Originally Posted by
Cable87
Excellent point to bring up Doozer, this was also something I'm glad to see get out there into the discussion.
Also of interest is the fact that no where in The Koran does it have a single word about women being required to where burqa's or head scarves, nor is there a single word in it where it in any way describes women as being inferior to men, or requires them to be subordinate to them either. People often confuse cultural practices and beliefs with religious ones, and use the term interchangably. It's not Islam as a religion that perpetuates (or even originated) this kind of behaviour, it's the cultural practices of this nature which pre-dated Islam that have maintained their hold among some non-Western cultures.
The question in France seems to be at what point does openess and tolerance of other cultural beliefs and/or practices infringe upon the rights or beliefs of the majority, and it appears that France has begun to draw the line.