Niqab Quotes

• We seem to be always on cusps. Women come out of the burkah, the niqab, purdah, the closet, then go back in again. Of course, what we need do is to value the happy freedom of all beings.

  Maxine Hong Kingston

  Needs, Purdah, Closets

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• Every time I see niqabs, I feel very uncomfortable because it's the opposite of my idea of opened society.

  Jens Spahn

  Opposites, Ideas, Uncomfortable

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• The ban would apply to the full-body veil known as the burqa or niqab. This is not an article of clothing — it is a mask, a mask worn at all times, making identification or participation in economic and social life virtually impossible.

  Jean-Francois Cope

  Veils, Body, Impossible

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• I write as someone who has no more time for repressive Islam than he does for repressive Christianity or Judaism, but at least look at the face in the hijab - and try to imagine the one beneath the niqab - before you depersonalise its wearer.

  Will Self

  Writing, Islam, Trying

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• One thing is for sure - if you are wearing a niqab, you will never, ever find a job. You will never, ever make friends, German friends or neighbors friends. So this is obviously something that is making integration impossible.

  Jens Spahn

  Jobs, Neighbors Friends, Impossible

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