Veiled references
Oct. 16th, 2010 09:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dreamer_easyRight. Since the West is obsessed with hijab, this is the last time I'm going to say anything about the subject (with the possible exception of linking to Muslimahs' opinions). It's an issue towards which I plan to pursue civil indifference. (You may also be relieved to hear that I plan to take a break from these seemingly endless postings until November. :)
I just want to draw your attention to this paradox. In some Muslim countries, women are forced to wear hijab; therefore, in some Western countries, women are forced to not wear hijab. A French woman has been charged with assaulting a niqabi tourist, ripping off her (legally worn) veil. Her reason? The mistreatment of Muslim women. Figure that one out!
ETA: Hijab means the headscarf, but it also means modest Muslim dress in general, male and female. The BBC provides a handy pictorial guide to hijab, niqab, burqa, chador, and other styles of coverings for women.
ETA:
Is Muslim Feminism More Than Just a Hijab Defense? | Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves…But Nobody Seems to Notice | Princess Hijab, Paris's elusive graffiti artist | Saudi woman beats up religious cop
I just want to draw your attention to this paradox. In some Muslim countries, women are forced to wear hijab; therefore, in some Western countries, women are forced to not wear hijab. A French woman has been charged with assaulting a niqabi tourist, ripping off her (legally worn) veil. Her reason? The mistreatment of Muslim women. Figure that one out!
ETA: Hijab means the headscarf, but it also means modest Muslim dress in general, male and female. The BBC provides a handy pictorial guide to hijab, niqab, burqa, chador, and other styles of coverings for women.
ETA:
Is Muslim Feminism More Than Just a Hijab Defense? | Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves…But Nobody Seems to Notice | Princess Hijab, Paris's elusive graffiti artist | Saudi woman beats up religious cop
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Date: 2010-10-16 04:10 am (UTC)That's how I understood it as well, but dictionary.com claims that hijab can be taken to include the veil as well. I'm not sure if it's a different translation/usage in different regions thing or not, but the UK sites I've read have all taken your definitions, whereas the US sites have varied a bit more.
wearing a stocking over one's head while walking into a shop was the most idiotic thing any of the Chaser crew has ever done.
Certainly it was the thing most likely to have gotten them shot, including even the dressing as Bin Laden stunt.