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On the day that the Danish ban on garments such as the niqab and burqa comes into effect, Dr Abdullah Sahin, expert in Islamic Education, discusses the significance of this controversial measure.

鈥淭oday Denmark鈥檚 鈥榖urqa ban鈥� is coming into force. Despite denials, it is a reactionary blanket ban that unfairly targets Muslims. An unnecessary and disproportionate measure that will be largely counterproductive by further alienating and stigmatising European Muslims鈥�.

鈥淲hat is more concerning is that it will promote the false 鈥榰s and them鈥� narrative actively propagated by the extremist Islamists and anti-Islam-focused rhetoric of the far right. Both thrive on manipulating people鈥檚 insecurities and imagined fear of one another. The ban鈥檚 pretext of preventing the perceived oppression of Muslim women and helping to integrate people living in the 鈥榞hettos鈥� into the wider society is deceptive. Renewing mutual trust by addressing crippling socio-economic conditions effecting minority communities would have been a more obvious and effective way of facilitating social mobility and preventing the formation of ghettos鈥�.

鈥淚t is also a sad day for European democracy that prides itself on being inclusive, plural and above all protecting personal freedoms including the right to choose what to wear. None of this means we should be shy away from being open and critical of one another. It is common sense to argue that wearing the face veil (niqab), for whatever reason it is worn, may well be a hindrance in certain professions, like in teaching or in the medical profession. In a democracy, such personal and sensitive issues could easily be negotiated within the local and professional contexts. Besides its many impracticalities of implementation, this legislation cannot guarantee observing the democratic, civic values or achieve social integration. Such a blanket ban is simply against the spirit of secular democracy鈥�.