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Can the state tell people how to dress?

This year in some European countries with large Muslim populations, such as Belgium, France and Spain (where the proposal was narrowly defeated on Tuesday), there were proposals for a total ban on face veils (niqab / burqa) in public places. The Left, progressive and open minded people seem split on the issue, trying to defend both multiculturalism and personal freedoms.

There is evidence that the niqab tradition long preceded Islam. On the other hand, moslem countries like Tunisia also ban the niqab. Also consider that "
the extremist imams ... are the products of the Islamic fundamentalism that proliferated under the patronage of the grand anti-communist alliance of the past century, comprising western powers and Saudi fundamentalism, generously funded by petrodollars. " 
Source: http://www.bmsd.org.uk/articles.asp?id=12

Is it the state's (i.e. the majority's) job to tell people ( i.e. the minority) how to dress, or is it a case of protecting the individual rights of the second (and third) generation of immigrants?

The funny way of looking at it:

http://www.dailysquib.co.uk/?c=117&a=2377

and

http://www.dailysquib.co.uk/?c=117&a=2370

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