""That's not religion. There's nowhere in the Koran that says you have to cover your face or cover your hair. It says you have to be modest. "Where covering your hair and the burka comes is Wahhabism in Saudi. And these are very extreme traditions. In the Middle East, before the extreme Muslim takeover of it, people were in bikinis in Iran and Egypt. It wasn't like it is today.""
""In relation to burkas, or the nikab or the hijab, as a man, it's just wrong for me to tell women what to wear or what not to wear. "I think it's a choice for individual women to make in relation to what they wear. I wouldn't dream of telling women what to wear, I think they should have the freedom to choose what to wear.""
A plan proposes directing police to stop-and-search people wearing face coverings and asserts that faces should not be covered. Claims state that the Koran does not mandate covering the face or hair and describe hair covering and the burka as Wahhabist, extreme traditions associated with Saudi influence. A historical claim notes that people in parts of the Middle East once wore bikinis in Iran and Egypt. In contrast, a civic leader argues that women should have the freedom to choose whether to wear burkas, niqabs, or hijabs and refuses to dictate clothing choices. Other politicians expressed support for debating or banning face coverings.
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