Europe Quote by Mona Eltahawy

I have nothing against the veil. And I think that, wrongly, many in the West look at the veil as a symbol of oppression.…

— Queen Rania of Jordan

I really didn't know what to think about the veil. Deep down I was very religious but as a family we were very modern…

— Marjane Satrapi

“the majority of women in the Muslim world across the ages, who worked in the fields, did not cover their faces and do not…

— Fred Halliday

I am appalled to hear the defence of the niqab or burka in Europe. A bizarre political correctness has tied the tongues of those…

— Mona Eltahawy

“[L]iberals insist that children should be given the right to remain part of their particular community, but on condition that they are given a…

— Slavoj Žižek

Our society covers these problems with a veil. All I want is an open discussion

— Aamir Khan

“This general xenophobia is strengthened by what has to be called Islamophobia, even if this term is sometimes used improperly. The two forms of…

— Tzvetan Todorov

As a British Muslim, I am no stranger to prejudice. I know what it's like to be discriminated against just because of your background…

— Sadiq Khan

A real totalitarianism is at work in the world and wants to impose its views not only on Arab Muslims, but on the West.…

— Patrick Chappatte

The veil deliberately marks women as private and restricted property, nonpersons. The veil sets women apart from men and apart from the world; it…

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

The full veil is not appropriate for Germans, and should be banned wherever legally possible.

— Angela Merkel

“To the victims of homophobia, patriarchy, street harassment and intolerance: don’t worry, we’ll put a lid on Muslim immigration. There”

— Milo Yiannopoulos