In today’s society an image of a veiled/scarf Muslim women is viewed as a person who is permissive and oppressed. It is a heavily debated topic under increasing scrutiny. “Here the veil and burqa have again become prominent, playing a significant role in the construction of ‘Western’ identity in Europe” (Khalid 2011). The hijab/veil has come to symbolise the non-European “other”. Individuals who wear the hijab/veil must be excluded, and viewed to possess danger, and are the opposite of liberal democratic notions of society. Such notion that ‘Eastern’ women are in need of help because of their ‘oppression’ and that ‘Eastern’ men are sexist has to do with the ‘War on Terror’. Images of oppressed Muslim women became vastly visible in mainstream
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The veil has burst into the passionate and often confused discussion of current events. It has become an object of rage and anger for many non-Muslims who see the practice as a backward custom. In the North American society Muslim women who wear the veil are portrayed as oppressive, passive-aggressive, victims who are unfree. In the article, written by Wayne Martino and Goli M. Rezai-Rashti “The politics of veiling, gender and the Muslim subject: on the limits and possibilities of anti-racist education in the aftermath of September 11” attempt to address the basis of veiling out of an anti-racist procedures that is able to engage with Islamophobia without ignoring the implications of prejudice across the Orientalist divide. Majority of the responses felt veiling to be empowering, part of one`s identity and religion. The veil was not something they were forced to do but rather a big part of who they identify themselves as. As a Muslim woman born and raised in North America, I do face racism and discrimination, however I feel like when I wear the hijab I am not wearing because my parent told me to do so, but rather because I am first a Muslim and second it is a part of my
The veil has burst into the passionate and often confused discussion of current events. It has become an object of rage and anger for many non-Muslims who see the practice as a backward custom. In the North American society Muslim women who wear the veil are portrayed as oppressive, passive-aggressive, victims who are unfree. In the article, written by Wayne Martino and Goli M. Rezai-Rashti “The politics of veiling, gender and the Muslim subject: on the limits and possibilities of anti-racist education in the aftermath of September 11” attempt to address the basis of veiling out of an anti-racist procedures that is able to engage with Islamophobia without ignoring the implications of prejudice across the Orientalist divide. Majority of the responses felt veiling to be empowering, part of one`s identity and religion. The veil was not something they were forced to do but rather a big part of who they identify themselves as. As a Muslim woman born and raised in North America, I do face racism and discrimination, however I feel like when I wear the hijab I am not wearing because my parent told me to do so, but rather because I am first a Muslim and second it is a part of my