The Bavarian Interior Minister’s recent decision to impose a Burqa ban in public spaces is utterly abominable and unjustifiable. Firstly, to set the record straight: “Burqa” is originally an Arabic word and means any garment used to cover oneself. The face veil used to cover the complete face is called “Niqab.”

The non-Muslim world often tends to mix the two up and are most certainly referring to the “Niqab” in the given context.

Moving on, to justify this ban with the explanation that the “Niqab (Burqa)” causes so-called “communication problems”, as Bavaria’s interior minister did on Tuesday, is ridiculous.

How can a piece of cloth block sound waves from travelling through it and thus causing these problems? Is he then also implying that telephone conversations, letters, emails, or discussions in cyberspace are insignificant because one cannot assess the body language?