Burqa

are forced to endure the many damaging effects of a patriarchal society run by the Taliban forcing the women of Afghanistan to abide their strict laws and receiving harsh consequences if their rules are not followed. In the novel, Laila and Mariam appear as possessions of their husband, Rasheed in which has the ability to control their actions leaving the women with the feeling of being resigned to live their life without fear of constant abuse for their wrong-doings. Rasheed’s uncontrolled anger sets abuse upon Mariam when a situation does not go according to his plans. Mariam has the feeling of being constantly constrained within her household and must be always accompanied by Rasheed when leaving the house. She is required to wear a burqa in public because the Taliban believe that married women should only show their faces to their husbands. As Mariam goes out into town with Rasheed for ice cream, she described, “…modern Afghan women married to modern Afghan men who did not mind that their wives walked among strangers with makeup on their faces and nothing on their heads” Rasheed is fabricated by society and the ruling of the Taliban and has not felt inclined to follow the contemporary lifestyle such as the “modern” Afghan men whom unlike Rasheed, allowed their wives to live accordingly to their own beliefs. Mariam admires the fact that women can live by their own choices and longs for the same privilege. Mariam learns to tolerate the sacrifices of her individuality in…

America drastically changed. Fifteen years went by and Sahar Aziz reminds us that the issues of discrimination are still present by bringing to our attention that “After September 11, 2001, the stereotype of Muslim women as terrorists, coconspirators, or aiders and abettors to their male terrorist family members has superseded the stereotype that they are oppressed, subjugated, infantile beings, without individual agency who need to be saved by upper-middle-class white American women” (390). We…

Australia should ban the burqa based on a multitude of reasons. The main reasons are the Burqa creates a threat to national security, violates the fundamental need for identification in all social circumstances preventing social cohesion and for the burqa not only arouses health and safety issues to others but for the person wearing it as well. Australia’s national security should not be compromised for the few who wear the burqa. Both men and women can easily use the burqa, and many will take…

The Burqa is not apart of western society but in Afghan society it is very common. The burqa somewhat represents the aspect of the oppression of women in Afghanistan. Its purpose is to oppress women and show male dominance. As men in Afghan society their wives wear them as a sign of ownership as Rasheed is quoted as saying. “A Woman’s face is her husbands business only”. The idea of the burqa is to preserve the beauty and purity of women solely for her husband, because in Islamic culture it is…

Articles A and B address the conflicting opinions on the Burqa ban. In article A written by Jean-Francois Coupe, he pushes for the implementation of the ban, however in Article B written by Nabila Ramdani, she strongly opposes the ban. If someone were to formulate an opinion on the burqa ban based of these articles they would be forming it on misinformation . Neither of these articles properly represent the perceived pros and cons of the ban due to their faulty evidence and reasoning. In her…

marry Rasheed, she would have ended up homeless therefore, she has no choice but to put up with him. In the beginning their relationship was wholesome; it was almost like readers were happy Jahlil picked a good guy for Mariam. However, we quickly learn that Rasheed is actually a terrible man. Rasheed is an old fashion man which may have a lot to do with his age. He believed in the old traditions where women are merely a wife. Rasheed forces Mariam to wear a burqa. She has never in her life worn…

Over the past several weeks dozens of terrorist attacks occurred throughout the United States. While they occurred in many places, each one involved a suicide bomber who wore a burqa. With thousands of people injured and/or killed, local law enforcement and intelligence agencies started an investigation. The agency found that all suicide bombers were non-citizens of the United States, and were originally from Syria, Saudi Arabia, or Canada. Section 1 of the new PROTECT-US Act 2017 states that…

motorcycle helmet and the other wearing a burqa. Before entering Parliament, the men wearing the motorcycle helmet and Ku Klux Klan mask were asked to remove it, but the person in the burqa was allowed to keep it on. Furthermore, when the man wearing the Ku Klux Klan mask took of his mask, he revealed a burqa underneath and stated, “So I guess this is the time to say that I'm now allowed into Parliament House?” Later, it was revealed…

Premise one In the first premise Colin Harper from Advance Australia has tried to ‘appeal to novelty’. They claimed that the wearing of the Burqa is a medieval practice and Australia is a modern country, therefore it should not be allowed. This is fallacious as the age of the practice has no implication of its properness in the Modern Australia. Also Harper claims that the Burqa “represents the repression domination of women”. Harper mentions that equality is one of Australia’s core values and…

Why should the burqa be banned? The burqa should be banned mainly to help the law enforcement in catching a criminal suspect. When someone is wearing a full body veil People are not able to recognize them and identify them as primary criminal suspect. Other arguments on the issue of banning the burqa that it promotes stereotypes and falsehoods. A third argument could be that the burqa is sexist and that it could hide abuse. These are the main arguments for the following through of banning the…