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Wearing The Veil Has Never Been A Matter Of Choice

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Sunday October 08, 2006 22:04

by Houzan Mahmoud - Organisations of Women's Freedom in Iraq.

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The veil is not merely a piece of "cloth", but a sign of the oppression of women, control over their sexuality, submissiveness to the will of God or a man. The veil is a banner of political Islam used, to segregate women born by historical accident in the so-called "Islamic World" from other women in the rest of the world.

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I could never have imagined having anything in common with Jack Straw, but I find myself in agreement with him about how it feels talking to a woman covered up in hijab or the "niqab" that covers women fully.

However, I think he has discovered this rather late; in fact, the whole British government is late in drawing attention to this growing phenomenon. Women covering up their entire bodies, young boys becoming suicide bombers and the ever growing demands of religious organisations in the UK to implement Islamic sharia law when it comes to "Muslim family affairs".

Jack Straw's government has always been proud of its "multicultural society", in which all kinds of backward and anti-human cultures are respected and given space by the state. Women from an Islamic background will be among the most oppressed.

Celebrating "different cultures" the existence of mosques and religious schools is a place for brainwashing the young people with Islamic values which can only produce political Islamists.

A ghettoised lifestyle, isolated communities, lack of integration and institutionalised racism are all part and parcel of this growing number of brain-washed young generation of girls and boys defining themselves by their religious identity.

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Comments (49 of 49)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	Your right on the button	Dawkins Fan	Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:05
2	Veil is also protective	other side of the coin	Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:17
3	Now, Now Boys....	the other side of the coin	Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:38
4	the other side of the coin	pat c	Mon Oct 09, 2006 13:01
5	Pat C	t'other side of the coin	Mon Oct 09, 2006 13:49
6	by t'other side of the coin	pat c	Mon Oct 09, 2006 13:53
7	One should not have a 'temporary' meeting of minds	t'other side of the coin	Mon Oct 09, 2006 14:07
8	covering up	gerri	Mon Oct 09, 2006 23:21
9	No shoes, no shirt, no service	not long ago	Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:58
10	He aided the de-veiling and cultural rape of Iraq.	the other side of the coin.	Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:03
11	When is a veil not a veil ?	Flynn	Tue Oct 10, 2006 15:36
12	Cherie	D'other side of the coin	Tue Oct 10, 2006 15:59
13	Women and Islam	Cathy Young	Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:07
14	Clothes Aren't the Issue	Asra Q. Nomani	Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:15
15	unveiled	Burke A	Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:35
16	Please take off the veil, is it too much to ask?	Tune	Fri Oct 27, 2006 23:49
17	Italy government seeks veil ban	Gramsci	Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:22
18	Not just islam	Joe Black	Wed Nov 08, 2006 13:11
19	Joe Black	Gramsci	Wed Nov 08, 2006 14:12
20	Sadr Followers Target Assyrian School Girls in Baghdad	Makhno	Mon Dec 04, 2006 14:38
21	Iran police move into fashion business	Makhno	Wed Jan 03, 2007 13:12
22	Muslim women don't have to wear veils	Gramsci	Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:33
23	Agreed	Marlboro man	Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:56
24	Right To Choose	Pushkin	Tue Feb 13, 2007 13:30
25	Bombing for Feminism II	R. Isible	Tue Feb 13, 2007 13:51
26	Risible	Makhno	Tue Feb 13, 2007 14:16
27	Selective	R. Isible	Tue Feb 13, 2007 14:59
28	Risible	Makhno	Tue Feb 13, 2007 15:14
29	Risible: The Fashion Bit	Makhno	Tue Feb 13, 2007 15:22
30	Hijab	Emma	Tue Feb 13, 2007 17:17
31	Emma	Makhno	Tue Feb 13, 2007 17:39
32	Hijabs & crucifixs	Pushkin	Tue Feb 13, 2007 17:44
33	Makhno Pushkin	Emma	Wed Feb 14, 2007 14:15
34	Emma	Pushkin	Wed Feb 14, 2007 14:52
35	Emma	Pushkin	Wed Feb 14, 2007 17:26
36	Pushkin	Emma	Thu Feb 15, 2007 16:08
37	Clarification	WSM-bot	Thu Feb 15, 2007 16:13
38	WSM-Bot	Pushkin	Thu Feb 15, 2007 16:20
39	Emma	Pushkin	Thu Feb 15, 2007 16:39
40	De-religionisation of society	Pushkin	Thu Feb 15, 2007 17:56
41	Link	Pushkin	Thu Feb 15, 2007 17:59
42	Fashion crackdown	Gramsci	Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:41
43	Iran: 150,000 women detained for breaking dress code	Gramsci	Fri Apr 27, 2007 14:05
44	Nigerian Christians subject to Islamic law	Absalom	Fri May 11, 2007 13:23
45	Religion my arse.	European	Fri May 18, 2007 01:59
46	Hijab not oppressive, people oppressive	NicoleMaryam	Sun Oct 28, 2007 05:23
47	sharia	aristotle	Sun Oct 28, 2007 12:22
48	sharia	Aristotle	Mon Oct 29, 2007 09:58
49	Wearing of accepted clothing in the country you live in	M	Thu Jun 12, 2008 23:18

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