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slaveexotica -> RE: Has Sarkozy stepped in it? (7/30/2009 11:20:37 AM)
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Hi, Im very new to collarme and the message boards, so I hope I dont unintentionally step on anyones toes or offend anyone. I was just browsing some of these posts and I wanted to throw in my two cents as a young muslim woman.
I grew up and was raised in different parts of the middle east, and what I think many people who have never been there don't understand is that, for the most part, most muslim women wear the hijab, or niqab, or even burka by choice. Now there are certain countries in the middle east, where it is forced such as in Saudi Arabia and Iran. While I am a practicing muslim, I am not a religious scholar of any sort, but I do know that under Islamic law that while it is religiously required of a woman to wear at least the hijab (although there are some muslims that debat that) that it is her choice and that it is between her and God, just like practicing any other aspects of Islam or any faith for that matter, it is up to those individuals muslims whether or not they want to do things like cover, or fast, or pray 5 times a day, and relgious worship of any sort can't be forced, and that is written in Islam as well.
Now is it possible that some of the men in their family, husbands and fathers forced it on them, sure, it happens, but not as often as it is portrayed in the media, speaking from personal experience most of the women I do know outside of two that I met in my life have all worn such things out of personal conviction. I myself used to wear the hijab (the headscarf) until a few years ago.
I guess what I am saying is that to me freedom means choice, just like some women choose to wear very little, I think a woman should have a right to wear a lot if that is what she chooses. So long as no one is hurting others, who is anyone to say what others should and should not wear.
Those are just my thoughts and personal experiences, hope that helps explain a bit from the prespective of a muslim woman.
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