The problem with the burqa.

Some people are trying to see this as a violation of the rights of a religion, but the religious part isn't the problem.

The burqa is a problem because it covers the face and covers the body, thereby obscuring any physical identification marks at all.

This is a serious problem. Not only does being able to see a persons face and body reveal body language useful to communication, it also allows identification of people that have done something against the law.

If this is allowed, what prevents someone from wearing a burqa while robbing a bank then throwing the burqa away later? It means they got away scott free with an illegal act because no one can identify the person that did it.

Its not just that the burqa is discriminatory, and it is, its that it presents REAL problems for law enforcement and regular people.

The bikini, on the other hand, does exactly the opposite. You can’t hide a persons face or body when the person is wearing a bikini.

Your argument has no merit because you aren’t looking at it from a logistical point of view.

This is a matter of legal safety of the local population. Would you rather a terrorist get away with what they are doing because they can't be identified due to the burqa they wore during an attack? Or would you rather be able to identify the perpetrators so they can be brought to justice?

This is the problem. It is not a religious one, its a logistical one.