Burka Ban In France
By Mohammad Yusha • Apr 26th, 2011 • Category: Features • 23 CommentsThe veil has been banned in France since a while ago and it has created a lot of controversy. I do not believe in force in Islam, so I don’t believe that any woman should be forced to wear the burka. At the same time, the majority of women who wear it choose to do so. However, if a woman is seen in a burka, it is automatically assumed that she is oppressed and has been forced to wear it.
What about those women who fight with their husbands for their right to wear the burka? What about those women who took to the streets to protest the ban on the burka? What about those women who have not removed the burka even after the ban and have been arrested?
Many people call the burka backward, and think of burka clad women as illiterate. They don’t know that many burka clad women hold masters degrees, and some, even PhDs. Furthermore, what is so backward about a burka? That a woman chooses to cover her body and doesn’t look modern?
There is a lot of stereotyping and hypocrisy by people who look down at the burka. If a woman wears a miniskirt, it is a choice, but if she wears a burka, it is forced. If a woman exposes her body, that is okay, but if she hides it, it is not. If a woman covers up to save herself from the lustful gazes of men, she is forced and oppressed, but if she wears next to nothing, it is by choice and she is free.
Lets see who is free and who is oppressed.
Modern girls are degraded to the level of a commercial product where beauty, fashion, and diet industries exploit them. Modern girls are exploited by these industries through lies, deceits, and ruthless advertising (read propaganda). Beauty products have to be sold. Someone has to be targeted. Dieting products have to be sold. Someone has to be targeted. Clothes have to be sold (in the name of fashion). Someone has to be targeted. Ever wondered why women’s fashion is constantly changing? How will industries make money if the “latest in fashion” doesn’t change frequently?
What about the obsession with plastic surgery. Billions of dollars are spent on it annually. What is alarming is that even beautiful, young girls are going for it. The message that is sent to them is that natural beauty is not enough. There are girls unnecessarily lining up for breast implants, whose occasional leakage leaves some of them with far greater beauty defects. Women are going for everything, from nose jobs to liposuction, and no one raises an eyebrow.
Teenage pregnancies is also a big issue these days. It is not rampant in the subcontinent because girls in the subcontinent are forced. It is only rampant in countries where girls have the choice to become pregnant while still teenagers. They are called names, taunted by their friends, have to miss school, suffer from a poor self-image, and a list of other problems that accompany teenage pregnancies.
A lot of modern girls believe in constant dieting, which is accompanied by depression, bulimia, anorexia, and all the disorders that go along with having a low self-esteem because they cannot have the perfect body. So why do perfectly normal girls go on a diet? They go on a diet because dieting industries have changed the definition of normal. Unless a girl is all skin and bone she is ugly, fat, and unattractive. They advertise ruthlessly, targeting girls into believing their satanic schemes, wanting to earn money in any way or form.
Modern girls today are slaves of fashion, used like puppets by industries, turned into objects, brainwashed with false ideas about beauty, used as a commodity, and then people say that they are free.
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The Muslim woman in west wear the Burqa as a revolt against Islamaphobia sweeping there. But what about the recent directive by International badminton Federation(controlled by westerners) directive to wear skirts instead of shorts for Girl players only to promote and commercialise sport? This is resented by Chinese and Indian players but the state associations have to fall in line.
What i found funny is the recent blog post by a 18 year daughter of Pakistan’s lady writer on International strategy and security affairs (who used to contribute in TPS) that Burqa evolved from Indian Caste system and is Indian and Hinduism in nature!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@1 ””What i found funny is the recent blog post by a 18 year daughter of Pakistan’s lady writer on International strategy and security affairs (who used to contribute in TPS) that Burqa evolved from Indian Caste system and is Indian and Hinduism in nature!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!””
It wasn’t funny it was spot on. But anyways, why’re you dragging Dr Mazari into this debate? You failed to counter her argument on Burqa so please show some grace and accept her view if you can’t negate it.
@2
””’ Why should Muslims be allowed to wear the burkha in Europe. While in Rome, do what Romans do, or do not go to Rome!”’
How intolerant! Thanks for proving the point that Europe’s liberalism and multiculturalism are just a facade.
true_blue_pakistani… But what about your co-owners, the Saudis? Are they and you the tolerant lot? Yup, thought so! Pot calling the kettle black!
@Dress Codeless
look who’s talking. you just got your comment deleted bec you couldn’t defend it. if you were honest you wouldn’t be using these cowardly tactics.
@Dress Codeless
””But what about your co-owners, the Saudis?””
I see since you don’t have any valid argument to defend this ban you’ve dragged in SA as if that would justify this intolerant act. Two wrongs dont make a right. France calls itself as liberal and multicultural but this ban exposes her double standards. Come up with some convincing argument instead of derailing the discussion which is on burqa ban not saudis.
Dear True blue,
“It wasn’t funny it was spot on. But anyways, why’re you dragging Dr Mazari into this debate? You failed to counter her argument on Burqa so please show some grace and accept her view if you can’t negate it.”
I am not dragging Dr.Mazari in this debate at all but her 18 year old daughter. I asked her two questions and I am asking you now
1.I asked her source of her research
2.But I gave her some suggestions because normally all those of her ilk donot accept Indian Islam. But now I ask you also to visit Indian ancient paintings, temples (Allora, Ajantha caves, Temples in India which are more than 2000 years old and show ONE SINGLE sculpture depicting a woman with burqa or even a veil.
If you read the Holy Bible,(about 2000 years old) you will see in the old testament women are asked to cover their heads, a typical middle-eastern custom. By the way you must be aware that Islam is only 1500 years old while Hinduism dates back to 5000 years or more.
””am not dragging Dr.Mazari in this debate at all but her 18 year old daughter.””
oh really then why point out her maternal line? how is that related to the topic?
””But I gave her some suggestions because normally all those of her ilk donot accept Indian Islam.””
You gave her no suggestions except for dragging in yr old mullah rhetoric as a counter attack which makes for weak argument.
””But now I ask you also to visit Indian ancient paintings, temples (Allora, Ajantha caves, Temples in India which are more than 2000 years old and show ONE SINGLE sculpture depicting a woman with burqa or even a veil.””
Sculptures with nvde women as s3x symbols? That’s more of a tool to entice ppl to Hinduism:-p (Make sculptures on the atrocities inflicted on lower caste hindus so we get a glimpse into your history.)
Burqa is also worn by Hindus and Christians in South Asia. I think its more a cultural tradition because Muslim women mostly wear Hijab which is different from burqa. Burqa is mostly worn in this south asian region which reinforces the writer’s point that it might have its origins in Hindu culture. Infact many historians believe that burqa is a modified version of ‘ghunghat’ worn by Hindu women(to cover her in front of husband, father in law and other male members). So in that context the writer ’s point is valid.
””If you read the Holy Bible,(about 2000 years old) you will see in the old testament women are asked to cover their heads, a typical middle-eastern custom. ”’
Burqa is different from just covering the head what a ridiculous comparison you’ve made!
Dear Friends,
Although Islam is the modern religion but it is not some new religion and is some 6000 years old. Judaism, Christianity and Islam are the successive stages of one Abrahamic religion–Islam starting from its infancy to its maturity; Judaism and Christianity as its earlier stages. Quran is the last book in the series of Guide books given by God Almighty and Quran is the only book which confirms and validates the earlier stages of religion and the other divine books of namely the Judaism and Christianity.
God declares in Quran that by giving Quran; He has completed the Religion of Ibrahim—Islam and warns as well as encourages the mankind to abide by its teachings.
Anyhow; Burka which amounts to covering or say barricading the women folk in totality may be as per the dictates of the prevalent culture of certain areas or regions and its adoption as such has no bearing in Islam.
In old Arab culture women had a special traditional dress code and after the inception of Islam to save guard the Muslim women folks from the mocking by the touts of non believer Quran directed that while Muslim women go by, they were encouraged to draw their Chadors or head veils to their blossom that they be identified as well escape the mocking by diseased persons of the streets. Covering of face is not ordained. Following verses pertain to the subject may guide us to solve the queries:
Tauba- [33:57] “Verily, those who malign Allah and His Messenger — Allah has cursed them in this world and in the Hereafter, and has prepared for them an abasing punishment.
[33:58] And those who malign believing men and believing women for what they have not earned shall bear the guilt of a calumny and a manifest sin.
[33:59] O Prophet! tell thy wives and thy daughters and the women of the believers that they should draw close to them portions of their outer coverings. That is nearer that they may thus be distinguished and not molested. And Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful.”
Yet closer to the subject another verse says:
Nur -(24:31)
“And say to the believing women that they restrain their eyes and guard their private parts, and that they disclose not their natural and artificial beauty except that which is apparent thereof, and that they draw their head-coverings over their bosoms, and that they disclose not their beauty save to their husbands, or to their fathers, or the fathers of their husbands or their sons or the sons of their husbands or their brothers, or the sons of their brothers, or the sons of their sisters, or their women, or what their right hands possess, or such of male attendants as have no sexual appetite, or young children who have no knowledge of the hidden parts of women. And they strike not their feet so that what they hide of their ornaments may become known. And turn ye to Allah all together, O believers, that you may succeed.”
Lol France is a free country and has its sovreignity.
It can make its own laws.
Did Pakistan ask anyone when it made the blashphemy laws.
LOL grow up and stop getting worried about things out of your control.
@10
France is no longer a free country. But ya as long as that lie sells you can keep on repackaging it!
Just to correct yr misconception, the blasphemy law making and enforcement was done by the British…(won’t be surprised if that makes it alright for you:-p)
Mr Mike Mullen get out of our website. TPS please erase the comments by mike mullen. Pakistan is an Islamic Republic and we will not tolerate anything against Islam. France will soon become an Islamic Republic Insha Allah. Allah hu Akbar.
Ha Ha LOL Khokar best of luck —- wasn’t this like always ya dream a pan islamic world order
@13 Mike F@g Mullen
Time to stich you? Talibans scr3wed you bl@@dy hard:-p
Ha Ha LOL booooooommmm run there comes another drone to get yaa!!!!!!! ha ha ha
The comment at serial 12 addressed to Mike Mullen to get out of the website is not initiated by me. I need to check it with TPS.
The subcontinent needs a Kamal Pasha
Khushwant Singh
April 30, 2011
Of the scores of Muslims I befriended in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, there was not one whose womenfolk wore burqas to cover their faces. Now I hear from Pakistanis who come to see me that more women are seen in burqa than 10 years ago. This is largely due to the upsurge of religious fundamentalism with the increasing influence of the Taliban.
I find it heart-breaking as I regard putting women in burqa as jihlat (ignorance). It deprives Muslim women of job opportunities and confines them to their homes. One of the outstanding champions of women wearing burqa is Dr Zakir Naik. His argument in favour of the burqa makes me laugh. He says: “Suppose there are three women out on a stroll — two are wearing burqa one is not. As they pass by a gang of roadside Romeos who will they pass lewd remarks at? Obviously the one without a burqa because they can see her face and not the other two; burqas protect them.”
If you examine the matter rather closely, you will notice that burqas are largely worn by the lower middle class. The upper class are educated and westernised. The lowest class, particularly those engaged in farming work along with their menfolk in the fields don’t wear burqas . Only the lower middle class are reluctant to free themselves from the bondage of burqas.
I was hoping that Dar-ul-Uloom would pass a fatwa in favour of abolishing hijab. This is not likely. I was also hoping that Al Azhar in Cairo would say something in support of the French government which has made burqa-wearing a punishable offence. France has more Muslims than any other European country. Most of them are from their erstwhile colonies. Hijab is not a crime but an irritant. Some other means should be found to remove this irritant. My mind goes back to Ata Turk Kamal Pasha of Turkey who with one stroke abolished institutions that were outdated. He abolished the Caliphate and took the wind out of the Khilafat movement in India. (Bapu Gandhi foolishly supported the Khilafat movement in the hope of winning support of India’s Muslims — and failed to do so.) Kamal Pasha also banned wearing burqas. That is why today Turkey is the most advanced Muslim country in the world. We need another Kamal Pasha.
@no 16 is an imposter trying to be A Khokar.TPS please take cognizance of this treachery. I fully endorse my comments stated on no 12 and take full responsibility of it.
Hi Mr @18,
Is comment @ 9 also yours?
If Comments @ 9 are yours then how come you come out with your comments like @12?
What is this contradiction?
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