 48% of the population think that it should be banned for civil servants.
Source: Avisen (Danish) h/t Hodja (Danish)
7 comments:
The veil is a political statement. it is like wearing the swastika.
Um, no they are not the same thing. Unless you're talking about the Buddhist swastika.
Um, sorry, Miss Kjæsgaard, but what you said is the OPPOSITE of what the hijab stands for.
I never said it was the same thing. I said "it was like". A person wearing a swastika is making a political statement that he approves of nazism. A woman wearing a veil is making a political statement that she approves of a misogynistic, homophobic dictatorship.
No, Hijab shows that the woman who is wearing it is a devote follower of Islam. It has nothing to do with political statements. If that was so- why on earth do muslim women wear it in muslim countries??! Its because its nothing to do with politics, its a religious requirement for those who believe so.
I agree. From the muslim women I know, the wearing of the Hijab is totally a religious thing and nothing to do with political statements. It so stupid to suggest so. These women even wear the hijab in front of their close male cousins! what political statements are they making to them??? none. its just a religious requirement. I don't know why we get so worked up about this.
There is nothing in the Koran about wearing a veil. So why are so many women insisting it is part of their religion when it is not.
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