Hijab comes in many colors
Source: The Huffington Post
By Asif Arif: Elève-avocat au Barreau de Paris, chargé d’enseignement à l’Université de Paris Dauphine et Directeur du site internet Cultures & Croyances. Auteur, aux éditions l’Harmattan, du livre : “L’Ahmadiyya : un Islam interdit”
A l’attention de Nadine Morano
Chère Madame,
J’ai lu avec attention ce que vous avez dit sur cette femme voilée qui était sur le lieu de vos vacances d’été. Cette femme, vêtue d’un foulard islamique, et qui, selon vos propos, devrait quitter la France ou se conformer à la culture française. D’abord, vous osez attaquer une femme, sans preuve et de manière gratuite. Ensuite, vous visez, de manière générale et indirecte, toutes les femmes voilées en France.
Mother Mary is always shown with a Hijab
Votre postulat est le suivant: cette femme, postée sur la plage avec le voile, a une attitude qui est contraire à la France et aux principes que cette République défend avec hargne et acharnement. Vous vous permettez, sur la base de cette affirmation, de lancer la phrase suivante sur votre compte Facebook:
“La France est un État laïc: Il convient de l’aimer, de respecter sa culture et le droit des femmes ou il convient d’aller vivre ailleurs!”.
En tant que citoyen français, cette attitude me choque et je ne pouvais pas rester face à cette remarque sans dire mot, puisque cela reviendrait à consentir à votre odieuse remarque. Par ailleurs, et je tiens à le préciser, ce n’est pas une attaque personnelle, c’est un argument sur le terrain des idées dont je vous fais ici part. En politique, je n’ai pas de parti pris. En tant que citoyen, des phrases aussi choquantes que celles-ci, et qui n’arrêtent pas de se démultiplier, ne peuvent que me laisser de marbre.
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Categories: Europe and Australia, France, Women In islam, Women's right
English translation:
Attention to Nadine Morano
Dear Madam,
I have carefully read what you said about this veiled woman who was at the place of your summer vacation. The woman, wearing a headscarf, and, according to what you said, should leave France or comply with French culture. First, you dare attack a woman without evidence and so free. Then you aim generally and indirectly, all veiled women in France.
Your premise is this: the woman posted on the beach with the veil, has an attitude that is contrary to France and principles that Republic defends aggressiveness and determination. You may, on the basis of this statement, starting the following sentence in your Facebook account:
“France is a secular state: It is to love, to respect its culture and the rights of women and should be to relocate”.
For the translation of the whole of the article, try Google translation here.
The French Minister would also need to burn all pictures of Mother Mary with a Hijab to “purify” France:
It will be tragic to burn the pictures of Mary The Sacred.
Thanks for posting this article to TMT. If our editor could translate it pl?
This obsession with exposing women’s bodies is also the major factor in body image issues and resulting psychological damage. Clothes offer women (and men) privacy and protection.
The former minister pointed the disparity between the beach attire of the Muslim women compared to their husband’s yet sees no disparity in clothing, especially evening attire of men and women in the western world. The women are half naked, while men are in three piece suits covered head to toe. They look respectful and distinguished, while those terms don’t align well with most of what women have to wear.
Qudsia: I don’t know what kind of places you’ve been frequenting, but where I live in the west the female ‘equivalent’ of the three piece suit is not to be ‘half naked’.
And how about we compare male and female attire on the beach in the west. There’s not really any disparity there – men and women are pretty much as uncovered as each other, but no one makes a big deal of men’s naked bodies (or judges their character based on how much flesh is on display as they often do with women).
Think of these westerns who are mostly Christians. In what shape they see mother Marry whom they respect as the mother of their god Jesus.
Would they please show her as a naked woman? I hope not. Then if any one (Say Muslims) tries to behave like Jesus and Mary, why the west people are upset and want to oppose them??