(October 3, 2017 at 5:52 am)Aoi Magi Wrote: Burqa is associated with oppression and rightly so, most people are against this oppression, but I won't deny that there are many bigots too who are just out to bully the minorities.
Regarding the "choice" of wearing burqa, most muslim women are brainwashed from childhood to make them believe that wearing the burqa is by their own choice and a part of their identity. People will often fight tooth and nails against anything they perceive as a threat to their identity, so giving them the choice cannot be done through any law or legal means, rather the only way for them to truly recognize their rights is through proper education.
I have serious doubts about the "brainwashing" bit: "brainwash" is more of an excuse to justify the negative look that judges others of being "robots" that don't think.
I totally agree on the oppression part though; the Niqab is usually enforced by force; especially in the Middle East, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India...etc.
Moreover; the origin of the outfit in modern times is from Saudi Arabia's Wahhabi reign, it always accompanied their Fatawas and Islamic-Sunni literature, and it did find a very good support from the local poor populations abroad.
The Niqab was widely spread, by the power of oil money supporting it, as a main bullet in the Wahhabi expansion.
I would defiantly agree on this:
Quote:People will often fight tooth and nails against anything they perceive as a threat to their identity, so giving them the choice cannot be done through any law or legal means, rather the only way for them to truly recognize their rights is through proper education.
