《中英對照讀新聞》Dutch Muslims hit out at proposed burqa ban 荷蘭穆斯林抨擊禁止穿著罩袍的法案

◎俞智敏

Dutch Muslims hit out recently at a proposed government ban of face veils, saying it was over the top, ill-conceived and infringed religious rights.

荷蘭穆斯林最近公開抨擊政府打算禁止穆斯林婦女頭巾的法案，認為此舉言過其實、設想不周，更侵犯了人民信仰宗教的權利。

The Dutch cabinet said it was proposing a bill banning clothing that covers the face in public, targeting in particular Muslim woman wearing the burqa or niqab.

荷蘭內閣表示要提出一項法案，禁止民眾在公開場合配戴遮蓋全臉的衣物，法案針對的正是穿著全身式罩袍或頭巾的穆斯林婦女。

The burqa is an Islamic veil covering the entire face and body and a mesh screen to see through, while the niqab is a veil covering the face but leaving the eye area clear. The garments are worn by a few dozen women in the Netherlands.

burqa是一種伊斯蘭頭巾，可完全遮住臉部與身體，眼部則留有細網狀開孔，niqab則是能遮住全臉，但露出眼部的頭巾。荷蘭僅有少數婦女穿著這類服飾。

Rita Verdonk, minister of immigration and integration, said the bill proposed a ban on the basis that covering the face constituted a risk to public order and safety.

移民暨融合部長費爾東克表示，這項禁戴頭巾的法案，是基於遮住全臉的服裝對公共秩序與安全構成威脅。

"They are going to have to find a better argument than security. It is an infringement on the freedom of religion," said Ahmed Markouch, a Moroccan mosques representative.

「他們必須找出比安全更好的論點。這已經侵犯了宗教自由，」摩洛哥裔的清真寺代表阿赫默說。

He predicted that the bill would go down badly with the country’s sizeable Muslim population.

他預料這項法案無法被荷蘭的廣大穆斯林人口所接受。

新聞辭典

over the top（over-the-top）：形容詞，指言過其實、誇大其詞、或指超越預期的，如︰an over-the-top performance，一場精彩異常的表演。

infringe：侵犯、違反，如︰This action infringed the constitution.（這種行為已經違憲。）也可指侵害、侵犯（後接on／upon），如︰He has infringed upon your property-rights.（他侵犯到你的產權。）名詞為infringement。

go down with：獲得接受，如︰This explanation won’t go down with me.（我無法接受這種解釋。）