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The phrasing of the summary piqued my interest, and I'm glad that I read that article.
At first I was glad that people wouldn't be forced to do something they didn't want to do, but now that is not what it seems this is.
It sounds like the Kyrgyzstan government isn't happy having the number of people with those beliefs that they do, and they are trying to suppress their religious beliefs in the name of "security," which is usually not the best thing.
If a woman is being forced to wear coverings against their will, that is absolutely bad, but if they do believe those things and are banned, that seems wrong. They also want to limit the men's right to long beards for the same claimed security risks.
While this may benefit some oppressed people, it feels that would only be a byproduct of suppression from the other side.
If anyone else reads the article and has a different opinion, I'm curious to hear it. I am not much familiar with these beliefs or this part of the world.
Women in some societies aren't free to make their own decisions and are peered pressured by family and society into old-fashioned opression and they can not speak out against it. Laws like these are meant to give people without a voice something to stand on.
Also, it's 2025, fuck religious beliefs that dictate what people wear.
Religious oppression is wrong, as is state oppression of religion. Let people wear what they want. Most of the time the burka/niqab is an active choice by the woman.
Come to think of it, states have a lot more "thou shalts" and "thou shalt nots" than any religion I've ever heard about... 😁
Some may want to wear it because they believe in its religious function, maybe because it's just what they're used to, maybe they are indoctrinated, but I've seen interviews with women who say they want to wear it for one reason or another. I'm with you in that as long as they aren't coerced, they should do what pleases themselves.
People make a lot of choices I wouldn't make, but mostly it is their right to make them.