Why Georgia 's Anti Mask Laws

Within the Middle East, the largest population of the men and women are Muslim. The Muslim religion suggests that the women wear a veil or hijab, which is a headscarf that only exposes a woman’s eyes, accompanied by a burqa which is a full body cloak. The sole purpose of the clothing is to cover a woman’s feminine features from men’s eyes. The Qur’an, an Islamic scripture supports, and slightly obligates the uniform by saying that women are to be conservative, “Let them wear their head covering over their bosoms, and not display their ornaments.” (Qur’an). Muslim women, instead of feeling oppressed, view this as a positive aspect in their lives, influenced by their devotion to Allah. Their acceptance could be influenced by their

Muslim women living in North America and Europe often face scrutiny over their choice to wear the veil, even though many Western people do not fully understand the practice.

Politicians in Quebec have passed a controversial religious neutrality bill which would require people receiving and giving services to expose their faces and could mean that the Muslim niqab or burqa could be banned in public.

Everyone has rights and freedoms, and we all want those to be respected. For Muslim women, the burqa is a way to feel safe and protected. They feel less likely to be sexually assaulted when they are out in public. Many of these women believe only their husbands should see their body, and they have the right to believe this. A woman should be allowed to choose what she wears and how much of her body is revealed to others. Many women go out into public with very little clothing on, so Muslim women should be allowed to go out covered with a burqa. Muslim women are bringing harm to no one by wearing a burqa. Everyone is comfortable in different things, and we would not want anyone telling us we cannot wear a hoodie if we are cold or a hat. This is the same thing as telling Muslim women that they cannot wear a burqa.

Ruby Hamad’s article, published on the 27th of October, 2014 was discussing the three men from the group “Faceless”, who walked into parliament house on the 26th of October, 2014 wearing a motorcycle helmet, a Niqab and a Klu Klux clan outfit. Their argument was that allowing women into parliament wearing a niqab or burka was sexist and a privilege towards these women.

The niqab dress wear has recently been controversial topic in Canada. The topic targets beauty and the body, and more precisely the topic of politicization of the body (which is the political status of the body) 1. The issue is due to its wear during citizenship ceremonies in Canada. The niqab however, is part of a much larger debate, than what is it given credit for. First of all, the niqab wear is not a formal sanction placed upon by religion as people may believe and is instead based on culture. Secondly, the wearing of the niqab is seen as a way of gaining control over one’s identity. Finally, wearing the niqab is a way to show freedom of expression to the world.

During the interview she explained to me her culture and what the Hijab meant to her. She also explained some of the challenges she still faces in our society. She says that when people see her and how she dresses they

According to the Toronto Star, Zunera Ishaq is the women that felt that it was her right to wear the niqab while taking the oath and for this reason she delayed her citizenship. After a lengthy legal battle, the federal court of Canada found the head covering ban was unlawful in February. Ishaq recently won her fight for right to wear her niqab while taking her citizenship.

In many Muslim countries, women lack equality and basic rights as there is still social pressure for the unveiled to conform. According to people, if they don’t wear “niqab” they are not being good Muslims. Many women wish to go unveiled but cannot as in some places its illegal, and in other places they face murder, beating and other domestic violence. It is believed that if you are wearing niqab one can’t

I believe the government was justified in this actions because having a rights to wear niqab should not be a problem, they are many counties around the world in there count room woman come and wear a niqab. Also, this woman referred as N.S is in a case where she was sexually assaulted, in which she wanted to keep her identity in private and not let public see it. I believe that just because she is Muslim and wear niqab we should not judge or treat her differently. Government has justified the action allowing her to come to count in niqab and swear oath on Quran, as I know from other people Muslim people that putting your had on Quran is a very big thing because Muslim people believe that they are front of there god when they oath on Quran and

Within the Middle East, the largest population of the men and women are Muslim. The Muslim religion suggests that women wear a veil or hijab, which is a head scarf that only exposes a woman’s eyes, accompanied by a burqa which is a full body cloak. The sole purpose of the clothing is to cover a woman’s feminine features from men’s eyes. The Qur’an, an Islamic scripture, supports and slightly obligates the uniform by saying that women are to be conservative, “let them wear their head covering over their bosoms, and not display their ornaments.” (Qur’an). It could be inferred that women wear the burqa and veil willingly because of their geographical location. However, when Muslim women are withdrawn from the Middle East, and are placed

The section of the article that talks about this makes the comparison of the muslin woman head cover, to the hoodie of the black man in the United States. The comparison is fiercely broken down because of the issue of necessity. Whomever wears the hoodie has made their own decision in choosing to do so, while the muslim woman if forced to cover he face, through a number of different options, not by choice, but by necessity. By taking the free will of choice out of the equation, you can see the distinction between the two articles of clothing that are being

Therefore, equality activists should use this argument to fight for the rights of Muslim women both in western countries and in the Muslim countries. Putting on a hijab should not be a symbol of liberation or oppression. Muslim women should be allowed to choose what to wear, because they have equal rights like any other person from any religious group. Donning the hijab should be a choice and not obligatory as many Muslim countries have made it appear to Muslim

However, the real concern Murphy points out is cultural. She writes that “in Western culture […] masks usually denote deceit or something to hide” and that the veil can prevent Muslim women from assimilating into a Western community where “high stock is placed on face-to-face communication” (4). British Minister Jack Straw brought up this concern when he called the veil a “‘visible statement of separation and difference’” (4). France banned the wearing of the head scarf by state school children in 2004, though it decided against banning the burqa throughout the country. Some Middle Eastern countries like Turkey, and even Iran at one time, banned veils in public to try to become more like the West. However, despite Western influence and patriarchal pressure, more and more Muslim women are wearing veils not to accommodate others but out of their strong religious belief that it gets them closer to Allah (4). Murphy concludes by noting that women have fun with the veil when they choose to wear it, making it into a fashionable item. Far from being repressed, these women can “‘cover and be beautiful’” (5).

Burqa bans are unlawfully stripping Muslim women of their right to follow and show their commitment to their religion. Many countries in the United Nations are beginning to put a nationwide ban on wearing burqas in public. This restricts Islamic women by giving them the choice to either defy their religion, or stay inside their house and not get anything done. Not only does this restrict daily activities, but it makes it challenging for islamic women to get a quality education. Overall, countries are putting a national ban on niqabs, forcing muslim women to betray their religious beliefs in order to perform simple activities.