The New York Times article is about the European measure of tolerance of the use of the full-faced veil, otherwise known as balaclavas, in public. This law was passed as the Burqa bill. It’s an initiative for the Muslim population to integrate with the culture they have gone to inhabit, specifically in France. Due to this law being passed, women who are caught wearing the balaclava and do not remove it when asked, are fined. By observing the author’s argument, the situation that has and is still going on becomes clear. I will also compare how other countries are dealing with similar issues.
The author of this article’s argument is one sided, almost bias. Most of the women that were interviewed spoke of feeling isolated due to not being able to …show more content…
Due to this large population, things like street blocking during times of prayer have occurred (Samuel 2011). Street blocking is now outlawed in the streets of Paris (Samuel 2011). To prevent street blocking, more mosques were constructed (Samuel 2011). Another addition to this tense atmosphere is the Charlie Hebdo incident. Under the freedom of press, the publication of the caricature was permitted. Like most French caricatures, they were made not only highly polemic, but they were subjects that could not only unite a country but also disunion. A lot of people, especially Muslims, felt that their religion was being attacked by this caricature. Before the incident Charlie Hebdo received multiple death threats (Callimachi and Yardley 2015). Immediately after the gruesome event people made the same stereotypical assumption and turned their gazes towards the Muslims. The two brothers that shot the twelve employees from Charlie Hudbo claimed that they were jihadists (Callimachi and Yardley 2015). Jihadists are extremists that capture Muslims for their cause, to kill infidels. These series of situations are what negatively impacts people’s views of the
The author of this article’s argument is one sided, almost bias. Most of the women that were interviewed spoke of feeling isolated due to not being able to …show more content…
Due to this large population, things like street blocking during times of prayer have occurred (Samuel 2011). Street blocking is now outlawed in the streets of Paris (Samuel 2011). To prevent street blocking, more mosques were constructed (Samuel 2011). Another addition to this tense atmosphere is the Charlie Hebdo incident. Under the freedom of press, the publication of the caricature was permitted. Like most French caricatures, they were made not only highly polemic, but they were subjects that could not only unite a country but also disunion. A lot of people, especially Muslims, felt that their religion was being attacked by this caricature. Before the incident Charlie Hebdo received multiple death threats (Callimachi and Yardley 2015). Immediately after the gruesome event people made the same stereotypical assumption and turned their gazes towards the Muslims. The two brothers that shot the twelve employees from Charlie Hudbo claimed that they were jihadists (Callimachi and Yardley 2015). Jihadists are extremists that capture Muslims for their cause, to kill infidels. These series of situations are what negatively impacts people’s views of the