Netherlands

This week, a woman wearing a Burqa stole a 2-month-old baby from a hospital in India. A similar story took place a few days earlier at a different hospital in the country.

In this case, Mohammed, the baby’s 8-year-old brother was watching him, while their mother went to buy medicine. Mohammed “was unable to describe [the woman’s] features since her face was veiled”.  

Wearing a Burqa is the religious right of Muslim women. But if the garment is being used as a disguise for kidnappers and other criminals, this religious right is being abused. Maybe it’s time for India to follow in the footsteps of France and the Netherlands. Maybe it’s time to ban the Burqa in India. What do you think?

 For the full story of the kidnapping, see: "Another Baby Stolen by Woman in Burqa"