Oumkheyr is a French Muslim woman in her 40s. Of Algerian origin, she is divorced and has a daughter. She tells CNN why she’s proud to wear the burqa, also known as the niqab or full veil, and what she thinks of the law proposed by the French government to ban the burqa. A French parliament report has called for a ban on the burqa in schools, hospitals, government offices and public transport.
(CNN) — I wear the burqa for the simple reason that I am a Muslim and the Koran says that I must wear the full veil in order to be modest.
I am proud of my Muslim faith and my modesty. I am proud to follow God’s law.
Nobody ever forced me to wear the full veil and I have been wearing it for around 10 years now.
In fact, very few of my friends actually wear one. There are, of course, situations in which some men force their wives or daughters to wear the burqa but, believe me, these cases are a very, very small minority.
For those of us who are believers, we just want to do God’s will and live by the sacred text, so what any man says has nothing to do with that.
I am testament to that as I don’t have a husband and I practice my religion freely, that’s why I’m always shocked when people say it’s the husband who forces his wife to wear a burqa.
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