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Samy, here is a Muslim man talking about how low self-esteem US women have for choosing their garb, and how in Islam forcing women to hide themselves is the more enlightened way or how doing so turns their women into queens.
As an aside, notice how at the beginning he says, "Peace be unto all Muslims." Like WTF!? Why only peace for them? But that is for another topic. Here is his pleading on Muslim garb. [ame=" Last edited by TheNoNamedOne; 01-03-2008 at 06:01 PM. |
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As I see it, the problem with enforced veiling is that a minority of women, usually the better educated ones, don't want to do it. It probably doesn't make much difference to the majority one way or another, but the fact remains that it is an instance of the men dictating to the women.
I didn't have the patience to watch the entire video that TP posted (I thought all those guys yelled as fast as they can and at the top of their lungs ??). Keep in mind that he was talking about the headscarf (hijab - I think) , not a complete veiling. It has become a big issue in Europe, for schoolgirls. And I really can't disagree too much with some of the ideas about modesty. |
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Plus I have read articles and seen programs on TV about women who "like" wearing it, fine for them, but I also came away with the impression that it was pounded into their heads from childhood that they must be subservient to men's wishes. That I disagree with wholeheartedly. If TP wants to play with fire, let him, he hides behind the internet to protect himself. But if he ever gets burned by something like this he should never roll his eyes and wonder why it is offensive. |
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Here we go again. Using the word "Muslim" when what is really meant is Arabian.
I asked my friend why she wore all that garb. Note that at her family's home, the women wore jeans and T-shirts. She told me that in her religion, (Islam) women are not forced to wear the garb, but they are encouraged to do so in public. She told me she enjoyed wearing it. I think it is important in this global day in age that we understand no one lives in little perfect boxes, nor can any of us sound smart by placing them there. PS...yes, Muslim women have vaginas and enjoy sex. Arab women? I dunno.
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So isnt it a religious thing and not restricted to only Arabian's? |
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Here is a burqa babe using her charm and good looks to be alluring...
C'mon now, you have to admit; she gives any of those Japanese ladies on that other NSFW thread a run for their money. I mean what you can't see is more for your imagination, and that has more value than already looking at the present virtually completely unwrapped. ![]() |
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The commandment, or injunction, or strong recommendation, or whatever you want to call it, to dress modestly, applies to all Muslim women. The issue seems to be how it is interpreted. In the more authoritarian countries like Saudi and Iran it is taken to mean complete coverage in public and is enforced by an all-male force. In other countries (like Indonesia and Malaysia, and certainly subsaharan African countries that are predominantly muslim), it is voluntary. So it boils down to politics and women's rights, not religion, it seems to me = how much pushing around can people accept?
Regarding discussing this subject here, I think there was only one really offensive photo that conflates sex and religion. But keep in mind that Muslim men must be pretty steady consumers of pornography, or else it would not be outlawed in so many muslim countries. |
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Whoa! Holy Burqa Betty Batman! Now that is the way to make 'em fashionably hot!
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Block off the Photoshopped body parts for a sec. Now, if you were in the camel bazaar and bumped into those eyes in the red burqa, wouldn't you still want to hit it?
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