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Monday 26 Oct 2015 - 10:51 Makkah mean time-13-1-1437
(Image from google) Muslims are upset with EBay's decision to sell burkas as fancy dress
London, (IINA) - Sparking widespread criticism, eBay auction site has come under fire for offending Muslims by offering burkas as Halloween fancy dress costumes, with anti-Islamophobia group calling for the listing to be removed, OnIslam reported.
The uproar started when an advert on eBay offered for the sale of the burka costume. The advert describes the traditional outfit as being “perfect for stag parties.”
Sellers Dragons Den Fancy Dress have the outfit listed as a “Halloween Fancy Dress Idea Sharia Burka”.
Offered in various colors, including Forest Green, City Blue and Royal Blue, the costume comes in a range of sizes from small to extra-large at prices between £22.55 and £29.95.
Also available on the site is a mini-skirt and veil combo described as a “Middle Eastern Arab Girl Burka Halloween Fancy Dress Costume”.
Commenting on the E-Bay sale, the Director of Tell MAMA (Organization countering anti-Muslim hate & Islamophobia in the United Kingdom) Fiyaz Mughal OBE stated “The ‘costumes’ are an affront to women who choose to wear the burqa to meet what they believe, are religious requirements. May Muslim women do not wear the burqa though to associate the burqa with Halloween, further stigmatizes women who wear it and dehumanizes them. Time after time, Muslim women who wear the burqa and the niqab suffer anti-Muslim prejudice and people who would not dare to attack or harm a woman, think that they can do so with those who cover up, as if the victim is dehumanized. We ask that E-Bay remove these so-called ‘costumes’ and understand the impact that it has on women, perceptions within wider communities and to the safety of some Muslim women,” Tell MAMA reported.
Facing criticism, an eBay spokesman said they do not intend to spark anti-Muslim sentiments.
“We do not allow any items that promote intolerance toward religion," he said.
"We always welcome feedback from our members and take this into account when reviewing items on our marketplace.”
SM/IINA
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