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Burqua--A Symbol of Subjugation
What a Muslim woman chooses to wear is her personal choice and others, least of all the State, should not get involved. It is equally true that under the cloak of religion we justify many forms of oppression and subjugation.
I am inclined to agree with President Sarkozy that a hijab is a symbol of subjugation and slavery. In very much the same way as the Caste system is in Hinduism although, one miay argue, that caste is not gender specific. It is discrimination and we see it in practice even in the United States. One has simply to look through the matrimonial advertisements in Indian publications to see how this kind of discrimination is still practiced in the name of religion.
No religion and no God has ever sanctioned discrimination and oppression. Just ask a "Dalit" how it feels to live with these pinpricks in everyday life. The Government does nothing about it because it is not evident like the burqua is. The question that I would like to pose to President Obama is this: Would he sanction the practice of caste discrimination officially if it was done openly as in the case of Muslim women wearing the burqua?
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Arun Gandhi
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June 26, 2009; 4:19 PM ET
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Posted by: abhab | July 5, 2009 8:59 PM
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When you think you have the right answer to a complex question, you reveal your ignorance. Did you ever consider: while some women may cover themselves at the request of their male family members and consider it a mark of second class status, are there no women who consider it divinely inspired, totally in line with how a society should run, and would rather dress in no other way, snd consider it a mark of an honor rather an abasement?
Posted by: Kingofkings1 | July 4, 2009 4:25 PM
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King something asks:
“…are there no women who consider it (wearing the Hijab) divinely inspired, totally in line with how a society should run, and would rather dress in no other way, and consider it a mark of an honor rather abasement?”
This logic would be acceptable in a culture where women and men have equal rights. This, unfortunately, is not the case in Muslim societies. Even those who live in the West do identify with the Islamic culture as canonized by Sharia which relegates women to the status of a permanent minor.