Long Newspaper Article- Assignment Part one: Summary This article is about the controversial debate concerning the Niqab (a garment concealing the entire body with the exclusion of the eyes and hands). The article states the stances of various parties on this garment, it states that the Conservative party is considering implementing a law, similar to Quebec’s Bill 62.…
Islam’s sacred book, Quran, highlights the use of a headscarf. For its followers, the headscarf represents freedom of choice. Wearing a headscarf is optional, but it tells followers, especially female followers, that by wearing one, you are pleasing God. Here’s the thing: most of these women have never had respect or felt any dignity before, and the idea that there is a God out there that “respects” them, and that recognizes them as equal to men, seems to attract women. By wearing a headscarf, you not only are “pleasing God,” you are covering yourself, which leaves men no other choice but to look at you as a human being, therefore you feel comfortable –you don’t have the looks of men all over you-…
An Australian’s response to the Ban the Burqa article The ban the burqa article is a short piece of writing that clearly opposes the beliefs of a number of Australian politicians. The article is divided in to three main parts, each focusing on a different argument against banning the Burqa and Niqab. In this piece I would like to express my views as a citizen of Australia as well as discuss arguments for and against the motion. The piece opens with a very bold statement: “The burqa and niquab are often viewed as symbols of extremism”.…
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”.…
Joan W. Scott was Professor of Social Science at Princeton University, with a focus on gender and politics. In the book The Politics of the Veil, she focuses, critiques, and challenges the law which bans the wearing of “conspicuous signs” of religious affiliation in public schools passed in France in 2004 (p.1). The intention of this law, according to French legislators, was to keep France unified in terms of being secular, individualist, and homogeneous; the singularity of the nation was challenged by religion, a “private” matter, being present in the public sphere. Scott does not agree with this notion, claiming that this ban on “conspicuous signs” was more so an attack on Muslim women rather than just a mere means of maintaining singularity…
To support her second reason, Hasan mentions different actions taken by Western nations to prohibit the burqa usage; she assumes that governments and some feminists are so obsessed with banning burqa that they did not take a time to reflect what is the relation between clothes and women’s empowerment. In the author’s opinion, by not listening what women in burqa have to tell, politicians and citizenships from Western countries are treating these women as objects, suppressing their rights. As a final assumption to her second reason, Hasan presents other reasons why women can choose wearing a burqa, such as “identity, cultural values, political symbolism,…
People suspect the burkas can cause a place to bomb or being a threat to the public. Women assume the cartoon of Mohammad, who wear the burkas find it disturbing. They found it offensive 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.…
The government had banned the wearing of the niqab when claiming your Canadian citizenship. The reason why the government has decided to ban the niqab because they think that the niqab is a threat and they need the people to be identified at the ceremony also they think the niqab is oppressive to women. I am against the banning of the niqab because I think that since we live in a democratic nation, we should have equality rights,…
While women understand that the niqab can oppress certain women, they feel oppressed by the government telling them they can't wear what they choose. Xenophobia is another topic addressed throughout this rally. They feel this is something that will strengthen Canada in the long term. Unfortunately, a statue…
Choosing to wear the hijab helps Muslim women to proudly represent their religion in all parts of the country. More importantly, wearing a hijab defines Islam and celebrates its rich culture. This choice embraces the differences in society and helps build your self esteem before anyone can judge you. The hijab liberates Muslim women from any pressures the society brings upon them. All in all, whenever a women is fearful of wearing a hijab, she should alway remember that it empowers them and helps solidify their place in this…
Everyone has the right to express their religion and their beliefs. They have a right to practice it like everyone else in society. The niqab, burqa, and other religious face coverings represent modesty, piety, and subservience to God. One does not need to agree with their religious beliefs, however, one does not have the right to restrict everything that they hold dear. Bill 94 does not unite the province, rather, it isolates the individual by not giving them basic services that they are entitled to.…
In Maysan Haydar’s text, “Veiled Intentions: Don’t Judge a Muslim Girl by Her Covering,” and “Veiled Threats?,” by Martha Nussbaum both argue that veiling is a lifestyle choice. In Haydar’s text, she argues--mainly through personal anecdote--that people should not be judged on physical appearances. She gives insight on how Muslim women are judged based on their veils, and refutes stereotypes of not only Muslim women but women in general. Haydar’s narrative--her experience growing up with Islam customs--appeals to people on a personal level so that her text appeals to young women. While Nussbaum argues that the veil should not be banned and governments should treat everyone of every religion with respect and allow people to practice their religions.…
Coupe’s other argument claims that the ban displays France's ideals of freedom. He believes that banning the burqa is a compromise that is necessary to live together as a community. In fact in response to the idea that the ban is against freedom, Jean-Francois equates “... The fact that people are prohibited from strolling down Fifth Avenue in the nude…” to being banned from, “wearing headgear that fully covers the face…” because neither of those, “constitute as a fundamental liberty”(Cope 2). His reasoning is flawed, he is comparing a religious garment being banned to nudism being banned which in no sense is tied to any religion, and is generally viewed as a shameful action.…
Banning Muslim headscarves in public schools is inappropriate because it interferes with religious freedom and it is discriminatory. It is a symbol that represent the Muslim girls and young women, a barrier to protect their hair from the men sight who can marry them, and it is a modesty, and it should not be taken away from them. Under the Constitution any individual can practice the religion they feel comfortable with, which allows them to dress in the way that pleases them. Cite Evidence Muslim headscarves are not only scarves, but they hold personal values to the Muslim women.…