I don't disagree with banning it since it's just not our culture
That's the kind of bad argument i was referring to...
Burqa is not in the historical european culture, that's true. Bhuddism, Hinduism, Sikhism is not in the european culture either, but we don't ban the Turban, the Sari, or Buddhist robes, or even the hijab.
What is in our culture, i would hope, is personnal freedom and human rights. Including the right to wear anything you want as long as it doesn't overstep other people's personnal freedom & right, and/or cause a security problem.
Again, the example of Saudi Arabia is a bad one. The Talion law is a bad one. Just because Saudi Arabia has an authoritarian theocracy as a gouvernent doesn't mean we should use them as an example (unless it is for policies not to implement). They behead atheists there, that doesn't make it a good reason to start beheading saudi muslims here...
I understand the cultural angle to the ban. I hate the ideology behind the hijab (same as the burqa), and i wish that we lived in a world were women don't wear that self shaming piece of clothe , but i just don't think that a ban on it would do anygood. The only way out of this is information, dialogue, education and ideological warfare