Two Towns On The Costa Del Sol Have Banned Burkas

A burka ban has been introduced in two towns in Costa del Sol, Spain. 

Women wearing burkas will no longer be permitted to enter municipal buildings in the towns of Rincon de la Victoria and Alhaurin el Grande.

The proposal was put forward by right-wing party VOX, with politicians insisting the ban was for security reasons as well as ‘guaranteeing women’s dignity and security.’

Rincon de la Victoria VOX councillor Carlos Chinchilla applauded the ban, and said ‘the textile dungeon of the burka and niqab will not be permitted in municipal buildings despite the opposition of the left, which embraces a false tolerance that destroys our identity and, incidentally, allows the most patriarchal symbol there is.’

His remarks followed fierce opposition to the ban from left-wing parties, which caused the plan to collapse in Malaga, the province’s capital.

The centre-right political party PP, led by Mayor Francisco Salado, supported the ban in Rincon de la Victoria.

Deputy mayor Josefa Carnero defended her party’s support, describing the burka as a symbol of ‘female invisibility’

In the meantime, despite the town being controlled by the centre-left party PSOE, it passed in Alhaurin el Grande after a number of political parties abstained.

VOX councillor Yolanda Gomez of Malaga City Council hit out at left-wing politicians, arguing they ‘have demonstrated they have no interest in protecting women from cultures that degrade them.’

However, opponents of the prohibition, which has received much coverage in Spanish media, claim that it limits Muslim women’s personal freedom.

The passing of the proposal in these two towns comes after the neighbouring city of Murcia also voted to pass a ban on garments that cover the face in municipal buildings.

The motion passed with the support of the PP, with VOX councillor Fernando Sanchez Parra saying the garments were incompatible with women’s freedom.

He added that his party did not want women to be ‘locked in a fabric prison.’

The burqa is a full-body garment that covers a woman from head to foot, including a mesh net over the eyes.

France was the first European country to introduce a blanket ban on wearing burqas in public in 2011.

The list has expanded greatly since, with more than 20 states around the world enforcing some form of ban on the burqa and other full-face coverings in public, including Austria, Tunisia, Turkey, Sri Lanka and Switzerland.

They should also have the same policy in the UK: you either integrate or go home, but sadly, our politicians in the UK don’t have the cojones to do that.

The issue now is that they will just say that they are wearing the face coverings to safeguard themselves, because when we had all the COVID regulations about face coverings, this will simply give them an excuse to say they are protecting themselves from germs.

However, they should be banned for security reasons; after all, anyone could be hiding in there.

There are now 18 states that have banned the burka, including Tunisia, Austria, Denmark, France, Belgium, Tajikistan, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Netherlands, China (in Xinjiang Region), Morocco, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Portugal and Italy. This demonstrates that it has nothing to do with religion, but more to do with being a social tool of oppression against women.

The burka should be banned everywhere. If we wanted to see penguins, we would go to the zoo. It’s also a security risk because anyone could be hiding under these robes, including those who wear balaclavas and the like.