RUGreek,
I understand that you find me being highly offended by your comments amusing. To address you not being the only who authored that muslim women are being oppressed by the headscarf, I am only addressing what YOU said, and not what the BBC or other European publications wrote about. You did not separate muslim women from certain countries that actually do oppress their women by making them wear the hijab (like Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Iran) from other muslim countries like Egypt, Eastern Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia as well as western Africa. That's your bad. You overgeneralised muslim women everywhere with your comment. In case you misunderstand me some more, I did see that you were making an analogy (a fucked up one at that). You went further to insult all muslim brothers by stating that they oppress their women, when in fact, that is incorrect. I will let you do your own research on that. you also said :
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In school, the headscarf is a tool used by extremists and fundamentalists to threaten jewish and catholic groups.
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again, you generalized and did not make specific WHO you were talking about exactly. I am assuming in European countries, "free" (and I use this word loosely) and democratic countries. You suggest that women are not free-thinking people and insult their intelligence as well as make them out to be the type of people the wear their religious garb to spite others. I find this comment bigotted (feel free to be amused here).
Again, who is oppressing who here? These countries, while liberating those who did not wear the hijab out of choice, are actually OPPRESSING those who do by denying them basic rights to education.
BTW, in all the schools, lectures, conference about Islam that I have attended over the years, I have been taught to respect fellow Christians and Jews, and I have never made a deragatory comments (as you have, even though you think you did not) like you have about either religions. We share more than you would like to believe.
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As for not growing up with oppressed muslim women who wear the headscarf, I think you are very lucky and blessed. You obviously live in America and share in the liberties and freedoms of all citizens. This is not the case in all other countries. I'm going to assume you did not grow up in a muslim country, but I may be mistaken. If you didn't grow up there, then that would clearly explain why you haven't witnessed this mistreatment of women.
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Hon, I grew up in both worlds..and at least I know the truth. I still would not insult all free practicing muslims out there (and there are many) with comments like all hijabis are oppressed by fanatics. I have a mother who is a hijabi, sisters who are hijabis, friends, and acquantances (from differeny parts of the world) who are all hijabis..and your comment really does make it personally, whether I would like to or not.
I will call you out on your insulting remarks...and you can be amused all you want...
BTW, I did not imply that you were a Christian but instead giving you a comparison to another religion for reference. But that point has been lost on you.
Peace
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