<p>the nuns are not born as nuns they choose it similarly no one is asking carla bruni to wear hijab but dont take the right of Muslims to practice hijab, the whole topic is that.
if don’t agree with this then see others religion wat they priscribed for hijab.</p>
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<p>The “whole topic” is NOT that, sarfraz. The topic was about the burka.</p>
<p>Info and graphics on burqa, nijab, niqab:
[BBC</a> News | In graphics: Muslim veils, Potent symbol](<a href=“http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/05/europe_muslim_veils/html/1.stm]BBC”>BBC News | In graphics: Muslim veils, Potent symbol)</p>
<p>Clearly there is a huge difference between choosing to wear a head scarf and going out of the house completely covered from head to toe. It is not “Islamic”, if you are a strict Quran constructionist. These choices are interpretations which follow more or less Sharia laws, which may or may not be misogynist.</p>
<p>if you don’t like a thing its your problem. no one is asking you to wear burqa or any one who don’t want to but why you are having problem if other want to practice it?
i am aware that burqa is not a must its the hijab which is must in Islam which yo can fulfill with or without buraqa.
by the way sharia is derived from Quran & hadiths.
i cant understand how can you say that sharia laws are misogynist.
before using such terminology at least read what other scripture says its not like that jesus (pbuh) said something paul teaches some thing else church has their on philosophy & above all follower follow nothing.
like 1 Corinthians 11:6. what about that no one has objected that much on this???</p>
<p>Great points, sarfraz. Why would anyone object to anything anyone else does ever?</p>
<p>First, the head scarf, though worn by many Muslim women, is not strictly “Muslim”. If, on a blustery day I put my pashmina over my head in certain parts of London people would speak to me in Arabic. In Audrey Hepburn-era movies women wore them, it looks chic. Not long ago, women couldn’t go into a Catholic church without a veil, and I think that’s still true in some conservative areas of the world.</p>
<p>But what happens when you go out in attire which identifies you as a member of any religion is – you become a representative of that religion, like it or not. People who have no other experience of Islam than what they see on the news (or YouTube movies like Fitna) will have formed an opinion of you. That’s just human nature.</p>
<p>Similarly, if I wore a t-shirt that says “U.S.A.” in some parts of the world where they’ve never met an American, they might have an opinion of Americans based on movies, but they will draw conclusions based on my behavior. When I wear sweatshirts from my kids’ colleges, I assume people think “I didn’t know people from X College could be such doofs!” (lol) If I go out without an abaya, chador, or burqa in some countries, they think I am a “ho”, so they are justified in groping me or worse. Even if I am fully covered and walking with my children! (voice of experience here)</p>
<p>Islam is still a very unfamiliar religion to a lot of people, so some might see a woman in a headscarf and think “She is oppressed, I need to feel sorry for her.” When you know, sarfraz, that the moment a woman chooses to wear hijab is a joyful sign of her adult faith. I have the good fortune of knowing many women who wear hijab and they are delightful and happy. But the impression persists.</p>
<p>I don’t think you can change people’s minds through force, only through education. Incidents where people have fatwa issued against them for making fun of the Prophet are NOT helpful to the cause of Islam. Profaning the Prophet (sorry, pbuh) is stupid but not criminal in our Western interpretation of things.</p>
<p>Even when you say “If you don’t like a thing its your problem” it is needlessly hostile. Actually, it’s YOUR problem, sarfraz, but I don’t think you should see it in terms of a “problem”, but an opportunity. It is the way to open the door to education of the Muslim faith, of enlightenment, and maybe acceptance. Your approach is like throwing a burqa over the whole issue.</p>
<p>a really long essay (lol)
i agree that people tend to derived conclusion even if they don’t know the thing as they should before giving the comments.
i don’t know about the movie which you said about neither i am responsible for all the things which you mentioned. its fine that Islam is unfamiliar to many but i always believe in philosophy that you can speak good about someone without knowing much about it but you should not speak anything wrong without know the proper context of that thing.
and many people may say that why as a religion Islam is always in some sort of issues
its simply because when you practice something then only you find problem and issues other wise no issues as long as you keep it in books.
many a time i find that people are objected on something very strictly but they forget to realize what their religion teaches about the same thing.</p>