> Behalf Of Alberto Monteiro
> Andrea Leistra wrote:
> >
> >Explain, then, if you will, why the new policy also requires Hindu
> >women to go veiled, something directly contrary to the "protecting
> >minorities from strict Islamic law" interpretation. The
> Taliban *say*,
> >according to the NYT, that it's a protection-of-minorities issue,
> >but anyone who believes that needs their head examined.
> >
> Even though I find forcing women to cover their whole body an
> atrocity, there is a point in enforcing those horrible veils into
> every women. To make an analogy, imagine that some
> brazilian native girls are visiting your University. Would you
> accept them to be wearing their typical costumes?
>
> Alberto Monteiro
>
I, speaking as a (male) University student, would be _very strongly_
in favor of it :-) I think it would have _vastly_ improved my college
experience if there had been many of them here doing exactly that :-)
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