I am neither any advocate of burqa nor against it. It is a matter of personal choice. It is upto the woman whether she feels more comfortable or safer in pardah/burqah or without burqah. As far as Islam is concerned, It does not enforce woman to observe burqah system.. yeh if she observes this.. it may have some advantages for her.. what islam makes compulsory for woman is to cover her body properly with decent dress, chadar/dupatta etc.
But if some country bans burqa system where women observe it because they feel more secure/comfortable in it, It is against all laws of morality. It is against so called UN human rights. Now what if any muslim country bans wearing geans/pants for women for all non muslims. What if Pakistan bans christian nun to wear her particular dress? It is ridiculous. Shame on those who do this. No civilized country could infringe personal rights of individuals.

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