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Banning Burqa In Kenan Malik's Veiled Values

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Kenan Malik (2010), the author of “Veiled Values”, demonstrates the current condition of banning burqa and how burqa is regarded as a threat to western values. According to Malik’s reference of the book “America Alone”, it imagines that Islamists become dominant in Europe and start forcing others to be veiled. However, in reality, he continues to provide a list of countries and regions that are currently pursuing anti-burqa law and some politicians and philosopher are supporting this action with rhetoric reasons. Malik points out that though fewer Muslim women choose to use burqa today, it is still considered as a potential threat to western value. Then he argues why legislators are so sensitive to Burqa with practical, political and existential

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