There is a lot to be said about the shaming of women that exists in the Muslim faith, but, to allow this display of religious oppression bring about such disharmony that it leads to people being injured is playing into the hands of Daesh. No one wants that.
It was several decades. No. Almost a century since American beauties were modest and would never think of wearing skimpy bathing suits.
I find it interesting the Muslim women actually show their bare feet. That has to be a first. I like the idea they want to go to the beach. They could remain at home and really be oppressed. I think it is a novel idea that moves them closer to celebrating their bodies rather than being oppressed by them.
But, in all sincerity I have never really breached this issue before. I always think religion has a right to have it's right of passage. But, the Buka is different. It carries with it a great deal of violence. Women live in fear of their lives in some places. It is a matter of having a driver's license or walking hand in hand with your favorite beau. Those issues are real to Muslim women. It has been only recently women are allowed to have a driver's license in Saudi Arabia.
A young girl is not allowed to walk hand in hand with their favorite beau in public without severe consequences. There are current stories of brothers killing their sisters because they suspected the worst of their virginity.
The Burka carries with it a sentence of shame and fear. That is what has the French up in arms about this. The Burka departs from civility and imposes death as a reason for compliance. That is not healthy for religion. Death should not enter the quotient for devotion.
My mother always loved God. She married when she was 19 years old and went on to have three daughters. She always prayed her rosary and her devotion to her faith was obvious. But, she was also a fashion bug wearing the latest style to my father's smiles. They had fun as a couple. She could dance far better than my father could lead so it was never a surprise to see her dancing with a variety of men at any wedding celebration. She enjoyed life and was well liked. She loved my father and was always at his side. He could not think of life without her.
There are a lot of social problems instilled with the meaning that comes with a Burka. Muslim women that lead their society should speak about joy and expressing joy and how that can be translated into expression of God/Allah.
I'd like to say something clever like, "When in Rome do as the Romans would do," but there is a sincere issue with the Burka. It is not just cloth. The women of India have mastered beautiful cloth. It is the entire oppression that accompanies the Burka that is the issue. And when that expression comes into the Western world it causes many social concerns. It is not as simple as acceptance for the French. They are correct, there is something wrong in the expression of oppression. I envy them the discussion. Let it proceed without the injuries. Please.
The social discussion should make France stronger and not more violent.
August 25, 2016
It was several decades. No. Almost a century since American beauties were modest and would never think of wearing skimpy bathing suits.I find it interesting the Muslim women actually show their bare feet. That has to be a first. I like the idea they want to go to the beach. They could remain at home and really be oppressed. I think it is a novel idea that moves them closer to celebrating their bodies rather than being oppressed by them.
But, in all sincerity I have never really breached this issue before. I always think religion has a right to have it's right of passage. But, the Buka is different. It carries with it a great deal of violence. Women live in fear of their lives in some places. It is a matter of having a driver's license or walking hand in hand with your favorite beau. Those issues are real to Muslim women. It has been only recently women are allowed to have a driver's license in Saudi Arabia.
A young girl is not allowed to walk hand in hand with their favorite beau in public without severe consequences. There are current stories of brothers killing their sisters because they suspected the worst of their virginity.
The Burka carries with it a sentence of shame and fear. That is what has the French up in arms about this. The Burka departs from civility and imposes death as a reason for compliance. That is not healthy for religion. Death should not enter the quotient for devotion.
My mother always loved God. She married when she was 19 years old and went on to have three daughters. She always prayed her rosary and her devotion to her faith was obvious. But, she was also a fashion bug wearing the latest style to my father's smiles. They had fun as a couple. She could dance far better than my father could lead so it was never a surprise to see her dancing with a variety of men at any wedding celebration. She enjoyed life and was well liked. She loved my father and was always at his side. He could not think of life without her.
There are a lot of social problems instilled with the meaning that comes with a Burka. Muslim women that lead their society should speak about joy and expressing joy and how that can be translated into expression of God/Allah.
I'd like to say something clever like, "When in Rome do as the Romans would do," but there is a sincere issue with the Burka. It is not just cloth. The women of India have mastered beautiful cloth. It is the entire oppression that accompanies the Burka that is the issue. And when that expression comes into the Western world it causes many social concerns. It is not as simple as acceptance for the French. They are correct, there is something wrong in the expression of oppression. I envy them the discussion. Let it proceed without the injuries. Please.
The social discussion should make France stronger and not more violent.
August 25, 2016
By Maajid Nawaz
...Classical liberals (click here) of any religion or none would do well to remember that this does not have to be a zero-sum game. It is possible to oppose the French ban on burkinis while also challenging the mindset of those who support burkas and burkinis.
As a reforming secular liberal Muslim, I do not endorse the gender-discriminatory body-shaming and moralizing of burkas. I recoil, too, at the silly idea of a burkini. But I also believe that France’s ban on them is ridiculous, illiberal, and incredibly petty. It is also cynical.
As a reforming secular liberal Muslim, I do not endorse the gender-discriminatory body-shaming and moralizing of burkas. I recoil, too, at the silly idea of a burkini. But I also believe that France’s ban on them is ridiculous, illiberal, and incredibly petty. It is also cynical.
As for liberalism going backward, when Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel drove a truck through the crowd in Nice on July 14, he sought to deepen division, and to further the ISIS aim of a global civil war. Strategically, he chose the right location....
