Judge orders Muslim women to remove burka in Court

But the Judge is a man and it is his court and he is in charge

should we allow Muslim women only to be judged by women and only allow staff that are women?

as I said we are all equal before the law

I don't think full covering is necessary, (all the body is covered except from eyes) its just a choice. But I think it is necessary to wear hijab (cover the hair and bodily features e.g curves but you can show your face) . At least that's what I've gathered from hearing muslim speakers

men that aren't ur mehram (uncles, brothers, husband grandfather, etc) cant see you.

It would have taken a minute for a female officer to check her.

They have to respect our beliefs.

In Shariah she would have to remove it anyway (in the case of giving a testimony etc.), so not sure why this is making headlines? Daily Mail I guess...



Don't take this personally, but I don't think you really know what you're talking about.

There is Ikhtilaf on the issue, some scholars believe it's obligatory, some don't [there's evidence within Islam for both sides of the argument]. Just because you follow the scholars who say it's not an obligation, doesn't mean you can talk down on women who choose to follow the scholars that say it is an obligation.

Honestly is sad when I see Muslims insult/belittle women just because they wear the burka (99% of the time, them having done little research on the issue).

Your right, its not compulsory to wear. But if you do , men that aren't ur mehram (uncles, brothers, husband grandfather, etc) cant see you.

That's a bit strong. You've conceded that it isn't compulsory, hence it is a choice. Thus what you should argue is "You choose not to show your face to your mehram" (apologies if I've misused mehram, but I've just picked up its meaning from context and your explanation), which is a very weak argument when it comes to legal proceedings.