The 7/11 thing even effected people on the other side of the globe…yeah but it is sad to see our kids(i’m one of them i guess, i’m 17) i’ve seen so many kids and even adults who have just gotten so confused, alot of them don’t know what to say to non-muslims when they are asked about this whole thing, and that is the cause of not being educated about their deen. I haven’t really experienced anything, other then a few rude comments and questions, and a few ppl loosing their cool and yelling at me like they’ve lost their mind
Brenda
your kids have noticed the muslim girls and women takling of their scarves, they are not confused at all abt the 9/11 not at all, the fact is that they are afraid of the public, many incidences have occured and i even know people personally who have said to take off their headscarves bcos they are afraid of being attacked/harrassed etc...
it may not seem that way to you but it is, a hindu man (im not sure if u heard this) wearing a turban and beard waaas shot or beaten to death by some White American youths, who thought he was Bin Laden, though i disagree with taking off headscarves just for the sake of fear i think ppl should get the air cleared, muslims are not confused abt their religion and that is not the real reason bbehind many removing the scarves/abaaya etc.. it is the general response they are being treated to by the public
I guess I didn’t make myself clear. I agree with what you are saying 100%. If anything I think that Muslims are more devoted and sure of their religion than the rest of us.
I know why these girls and women are doing it,I just don’t think it is right or fair that these girls and women should have to stop doing something that is so important to them, because of the ignorance of people that want to lump all Muslims together as terriost. For a lack of a better way to put it, it is creepy!!!
I know that what I think won’t change anything, but it still makes me very angry to see people treated badly because of the religion they have choicen. It is also embarrasing that my race and religion has choicen to be so ignorant. What these ingnorant people have forgotten, is that the United States was founded on the right to worship as you see fit.
As I have said, and will probably say many times again, I may not think or believe in what you do, but I will fight for your right to think and believe as you choice.
Victorian Age: Men used to “lose control” at the sight of a women’s ankle! When law and order is weak, women are a commodity that can be sold by the thousands as slaves, it makes perfectly good sense that they be covered for self protection. Go check out http://www.rawa.org for the condition of women in afghanistan when they were being forced to stay covered. Look at the images, and they do speak thousands of words.
Uniforms never made the man, whether it be a catholic prelate or a muslim molvi or woman in a burqha!
Not trying to be rude, but I am a little confused by your post. At the start you sound in favor of women covering yourself, and then it sounds like in the case of Afghanistan that it didn’t help. Or perhaps you are saying that with out law and order, that covering themselves won’t help, that maybe women are more protected by attitude, than actually cover?
Also, I have been to the website you listed, before. I agree with you, the photos are chilling.
No offence to any of the Muslims on this site, i mean no harm. I simply interpret the Koran in a way different from your interpretation. I respect the fact that others interpret the Koran differently. I for one have a lot of respect for women who wear the burqa because it is a sacrafice in a way, a sacrafice that many would find difficult. What I dislike is the institutions that have been built into Islam, these set beliefs that cannot be changed. Religion is an individual thing, we have to understand it on our own, not rely on other to pass on their understanding. If I had a daughter and she decided to wear the Burqa, I would welcome it as long as it was her own decision and not based on someone else’s beliefs. My belief is that the Burqa is non existent in Islam, but that’s my belief.
I know the wives of the prophet wore the Burqa, but i have read that this was simply to distinguish them as the wives of the prophet. In no way does this mean that all women have to wear the Burqa. From what I have read, the Koran refers to dress using a word which has been easily misinterpreted. It has been translated literally into women having to cover themselves. However, this same line from the Koran can also mean they should simply be modest. And like i said, modesty is defined differently by all societies.
I for one fail to see the logic of the Burqa. For example, here in the city, i have seen women wearing the head to toe black burqa in 95 degree weather. While people were colapsing from heat stroke, these women were going around in this veil which must be like hell to walk around in, I thought god did not want his servents to suffer?. Also, the Burqa is supposed to “Protect” these women from the evils of the world, particualrly from the men. But what I find is that these women stand out even more in their Burqas. As far as i see it, the Burqa is just and extreme interpretation of the Koran. If some people denounce Shias for putting themselves through what they put themselves through in Muharam, then they should be equally critical of other extremes.
Also, i fail to see how covering a woman’s body will change her heart and soul?! If she is not modest, and impure despite wearing the Burqa, what is the point of the Burqa then? Whats more important is the soul, not the body. Like Rumi said, “A donkey with a thousand Korans on its back is still a donkey.” Again, please don’t mind my statements, they are just my thoughts, women are entitled to wear what they want, its their business not mine.