"I do feel visceral revulsion at the burka…" — Richard Dawkins

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This reads as a blunt personal reaction that turns a piece of clothing into a political symbol. It can be taken to mean that the speaker sees the burka not as neutral attire but as connected, in their view, to women’s lack of freedom. It lands in arguments about religion, feminism, and public expression, where the issue is not just fabric but what people believe it represents.

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Originally said in English.

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About Richard Dawkins

British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator, atheist activist, and author

Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist, zoologist, science communicator, atheist activist, and author. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford. In 1995 he became the first Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, a post he held until 2008. Dawkins is known for writing and speaking about evolution, science, and atheism, and for explaining science to a broad audience. He has received several academic and literary honors, including the 2005 Shakespeare Prize and the 2006 Lewis Thomas Prize.