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| Majority of voters agree on burka ban in Europe |
| 2010-07-30 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] The e-poll of Alarabiya.net this week, regarding the European campaign against wearing the burka (niqab), has gathered the highest record, with the majority of participants (43%) voting to the choice of the ban being a legitimate right to the countries that imposed it. Experts and analysts from Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Egypt considered the huge participation in the e-poll as a kind of reflection to the importance of Alarabiya.net and its high traffic. It also reflected the good enlightenment of Alarabiya.net visitors and their interaction with the different cultures as well as their full awareness of the importance of respecting European communities and their laws. The high number of voters also reflected, according to experts and analysts, the importance of the burka (niqab) issue and how the Arabs pay big attention to it. The e-poll results came as a big and unexpected surprise as it should that the Arab public opinion prefers not making a big deal out of that issue. A total of 14,117 votes have participated in the e-poll since it was published on Thursday, July 22 until it was changed on Thursday, July 29. The e-poll went as follows: The European campaign against the burka (niqab) is: *A legal right for those countries43% of the voters chose 'a legal right for those countries' and 42% considered it 'a violation of the personal freedom', while 15% saw it as 'a counter-extremism policy'. |
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