She can not walk in Australian airports if she is wearing scarf, the hijab that covers a woman’s hair and neck. Keeping in mind the security measures at airports, Australian Federal government wants to ban wearing Muslim scarf, particularly the niqab and the burka that conceal the person from head to toe.
This is not the first time when Muslim head wear is target of any Western country. Earlier in 2004, France banned Islamic headscarves at schools.
In muslim community, Some women cover with the hijab, others with the niqab. The hijab is a headscarf used to cover the head and neck, while the niqab covers everything except the eyes.
The Australian security officials are especially concerned by two other very concealing types of scarf, the niqab and the burka because woman wearing it can not be identified as her face is covered.
The former British cabinet minister Jack Straw has also said that Muslim women should not cover their faces while going out. Australia’s Immigration Minister Kevin Andrew is consulting with securities officials over the implementation of the new plan.
Via: news.com
