I don’t see it as much of a concern for equality as I do a concern for safety and national security. The multicultural leftists will for sure be up in arms about this.
Equal Opportunities Minister Carfagna Photo: REUTERS
Mara Carfagna, 33, the equal opportunities minister, is the best known example of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s penchant for elevating glamorous young women into the world of politics.
But now Miss Carfagna has said the burqa, the loose outer garment worn by women in some Islamic traditions, and the niqab, or face veil, should be banned in Italy because they are “symbols of the submission of women”.
The former Miss Italy contestant said the veils were also an impediment to Muslim women integrating into Italian society.
“I am absolutely in favour of a law which bans the burqa and the niqab, which I consider symbols of the submission of women and an obstacle to social integration,” she said.
“We need to make sure that women who come to Italy know that here, women have equal rights and equal dignity with men. There is no room for traditions, mentalities and religions where women are treated as inferiors,” she added.
Last week the anti-immigration Northern League, an important partner in Mr Berlusconi’s centre-right People of Freedom government, presented a bill which would prohibit the wearing of the burqa.
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