From: arrahman
Added: 2011-04-22

Category: Education
Duration: 0:05:40

Tags: islam, muslimah, religion, Allah, muslim, quran, hijab, oppression, women, liberated, iran, iraq, west, cult

Video Description: Who is Oppressed : Muslim women with Hijab or Western Society Womens ?

Lets See the few Facts !

Western society views Muslim women as oppressed and the hijab as a symbol of their oppression. We assume that the only reason women wear the hijab is because their men require them to and that they will discard them as soon as they're liberated.

Western women see Muslim women as needing to be "liberated," but the majority of Muslim women say they are comfortable with their lot in life.


What's the main reason we think that that Muslim women are oppressed? Because of the way that they dress.

We don't know, and don't care to know, the first thing about their lives besides what they wear. The mere fact that they cover up convinces us that they must not be free to do the things that Western women take for granted.

But if we think that being "allowed" to sit around the pool in our bikinis drinking cocktails means that we're not oppressed, we're sadly mistaken. We're just distracted from noticing it.

Some Muslim apologists insist that it is Western women who are enslaved by their culture and its demands on them to be sexy and Muslim women who are liberated because they don't have to worry about what they look like.

Some (usually younger) feminists are practically giddy about what they see as all their options. "The real feminist is not the woman who rejects her femininity; it's the woman who celebrates it!" they cry. They think that spending loads of money on their hair, make-up, pretty little frocks and designer shoes and bags is a sign of self-esteem—and liberation. They see "old-fashioned" feminists in much the same light as they see Muslim women: as being trapped by their own values into becoming mere shadows of real women.

In fact it is designed to protect women and encourage respect for them. It serves to differentiate Muslims from non-believers, therefore devout women are proud to wear it. The Quran calls for women to "cast their garments over themselves so they shall not be molested" (Sura Al-Ahzab) and illustrates how the hijab allows women to be recognised as believers and respected accordingly, not confining them to their homes but making it safe for them to go outside free of harassment. The holy text of Islam never suggests that women should be separated from the world of men; rather it endorses their full participation in society.

The hijab allows Muslim women freedom from the oppression prevalent in Western cultures caused by the pressure of conforming to popular fashion. Whereas we are often judged on our appearance and our dress sense, the hijab inhibits shows of ostentation and vanity. Rather than being a reflection of the wearer's status it is an aid to equality in Middle Eastern society. This conservative form of clothing consolidates the Muslim's self-identity and distances her from the ideals and values of Western culture - a distance which is sadly becoming more desirable for Muslims in today's climate.

You need to stop assuming that wearing the hijab means a woman is a second-class citizen.A poll Who Speaks For Islam? which is based on Gallup polls that have been administered worldwide show that the majority of Muslim women feel sorry for Western women because of the way they are degraded by the men who treat them as sex objects. Seeing as how feminists also object to women being treated as sex objects, instead of judging Muslim women for wearing hijabs maybe we ought to wear them ourselves, as a show of solidarity.

Being well-dressed doesn't mean we're not oppressed.

The fact is that many of these shrouded women are not forced to dress conservatively but choose to, and this is something the Western culture needs to appreciate before acting on any gallant notions to free Muslim women from their oppression.

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