French President Nicholas Sarkozy’s statement on Burqa has created uproar amongst Muslims throughout the world. We are all busy finding the implications, and the pros and cons of what will happen if the French Government did decide to put a ban on wearing Burqa in their country. People are debating this issue as if havens were going to fall on our heads if it is not settled immediately. But, really Mr. Sarkozy is neither a spiritual personality nor a religious leader. He is a head of the state and a purely political person. His comments must be dealt with politically in their historical and political perspective.
We are living in a world which is extremely divided after 9/11. The attack on the twin towers of United State of America has not just created a political divide but has also divided the world geopolitics psychologically. We all know that US think tanks have worked overtime to evolve a strategy to combat the so-called Islamic threat. They have virtually hoisted a flag over western powers to unite them to declare a war against the “Axis of Evil”. The French Government is very much part of this so-called war on terror, which has turned Afghanistan and Iraq into a slaughter house.
http://newageislam.com/the-burqa-debate--understanding-the-backdrop--/islam-and-the-west/d/1509
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