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its a symbol of religious faith...I have no problem with a head scarfHere is a question worth asking: what is the purpose of the hijab, the veil that is worn by women who practice the tenants of the Islamic faith?
Is it a tool of religious oppression? A symbol of religious faith.
Or can it be used as a political protest and pride?
Here is a question worth asking: what is the purpose of the hijab, the veil that is worn by women who practice the tenants of the Islamic faith?
its a symbol of religious faith...I have no problem with a head scarf
but don't even get me going on the burqa, the chador, or the niqab...they are symbols of oppression and there is no room for debate on them
it's still on my list...3 more to go... :thumbs:Did you ever have the chance to read the book "9 parts of desire: the secret lives of Muslim women"?
It has a chapter that describes how Iranian woman protested the Shah's government by wearing the chador, burqa, and/or the niqab.
Like all things, it's all about relativity. There's Muslim women who believe the hijab allows them control over who gets to enjoy their beauty and look down on women from other cultures that dress scantly. Personally I think the symbolism of the Hijab should be decided by the wearer.
Here is a question worth asking: what is the purpose of the hijab, the veil that is worn by women who practice the tenants of the Islamic faith?
Is it a tool of religious oppression? A symbol of religious faith.
Or can it be used as a political protest and pride?
Socrates had something to say about moral relativity. He didn't like it.
The hijab was brought about by Muslim men who were very insecure with their own manhood, then labeled it as a religious tradition as time went by.
Then why did women in Iran chose to wear the hijab in order to protest the shahs regime?
Relativity of ethics and morals is a condition humaine. But continuous shifts undermine social cohesion and the legitimacy of the legal system as well as that of the state.
Because they would get their ass beat by their coward husbands if they didn't..
They wore the hijab as a symbol of pride against an authoritarian regime.
No..... The ayatollahs told them what their pride should be.
Huge difference.
bingo!The hijab was brought about by Muslim men who were very insecure with their own manhood, then labeled it as a religious tradition as time went by.
well that is one opinion ... speak to my friend who lived it and she has anotherRead nine parts of desire.
You might get a different opinion.
Read nine parts of desire.
You might get a different opinion.
They wore the hijab as a symbol of pride against an authoritarian regime.
well that is one opinion ... speak to my friend who lived it and she has another
you have to weigh it all
regardless of what the book says get yourself into a group of free Muslim women in a free country who aren't married...they have stories too
"they" had a choice...most do not
Do those stories some how carry more value then the stories of Muslim women who live in middle eastern countries?
Define What limits exist that a person'schoice.
ABSOLUTELY they have lived it
a book is just a book, flesh and blood under a yoke in front of your face is more powerful than any book
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