Islam Ireland welcomes debate on burqa but government has no plans for ban

Published: Thursday, August 18, 2011

THE ISLAMIC CULTURAL Centre of Ireland has welcomed the opportunity to debate the issue of banning the burqa in this country but the Department of Justice has said there are no proposals to do so.

Responding to calls from the former Lord Mayor of Cork, Joe O'Callaghan, to ban the burqa in Ireland, Seummayah Enna from Islamic Cultural Centre told TheJournal.ie with regards to Islam in this country:

"The covering of the face is not a religious requirement. It's not an obligation and that has been verified by the Imam of the Islamic Cultural Centre in Ireland, Hussein Halawa, who is the most senior Islamic figure in Ireland."

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