Archbishop Backs Niqab

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Courtesy Of: IslamOnline.com

10/27/2006

The Archbishop of Canterbury said that he suports Muslim women's right to wear veils, the Herald Sun reported.

Rowan Williams, head of the world's 77 million Anglicans, said that the government has no right to ban people from wearing visible religious symbols.

"The ideal of a society where no visible public signs of religion would be seen--no crosses around necks, no sidelocks, turbans or veils--is a politically dangerous one," Dr Williams wrote in Britain's Times newspaper.

"It assumes that what comes first in society is the central political 'licensing authority,' which has all the resources it needs to create a workable morality," he added.

Dr William's stance has been supported by other senior churchmen.

The Bishop of Southwark, the Right Rev Tom Butler, said that Dr Williams provided a "helpful perspective."

"Religious symbols add to the richnes of our society and we should not be too influenced by those who push such symbols to excess," he said.

Source:

http://islamonline.com/cgi-bin/news_service/world_full_story.asp?service_id=2599