Re: Hijab and Veil Issue...An article i wrote a while back...
Picoico...
Firstly as for the Wests dislike of the veil...for them it is a rational thing in terms of law and order and education to not have a veil...Religion and what it prescribes doesnt matter cos we dont live in a religious society...
You asked whether Muslims have to give up their Islam in order to integrate and the answer is yes pretty much...or compromise their beliefs...
Lord Tebbitt once said in a speech on mulitculturalism that no man can hve two masters...one has to choose one...and for Muslims it is Allah or man made law...Criteria is either do what pleases Allah and avoid what he dislikes or conform to man made law...
Your a good Muslim in the West if you base you actions on reason on fact...so like i said the onbe who debates halal meat based on reason and not Quran is integration...the woman who debates the veli based on her freedoms is fine...it is when you start to say you veil is an obligation from Allah then that is more problematic as you are valuing your faith over the culture of your host country...
Multi religious societies arent dead its just religion has no place in public life...do your jummah and your fasts etc but once law has a rule you abide by it even if it contradicts your own way of life...
And i havent advocated that Muslims should give up their practices...im suggesting that Islam and secularism will conflict...im just saying that their values and practices will continuously be attacked...No soiciety is tolerant of values other than its own and the West is no different...to have a harmonious society you can only accept one source of guidance...
So i ask a question...if by some means they outlaw the veil...(lol they might do if more Somalian criminals use it to leave the country)...then what do you do?...Whose your master then?...You can keep it on and please Allah yet find yourself liable for imprisonment...or you could please the West and integrate and therefore anger Allah...
Cant have it both ways...the decisions to integrate are going to get harder and harder as times go by...