did you know it is women's choice to wear the veil no one makes them it is their free will only?

Question

Whack! The soldier's baton hit me hard against my back, knocking out any illusions I had about women's progress here in Afghanistan.The burka – the head-to-toe garment that has come to symbolise women's oppression in Afghanistan - is now optional, according to the Karzai government. Yet, my Afghan translator and I were physically punished for not wearing them. I was hit from behind. She was hit square on her chest. Are women better off now? In our journey across the country, we found women still fearful of being punished if they don't wear their burkas, if they speak without permission from their male relatives, if they venture out into the workplace. But for many women, re-entering public life is still risky. Najiba Asseed, a young woman who has returned to Kabul University medical school, wants to become a doctor. She's facing heavy opposition from her husband and death threats from her brother

Answer 1

If someone can tell what religion you are by the way you dress, you are way too religious.

Answer 2

Where are all the moderate Islamics for questions like these. Poki Poki and a few others. The one's who say these are not Islamic and not scanctioned by the relgion. The ones who say women are protected better by Islam than any other system.

The Guardian, an English newspaper, has reported similar types of events in Iraq where women to told to wear a veil "or else" told not to drive their own cars or use cell phones in public.

Islamic's tell me this is a tribe by tribe thing and not a religious thing.

But Islam should protect them and they should be able to have these people disciplined under Islamic law!

What is absolute! Tribal law or Islamic law!

Answer 3

That is because this is simply the attitude Islam breeds,it's a belief system almost entirely predicated on oppression and prejudice and violence. I personally see in it no redeeming characteristics,as with the other religions of the middle east it is violent and ugly,and the world would be better off without it,which of course may soon be the case if they push the western world as far as I believe they intend to.

Answer 4

Again! I am asking out there---WHAT KIND OF gOD ABUSES THE VERY SEX CHOSEN TO BEAR THE WHOLE RACE THEY REPRESENT???
I am feeling more and more and more that the islamic men in the middle east feel threatened by women! Or at least Mohammed did!
This is nuts! I respect my husband (and he is the leader of our home) out of love, not fear---these men will NEVER know how this feels! I agree with a previous answer- the women need to rise up and kick some butt!!! Leadership by abuse and domination should be eradicated. HHMMMMM maybe we should be over there after all!!

Answer 5

It makes me so angry to here these things. More and more when I hear these things I think that Islam is the religion of the anti-Christ. I know that is an inflammatory statement. It is time for the peace loving members of this religion that respect women, if they do, to come forward and reform their religion.

I really do think that we are not far from the last days. And I know this is a crazy statement, but the signs seem to be everywhere. Even a rational thinking person, like myself, can see them.

Answer 6

Clever Posting!! Until I read your additional information, I was about to cite something similar. Initially it is free will, but once Islam becomes dominant, oppression of women becomes too easily condoned by the poorly educated.

The same problem exists in Christianity, but the extremes of Christianity pale in comparison to the almost common right-wing of Islam.

Answer 7

Yet human right activists claim that forcing women not to wear the burka in Tunisia is a violation of human rights. Whose rights are they violating? Let me answer: the men's right to oppress women. Hah!

Answer 8

I think I would chose to cover my face and head to for fear of having it removed from my shoulders, woman over there are oppressed, they lie about it for fear of their own lives, they have no free will those that do are dead, Yes they do have a choice, and it is given to them by their men.

Answer 9

Yes, male relatives will kill their female relatives to save the "good name" of their family...so they'd rather be murderers than have a woman in their family that has stepped out

Answer 10

Your question was misleading, but I agree. Is it a choice, or programming?
Just like making women think a loud burp is a compliment to ones cooking.
Seems to me, that that is an anti-social statement. Showing contempt for
others.

Answer 11

You can't really expect beliefs to change overnight. It's too bad it is still a problem.

For the guy who asked if her own brother would kill her - yes. She would be considered a disgrace to her family because she isn't being a good wife, he would kill her.

DISCLAIMER
I am not saying all Muslims are like this, I am saying that the culture in that particular place would condone her killing.