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etherealtruth

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7. In the west, hijab MAY or MAY NOT be a choice ....

Fri Oct 24, 2014, 08:27 PM

Oct 2014

.... consciously decided by the woman in question, her family or her community. Attributing the wearing of the hajib, the niqab or burqa solely to the choice of the woman in question is very naive.

I have extremely bifurcated feelings about this .... on one hand I respect a woman's right to self determination (and all the choices that come with it) and I would like to protect women from misogynistic/ subjugating choices/ desires of others being imposed upon them.

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Wearing the hijab: 'It's a choice' [View all] ismnotwasm Oct 2014 OP

A dear friend converted to Islam. For her, it was definitely a choice. riqster Oct 2014 #1

No, it's not a choice EVERYWHERE Scootaloo Oct 2014 #2

Thanks. Good stuff, thought-provoking. riqster Oct 2014 #3

When I went to a VDay-- A feminist celebration ismnotwasm Oct 2014 #4

I figured you'd get me Scootaloo Oct 2014 #5

.. ismnotwasm Oct 2014 #6

In the west, hijab MAY or MAY NOT be a choice .... etherealtruth Oct 2014 #7

As I said, that's an issue with whoever might be trying to coerce her Scootaloo Oct 2014 #8

Obviously she is not the person in the wrong; however, etherealtruth Oct 2014 #9

But that's what those laws do. They criminalize the woman. Scootaloo Oct 2014 #10

I would love to continue this conversation, but am too tired tonight etherealtruth Oct 2014 #11