Hello everyone,
Hope you are well! My name is Kelle! I'm from Milton Keynes but am currently at Lincoln University studying Journalism and English. I am currently writing a research assignment on Islam in the media. I'm trying to some opinions on how Islam is treated in the media, esp the veil debate. My assignment is trying to find the difference between national and regional coverage of the veil debate, how they differ and why they differ. If anyone could please help I would be really HAPPY!
Thank You,
Kelle kay:
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Welcome to the forum. Hope you are well. I just wanted to suggest that you contact your University Islamic Society (although im not sure whether you have a very active one) otherwise you could always contact Nottingham ISOC, and we would be happy to help you with any queries (http://www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/~islamic/index.htm).
Also with the current veil debate, there have been many events where jack straws comments have been discussed all around the midlands. I'll let you know if theres any more coming up. Events would probably be very useful in obtaining information that you require for your assignment.
Anyway good luck with your assignment.
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The heart’s freedom is kingly; its slavery is death,
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[Baal-e-Jibreel, Allama Iqbal 1935]
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About the veil, If you ask me it comes down to this there is the pro and the contra side. I'd say the contra-hijab is divided in three parts:
1. Those who are genuinely concerned about the "liberty" of woman in Islam.
2. Those who believe that banning hijab has both benefits like better integration as well as downside like limiting religion; but feel that the later is of lesser importance.
3. And those who are contra for the sake of opposing/oppressing Islam (be that out of fear or hate or any other motive).
As for the pro-hijab I think we're pretty homogeneous.
Now obviously the angle one comes from will make that person use different arguments. For example, somebody who is genuinely concerned about the rights and freedoms of Muslim woman is then fighting a symbolic fight. Because they are not concerned about the hijab but about what they think it represents. To them we could try to explain that a piece of cloth is not an oppressive chain and we could point out the irony of trying to fight for someones rights, by taking away those persons rights to wear what they want. Since when is banning=freedom?
The second group can use several arguments from a social-psychological p.o.v. or they can also jump on the first group's bandwagon. To those social psychological arguments I'd reply that they are building on the idea that integrating into a society is more important then keeping ones religion. Obviously we disagree. Yes it's true we should try to fit in into western society, but not to the extend that we assimilate and loose our own identity and religion.
The third group will usually use any arguments available and jump on both the first and second group's bandwagon. And more then that, they will use one liners and twisted logic to defend their objective. For example, here in Belgium politicians banned the hijab in public schools under the guise of secularism and separating state with religion. they argued that there's a law that says that public schools should be neutral when it comes to religion, and hence the students shouldn't wear any symbols that refer to religion as that would un-balance the neutral image. Interesting to point out is that the very law they used to defend their ban is actually a law that was meant to protect the students in keeping their own religion. The law is meant to protect students from being forced out of their religion by school.
Well of course the matter is more complex then how I am portraiting it here. But this is what it comes down to if you ask me.
Last edited by Abdul Fattah; 11-26-2006 at 03:24 PM.
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