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A lot of Scandinavian countries are also very secular, to the point where they condemn Islam because of its nature. As a Muslim who has been raised in America, I feel as though I am the "bridge" in-between, choosing whether I adopt a secular lifestyle or a religious one. There is no doubt that my decision among millions of others will have a direct affect on the future of Islam in western society. Having a fundamentalist mother, and a liberal father, I have been raised with polar opposite views on a lot of issues. While my mother wants me to get an arranged marriage, my father's only requirement is that my potential wife has an open mind and a prestigious college education. ( *sigh* Pakistani parents lol) I just feel at loss sometimes when I try to weld western ideals with traditional ideals.
The burqa should not exemplify Islam as a whole, rather a discreet paradigm of one country, where women certainly cannot choose the path they with to take. My cousin's wife works at Goldman Sachs and wears a hijab everyday, and she never receives any problems whether it is from her boss or from her colleagues. Sarkozy is a little naive to think that eradicating the pious act of wearing a hijab will ameliorate the problems associated with organized religion. There is no qualm in my mind that this will supplement the problems there already are with organized religion. Of course, the fact that I don't want my wife to wear a hijab confuses me, certainly multifarious beliefs have created my confusion of who to believe. My mother tells me to marry a "hijabi" while my friends and colleagues are totally unrestricted in their choice of who to be with and pressure me to have pre-marital relations. Should I believe my own fundamentalist mother or follow the footsteps of the likes of Sarkozy and my colleagues?
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