It is possible that they accept our culture and embrace it in certain issues, but you cannot change someone's beliefs and issues. People in foreign countries are stoutly religious - they have religion on a national scale. There are a minority of people who a stoutly religiously in this country, but not enough to make an impact on a national scale. Add to the fact that it would be shot down as we are a country embracing all cultures and religions, that is why banning it because it is against "our culture" would be wrong. Exactly: 'our' culture. Will you be banning coffee, next? (and forcing tea down everyone's throats.) What is the 'English' dress code, how many cultures is it derived from? Jeans and T-shirts ARE not English(They were invented by non-english people), Gucci,Chanel, Armani etc are not English. In-its ARE English: No more Curry for you! Pakistani/Indian restaurants all over London ARE English. The fact that 'ENGLISH' people are wearing Muslim veils is the sole reason for this debate.

This is a weak argument in essence. Unfairly brandishing one group of people and saying it encourages terrorism is extremely far out.

Lots of things encourage terrorism; USA going to war with Iraq and Afghanistan, Britain going to war with Iraq and Afghanistan - both of these have had a much more significant effect on the likelihood of terrorism occuring than a religious garment.

In essence, yes it could be used as a disguise, but then again lots of things could much more naturally.

It is a flawed argument.

Most of the films and books based on terrorism that came out before Muslims were equated with terrorism deal with disguises of spies and terrorist and not one that I have read or seen used the veil as a form of sidguise.Therefore to say that it encourages terrorism is wrong. Plus why not place the blame where it lies-flawed security.The Muslim women who do wear the veil do not object to revealing their faces in private to other women.Therefore this can be used to check for faces, expressions and as you believe the intent of the person.Which by the way you really cannot determine by just looking at a person.Have you not read about most serial killers and how their victims went with them willingly?

They are part of our culture, so they are part of us. Some muslims are born here, and are therefore British nationals. They are brought up by their family in a way their family wants them to be educated. Therefore the government are looking after their own.

There is no such thing as the short straw. Often things get picked up in the media like this because it is negative, likely to cause outcry and ultimately sell newspapers.

The Government are doing a fine job in dealing with religions in this respect.