Comments on: Female Head Coverings- A Right or a Restriction?

By: hchev

hchev — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:51:35 +0000

Found this article/issue interesting and relevant to the topic: Muslim Woman’s Bra Photo Sparks Controversy (http://huff.to/HA4cL4)

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A message about ECMP 355.. | Messages From My Journey — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:51:08 +0000

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By: annaraskolnikoff

annaraskolnikoff — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:58:18 +0000

I am actually thinking of what your prof said… He DID say that? Seriously? He said that Muslim world is “creeping”? He made a judgment and evaluation like that? For me that is very close to hate speech and I would immediately challenge such a person. I see such statements as racist (or “religist”?). Let’s imagine we live in Egypt and an academic teacher says: “Watch out people! Christians are creeping in! They will impose their ideas on us.”
Very disturbing…

By: achsahkl

achsahkl — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:53:37 +0000

Thanks!

By: hchev

hchev — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:50:25 +0000

Very well put : )

By: achsahkl

achsahkl — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:32:47 +0000

Thanks for bringing up an issue that is so pertinent to today’s world! Having lived in a Muslim country for 15 years and as a result of having many Muslim friends who wear a hijab (the head scarf), I have a personal connection to this issue. While women are required by law to wear the hijab in certain Muslim countries such as Saudi Arabia, this is not the case in all Muslim countries and communities. I personally believe that when women are not given a right to choose and are forced to wear a hijab regardless of their own preference in the matter, then it is a violation of women’s rights. On the other hand, I have Muslim friends who decided to wear the hijab all on their own and who were not forced by their parents or other elders into doing so. Often these girls feel that it is the next step in their relationship with their God and also view it as a way to dress modestly, without drawing undue attention to themselves, particularly from men who are not members of their families. In this case, I believe that their rights are certainly not being violated as they make a conscious decision to wear the hijab in the absence of any pressure to do so. I believe that Muslim women should be given the right to choose if they want to wear the head scarf or not. If they do not want to wear it, but their family members are forcing it upon them, then there is a violation of their personal freedoms. If on the other hand, they make a personal choice to wear the hijab, this decision should be respected as being an instance of the woman exercising her personal rights.

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possible projects « littlemissartyfarty — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:22:08 +0000

[...] on this topic here is another blog i found interesting http://shortquip.wordpress.com/2012/03/15/female-head-coverings-a-right-or-a-restriction/ i personally feel that head coverings are a restriction and are based mainly around the control a [...]

By: littlemissartyfarty

littlemissartyfarty — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:29:35 +0000

Reblogged this on littlemissartyfarty and commented: Very good views please read

By: hchev

hchev — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:56:24 +0000

Yes, very interesting! My point exactly. On both sides of the debate, and it depends on the point of view you have, oppression can be perceived.

By: Alec Couros (@courosa)

Alec Couros (@courosa) — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:27:22 +0000

Thanks for this post – glad you are thinking very critically about such issues. As well, I’m happy to see that you are getting comments that help you learn – looks like your networking is going really well!