Cela fait bien des années que nous voyons des manifestations se rapportant au port du Hijab pour les Musulmanes dans les journaux en France. Le président Français Jacques Chirac faisait parti de ceux qui ont demandé au parlement Français de passer une loi sur l’interdiction du Hijab. Il est bien juste pour les femmes Musulmanes de manifester car le port du Hijab est leur droit légal. Le port du Hijab fait partie intégrante de l’Islam, tel qu’il a été ordonné dans le Saint Coran. Ceux qui attaquent le port du Hijab et l’ont interdit, ont d’une certaine manière attaqué l’Islam, la grogne à ce sujet est donc compréhensible.

Il y a de nombreuses personnes qui pensent que le port du Hijab prive les femmes de leur liberté. Même le gouvernement Français, lorsqu’il a interdit le port du Hijab, affirmait que les femmes étaient obligées par leurs maris de porter le Hijab et que par conséquent cette loi leur a rendu la liberté. Tout ceci n’est rien qu’un manque de compréhension de l’Islam. Les femmes portent le Hijab en accord avec les commandements du Coran et non sous la pression de leurs maris.

Les femmes Musulmanes en France n’étaient pas forcées de porter le Hijab, elles le faisaient de leur plein gré, donc elles ont commencé à se manifester. Une femme non-Musulmane en France demanderai à une femme Musulmane sur le port du Hijab, ce qu’elle ferait si son mari lui permettait de découvrir la tête. Les femmes non-Musulmanes pensaient que c’est par la peur de leurs conjoints que les femmes Musulmanes portent le Hijab, elles attendaient donc qu’une telle chose pourrait ravir une Musulmane. Elle est étonnée d’apprendre la réponse de la femme musulmane qui disait qu’elle divorcerait de son mari car les commandements de l’Islam impliquent le port du Hijab, et qu’elle se doit de les respecter. Les femmes Musulmanes doivent faire face à de nombreux problèmes en portant le Hijab, car elles ne sont pas autorisées à le porter en place publique. Les filles Musulmanes ne doivent pas porter le Hijab dans les écoles et établissements publics. Pareillement, les femmes portant le Hijab ne peuvent pas travailler dans les banques de l’Etat, les écoles publics et les bureaux.

Toutefois, de nombreuses personnes y pensent de manière positive, en disant que le gouvernement Français a rendu aux femmes leur liberté. Ils prennent ceci comme une forme de liberté et qu’il n’y aura pas de discrimination religieuse, ceci permettrait aux Musulmans, Juifs et Chrétiens d’avoir la même apparence lorsqu’ils travaillent ensemble. Ils disent que les nones ne seront pas autorisées à porter leurs habits en place publique, et il en est de même pour les Juifs. Personne n’est autorisé à porter des vêtements religieux, afin d’ôter les barrières religieuses. L’Islam n’est pas qu’une simple croyance religieuse, c’est une mode de vie qui s’applique à la vie pratique. Il s’applique à ce que que vous portez, ce que vous faites, et comment vous vous comportez avec les gens. L’Islam est une religion complète qui apprend à ses adeptes la conduite et le comportement qu’ils doivent avoir, et comment vivre leurs vies.

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A thug spat at a woman in the street apparently because she was wearing an Islamic head scarf. Police have appealed for help tracing the man, who targeted the woman in Humberstone Road, near Leicester city centre.

The 20-year-old woman was walking near to the St Matthews service station when she noticed three young men approaching her. One of them spat on her as they passed by and the three began laughing as they walked away.

Officers have released a CCTV image of three people they want to trace. The incident happened shortly before 1pm on Monday, February 4.

Pc Dave Adams said: "The victim felt upset and frightened following the incident and feels that she was targeted because she was wearing a hijab.

"We will not tolerate people feeling intimidated and frightened on our streets and I would urge anyone with information to call us as soon as they can.

"The road was quite busy at the time of the incident so there is a possibility that passers-by and passing traffic may be able to help."

The three suspects are white, 18 or 19 and of slim build. One was wearing a peaked cap and another was wearing a black hooded top.

Contact Pc Adams on 101 or Crimestoppers, which is anonymous, on 0800 555 111.

This is Leicester, 15 February 2013

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A second photo of a St. Paul police officer dressed in a Muslim hijab surfaced late this week, packing an extra wallop: The officer appears to be wearing blackface makeup.

The two pictures, apparently taken at parties in 2010 and 2012, have set off a storm of criticism from some Somali and Muslim community members who feel mocked and belittled by the images. St. Paul City Council Member Melvin Carter III called out the second image for the officer's apparent use of blackface makeup. The first image did not include blackface makeup.

"The actions of the officers depicted in these photos are offensive and embarrassing," Carter said in a written statement. "Mocking culture, skin color and religion for a laugh may seem trivial, but any behavior that violates the sacred, essential trust between our officers and residents is reckless and inexcusable."

The first photo surfaced on Twitter Sunday, depicting K-9 officer Robert Buth dressed as a Somali Target employee in a red jilbaab, a type of hijab. The second photo surfaced Wednesday on an anonymous Twitter account, was e-mailed anonymously to police Chief Thomas Smith Thursday morning and gained more momentum on Twitter Friday.

In the second image, an officer, who hasn't been identified by the department, is wearing an orange jilbaab and what appears to be blackface makeup. Police said it's unclear if the second officer was a sworn officer at the time the photo was taken, apparently in 2010. It appeared to originate on Facebook before it landed on Twitter.

Smith immediately opened investigations into both photos when they came to his attention.

"I'm disappointed and upset that officers in this organization may have poorly represented themselves," Smith said. "My thing is that you're an officer 24 hours a day, both on-duty and off-duty, and I'm not going to tolerate anything that could put a blemish on our St. Paul Police Department and our strong relationship with the communities that we serve."

Although St. Paul officials have not commented on whether the officer is wearing blackface makeup, many community members believe he is, said Lori Saroya, executive director of the Minnesota Chapter of the Council on Islamic-American Relations (CAIR-MN). "We're getting a lot of calls from the community," she said. "I think it's a lot more serious. It just opens a whole other door."

CAIR-MN offered to provide diversity training for Buth, and will now call for department-wide training, Saroya said. "The one incident was seen as an anomaly," she said. "Now with two incidents, it's raising more concern about why officers think it's OK to mock other people's culture and religion."

Star Tribune, 8 February 2013

See also St Cloud Times and Pioneer Press.

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A teenager pulled a hijab from a woman's head in a racist attack on her in a park. Paige Bain and her aunt Eileen Kennedy assaulted Umaimi Musa as she was sitting with her friend Mary Marandran in Glasgow.

On Monday, Glasgow Sheriff Court heard 16-year-old Bain also attacked Mrs Marandran, who was five months pregnant at the time of the incident in the city's Royston Road.

As Ms Musa and Mrs Marandran were sitting in the park, one of Bain or Kennedy, 28, uttered racist phrases towards them, including "f****** black African" and "f****** brings you to this country?"

The incident was captured on CCTV which was shown to the court, while the camera operator alerted police to the attack on September 3, 2012.

Sheriff Kenneth Mitchell sentenced Bain to two years and eight months in detention, while Kennedy was earlier jailed for two years and six days.

Bain, who was 15 at the time of the attack, and Kennedy pled guilty to racially assaulting 41-year-old Ms Musa to her injury. Kennedy also admitted resisting arrest and claiming she had an infection before spitting on a police officer. Bain pled guilty to the racially aggravated assault on Mrs Marandran, 40, by repeatedly punching her on the head and pushing her to her injury.

STV, 21 January 2013

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Minister of Culture Hadia Tajik concludes that the hijab will not become part of the Norwegian police uniform or be used in the court system in the near future.

Despite the Norwegian Faith and Ethics Policy Committee's recommendation to make the hijab legal to wear for police officers and judges while at work, Tajik rejected the committee's proposal in Parliament Monday.

A majority of 12 out of 15 members of the committee suggested to permit the use of hijab in the Norwegian police force and among judges, but according to Tajik no changes wil be made to the current ban in the near future.

Norway Post, 8 January 2013

See also "Norway minister nixes police hijab", Press TV, 8 January 2013

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A woman who launched a racist attack against a Muslim and pulled her hijab from her head as she robbed her of her phone has been jailed for more than two years.

Eileen Kennedy, 28, and her 16-year-old niece Paige Bain assaulted Umaimi Musa in Glasgow in September.
 The teenager also assaulted Ms Musa's friend, Mary Marandran, who was five months pregnant with her third child.

The victims were sitting in a playpark when they heard one of the accused make racist comments before they were attacked. The incident was captured on CCTV and the camera operator alerted the police as the incident happened.

Passing a sentence of two years and six days on Kennedy yesterday, Sheriff Kenneth Mitchell told her: "There is no place at all in a modern Scotland for this sort of behaviour. This is a very serious matter. Your conduct was wholly unacceptable, and conduct of this sort can only result in a custodial sentence. You joined in a sustained attack upon this lady and robbed her of her mobile phone."

Social work reports had been requested by the sheriff before passing sentence, but Bain's was not ready. She will return to be sentenced next month.

Kennedy and her niece pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to racially assaulting 41-year-old Ms Musa to her injury. Kennedy also pled guilty to resisting arrest and claiming she had an infection before spitting on a police officer. Bain admitted the racially aggravated assault on Mrs Marandran, 40, by repeatedly punching her on the head and pushing her to her injury.

The Scotsman, 1 January 2013

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A Greek Orthodox school is being taken to the High Court for banning a Muslim pupil from wearing a headscarf.

The nine-year-old girl's parents were so incensed at the decision they have pulled her out of St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy, in Thornton Heath. Now they have applied to the High Court in an attempt to force the school – the only one of its kind in the country – to reverse its ban on their daughter wearing a hijab.

The girl's parents pulled their daughter out of St Cyprian's, which this week came top of Croydon's primary school league table, in September. She is now dual-rolled at All Saints CofE Primary School, in Upper Norwood. Her parents want her to return to St Cyprian's as her brother still attends the school.

The family have submitted a fresh application to have the issue heard at the High Court after their first attempt was rejected. The matter is due to be considered in February.

The school claims to "respect the religious beliefs and practice of all staff, pupils and parents". Its mission statement says the school is "committed to combating racism" and promoting "good relations between people of different ethnic origins". It adds: "We recognise and celebrate the fact that a significant percentage of our children are from ethnic minority groups".

There is no mention of a ban on headscarves in the uniform policy on the school's website. Girls are required to wear a dark blue coat, an optional blazer, a skirt, a white blouse, a navy blue pullover and navy blue or white socks and black shoes.

Shuiab Yusaf, trustee of Croydon Mosque & Islamic Centre, urged the school to reconsider the ban. He said: "We encourage schools to be a little less strict and allow Muslim girls to wear headscarves if that is what they want to do," he said.

Croydon Advertiser, 21 December 2012

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Two women punched a pregnant woman and pulled her friend's hijab from her head in a racial attack. Eileen Kennedy, 28, and a 15-year-old female, assaulted Umaimi Musa at Royston Road, Glasgow, on September 3. The teenager also assaulted Ms Musa's friend Mary Marandran, then five months pregnant.

As the women were sitting in a park they heard the phrases "f****** black African" and "f****** brings you to this country?" from one of the two accused before they were assaulted.

The incident was captured on CCTV which was shown to the court and the camera operator alerted the police as the incident happened.

Kennedy and her co-accused pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Tuesday to racially assaulting 41-year-old Ms Musa to her injury. Kennedy also admitted resisting arrest and claiming she had an infection before spitting on a police officer. The teenager admitted the racially aggravated assault on Mrs Marandran, 40, by repeatedly punching her on the head and pushing her to her injury.

The court heard the racist phrases were the precursor to the assaults.

Procurator fiscal depute Mark Allan, prosecuting, said: "The second named accused repeatedly punched the then pregnant Mrs Marandran on her head and pushed her." He told the court that both accused demanded Ms Musa's mobile phone and tried to grab it off her after she told them she was going to phone the police.

Mr Allan said she was punched on the head which caused her to fall to the ground. He added: "Once on the ground, she was repeatedly punched on her head and body, her hijab or headscarf as she can be seen wearing during the course of this incident was pulled from her head and she was robbed of her mobile telephone. Police officers were directed to the scene by those operating the CCTV."

Both Mrs Marandran and Ms Musa were taken to the Royal Infirmary in Glasgow to be checked. Ms Musa had a bruised left cheek which was tender and swollen, a grazed knee and a sore neck. Mrs Marandran suffered no damage to her unborn baby but had some muscular pain.

Sheriff Kenneth Mitchell deferred sentence on both accused until a later date. Kennedy was remanded in custody and her co-accused remained on bail.

STV, 11 December 2012

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It’s not because I hate to be a Muslim.

It’s not because I don’t respect or don’t want to protect my body.

It’s not because I don’t believe that hijab is for women’s good, or particularly for my own good.

I am sure a lot of people would against my thought. Well, maybe I am wrong, but let me tell you my story.

So I started to wear the hijab when I went to college. This decision came after my deep and long thought about all the consequences I should take for committing myself to wear hijab. I wasn’t really sure about what I was going to do, but I did it anyway because I wanted to be a better person ( I still do), particularly in terms of religion. So the hijab was the starter.

At first, it felt strange and uncomfortable as I had to cover my head and my entire body while in public.  Then I got used to it as I wore it every day.  But after two or three years, I began to question myself “what kind of changes do you think you have achieved so far?” I honestly couldn’t answer that question because I myself didn’t even see any changes nor had the motivation to change. I tried to convince myself that hijab is a good thing so I should keep wearing it, but I couldn’t help questioning many things about it.

There are some different interpretations between sheikhs about hijab. Some take the verse “And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and be modest, and to display of their adornment only that which is apparent, and to draw their veils over their bosoms”(24:31 partly) as just modest dress, some take it as full niqab (so face veil too and even gloves), some women cover everything, but most take it as covering the hair. So which one is actually true?

I lived in a Muslim-majority society where wearing or not wearing hijab is normal. Wearing a t-shirt and short is normal and modest enough for most people (of course it also depends on the situation). If wearing hijab is meant to be modest, and not wearing hijab is actually “modest” according to the society I live in, then why should I wear the hijab?

Hijab in Islam is also meant to protect the women. Women are supposed to cover their body so that they become less attractive to men. So what I ever heard is that in Arabic culture, hair is considered as one of the most attractive part of woman’s body. Therefore women should cover their head in order to avoid bad things that could happen if men cannot control their desire. If I live in a society where hair isn’t one of the main attractions, why should I wear the hijab? I think the main attraction is still the face, and in Islam covering face is not compulsory. I also think it’s not fair for the women. Instead of asking women to cover their entire body, why don’t we ask the men to control their selves?

Every place has different condition. It makes sense that in Arab, the weather is so hot and dry that people need to protect their body. But what if you live in a wet tropic? It just makes you feel uncomfortable because the humidity is so high. Dessert and tropical rain forest are like two different worlds. People adapt to the nature.

So I come to the conclusion that if Islam is universal, then it is compatible with any culture and any condition. I am not an Arab and I don’t live in Arab, should I follow what people in Arab culture do? I know it’s not that simple. I am not anti-Arab nor anti-Islam. This is my logic and so far it makes sense for me.  So yes, now I am no longer wear the hijab.

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I am a Javanese living in Bali. Javanese? Yeah, people from Java, the most populous island in the world. Why do i get involved with Muslim Academy? I am living in a country with the biggest Muslim population in the world so i guess i have a lot of things to share.

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Fighting misconceptions associated with Muslim headscarf, Muslim students at California State University arranged a hijab handout to their colleagues to educate them about criticism and negative image drawn by media over the past decade.

"The goal was to teach what Islam really is because there's so much negativity going around about Muslim people who are portrayed so negatively in the media," Amina Hasan, organizer for the Muslim Student Association (MSA), told Daily 49ER, the university's news website, on Sunday, December 2. "We're regular people just like anyone else."

The event, held last Thursday on a rainy afternoon, was sponsored by students of MSA at California State University Long Beach (CSULB).

Standing to welcome students, MSA students suggested hijab handout as an attempt to educate CSULB students about Islam that has received criticism and negative press over years.

Hasan said that being a Muslim and wearing a hijab are oftentimes associated with terrorism. "I always get stopped for a special screening at the airport, which can be frustrating," Hasan said.

For her, the hijab handout was an attempt to correct misconceptions about Islam. "People think we're all terrorists," Hassan said. "In one occasion … my luggage accidentally bumped into a seat and people screamed out of fear thinking it was a bomb."

Hasan added that just after this incident, her sister overheard one seated passenger express his gratitude as Hasan and her sister made their way to their seats, saying, "Thank God they're sitting in the back."

OnIslam, 3 December 2012

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The latest trend hitting the Muslim countries’ fashion industry is the hijab fashion. The hijab purifies the inner beauty and shields it; it is a symbol of modesty. It purifies your inner beauty and gives you a peace of mind while your soul is spiritually enlightened. A woman is the most blessed creature of God and more respect is given to her when she represents herself as a symbol of poise, gratitude and dignity. The selfness and stateliness of a woman is secured by hijab. And hijab fashions are a symbol of honor and pride for all those Muslim women out there- it shows that you are valued!

Hijab protects women’s modesty while they interact with strangers and work with stranger men at the office, colleges, universities, libraries, hospitals, banks etc. In modern day, these situations have become demanded of a Muslim woman. Women fear the sight of those strange looks of those men and staring eyes looking through your body. Hijab is mandatory for every Muslim women. You can stand proud while wearing your hijab.

Hijab is well suited for all occasions and you can slip into it easily while hanging out with your friends and family. Hijabs are stylish and glamorous—and they replenish your mind and body with the modesty and confidence. When you feel protected from the eyes of strangers, you can more easily be just yourself, ignoring the judgment of others. Many hijab fashion designers are coming up with some of the most modern, desirable, top of the list hijab designs. Hijab styles are perfected and adapted by women and girls of all ages. This new creative talent is valued and upcoming young designers are given a chance to show their talents and conquer the hearts of women everywhere with extravagantly innovative hijab designs.

There is no degradation in the veiling of women. Even in the west, non-Muslim women are in a constant practice of covering their heads as per the increasing hijab fashion sifting into them from the east. They take hijabs in stylish elegant ways to cover their heads and necks and wearing it over long and short skirts, jeans and blouse etc. This is an honor for the Muslim women, that they can impart a sense of inspiration into the fashions of western women.

The modesty and well-being of a woman is in her hijab. It protects her from committing the sins throughout her day. As long as she wears it, a sense of respect and honor is evoked inside her and from her. Hijab fashion is growing in non-Muslims, and it won’t be overlooked much longer.

 

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Several Muslim families pulled their daughters out of schools in Russia's south after the girls were told they were not allowed to wear their hijabs, a top Muslim said on Monday.

The Mufti of the southern Stavropol region Muhammad-Haji Rakhimov said he had received complaints from several parents whose daughters were for the first time not being allowed into their schools wearing their hijabs. The situation resembles a "stalemate" because both the Muslim parents and school authorities refuse to budge, and several girls including second-graders have not been to school for two weeks now, he said.

"The parents of these girls are not letting them go to school, which can lead to the child welfare services taking them away," Rakhimov said. He could not explain the authorities' sudden change in school policies. "There have not been any problems before this month."

He added that there were now "many girls" in the Stavropol region who were being kept out of school for this reason, and their parents were too poor to send them to private schools.

One such institution is a rural public school in the village of Kara-Tyube, close to the overwhelmingly Muslim region of Dagestan. The school's list of rules posted on its website says that students' appearance should be in line with the "business style used in a secular society, excluding provocative elements".

News24, 15 October 2012

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Florence CyrulnikThe Collectif contre l'Islamophobie en France reports that on Thursday 6 September a young Muslim couple, Saad and Myriam, arrived at the town hall at La Seyne-sur-Mer in southeastern France to get married.

However when Florence Cyrulnik, the Socialist Party deputy mayor who was to preside over their wedding, arrived she told Myriam abruptly that she would not proceed with the marriage unless the bride immediately removed her headscarf. Although Myriam was not wearing a face veil, which is of course illegal in France, she was informed that religious symbols were banned in public spaces according to a local secularist statute.

Attempts to reason with Cyrulnik and her equally aggressive assistant Marc Vuillemot failed and Saad and Myriam were forced to call off their wedding. "What should have been the happiest day of their lives turned into a humiliation coupled to an injustice", the CCIF writes.

The report adds: "The CCIF strongly condemns the municipality of La Seyne-sur-Mer and the actions of Florence Cyrulnik that violated the young couple's fundamental right to marriage, as well as their religious freedom." They support the couple's decision to mount a legal challenge to the municipality over their disgraceful treatment.

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A former sales assistant at Dunnes Stores has claimed she wanted to work her rostered hours but could not do so as she was not permitted to wear a hijab at work.

Loreta Tavoraite (35) of Parknamore, Ballincollig, Co Cork, has brought a case for unfair dismissal against Dunnes Stores (head office) at South Great Georges Street, Dublin. Ms Tavoraite, who is originally from Lithuania, began working at Dunnes Stores, Ballincollig, Co Cork on July 26th, 2007.

The Employment Appeals Tribunal heard that Ms Tavoraite subsequently converted to Islam and wanted to wear a hijab, a headscarf which covers the hair, but which leaves the face exposed, at work. Staff at Dunnes Stores wear a standard uniform of a blouse, trousers or a skirt, and a type of cardigan, and no alteration to the style of the uniform is allowed, the tribunal heard.

In October 2010 Ms Tavoraite met with store manager at the Ballincollig store Bill Farrell and the human resources manager about wearing the hijab. She explained that her religion involved covering her head with a hat or scarf while in public, including at work, but that she had been told that she could not wear the scarf to work.

Mr Farrell told Ms Tavoraite that her religion was her own business and her business only. He said the uniform was their image as a company and she had to wear the standard uniform as required by the company.

There were numerous subsequent meetings, including disciplinary meetings, and correspondence between management at Dunnes Stores and Ms Tavoraite in an effort to resolve the impasse and Ms Tavoraite was repeatedly told by the company that they wanted her to return to work. Ms Tavoraite never returned to work.

At a meeting in early November she was informed that a basic part of her contract was that she would attend work and that if she did not come to work they would have to consider her contract and that it might be terminated. She was dismissed from her position on November 6th, 2010. Ms Tavoraite's solicitor Patrick Horan said his client would say that she wanted to work her hours, "but was told you can't come to work wearing a hijab ... so she couldn't come into work".

The solicitor said: "As far as she was concerned, being a devout Muslim you must wear a hijab. It's an obligation," said Mr Horan. "Her view was: I'm ready to work. I want to work, but because of my religion I have to wear a hijab."

Mr Farrell said Ms Tavoraite was a valued employee and he had said he wanted her to come back to work at numerous meetings. He told the tribunal that when an employee is wearing something which is not part of the uniform they are not allowed to work. "It has to be controlled, otherwise it's a free for all," he said.

Asked by Mr Horan what would happen if a member of staff came into work wearing a chain and cross, Mr Farrell said he had never come across it.

Ms Tavoraite will give evidence when the tribunal resumes the hearing in November.

Irish Times, 12 September 2012

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Hijab is the beauty of a Muslim woman. In Islam it is respectable for women to cover their head and body, so that no one can see her hairs and body shape. Wearing Hijab is the common practice by Muslim women but nowadays there is another issue coming in the notice and that issue is Hijab conflict in France. In France, a new legislation has been passed in which they banned the Hijab and all other religious clothing wearing by Muslim women in state schools. According to them, France has placed an stressed on secularism in present society and this outlaw will help to avoid the division of society into an ethnic group of people and encourage integration into French civilization.

This law is directly focusing the Muslim women Hijab and it is actually violating the international laws, which gives the rights to freedom of religion and expression. The hijab conflict in France is actually discriminating the Muslims and this discrimination came into existence after 9/11 because after that incident, the thinking of non-Muslims become changed about Islam and Muslims because they consider Muslims as terrorist and hate them. Such kind of law in France is another proof of hatred of Non-Muslims with Islam and their religious clothing.

It is the view of some people that this law is only enforcing in the schools so it may not have that much impact but it is totally wrong. Children learn things from the schools; it is the age in which each and every thing remains in the mind forever. If children are not allowed to wear Hijab in schools then obviously they would not wear Hijab in the future. They are actually targeting the younger generation to keep them away from Islam. In the other sense it is another way to keep Muslim women away from the education because those who would not be able to leave Hijab would prefer to stay at home and will not go to schools.

Hijab conflict in France breaks the heart of Muslims women because they consider that Hijab is like a covering, they feel their selves protected while wearing Hijab as well as it keep their selves shielded from the looks of the men and strangers but after this law has been passed, some girls have decided not to wear Hijab and some decided to stay at home.

Non-Muslims women are allowed to wear whatever they want; they can choose their own style of clothing because their dressing focuses on the revealing of their body parts not covering. But Muslims women are restricted to choose their style of clothing because the actual purpose of their clothing is to cover their selves and shield their selves. Such kind of laws should not be passed in any country because it stops people to practice their religion. Hijab conflict in France has already stopped many Muslim girls getting educated. Non-Muslims should think that Hijab is not an oppressive thing but a respectable thing and needs to be respected as well as everyone should give equal chance of practicing their own religion.

 

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A national Muslim civil rights advocacy organization today condemned a proposal by Parti Québécois (PQ) leader Pauline Marois to ban the Muslim headscarf and other religious-based attire in provincial government offices if the PQ forms government after upcoming September elections. 

The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) decried the remarks made Tuesday by Madame Marois at a campaign stop in Trois Riviere that, under a PQ government, Muslim women who wear the hijab would be barred from participating in the Quebec civil service. The PQ says other "overt religious symbols" would likewise be banned, while the Catholic crucifix would remain in Quebec's National Assembly.

"Many Muslim women regard the hijab as an important and mandatory practice in their faith. The proposed exclusion of a targeted minority of women from the Quebec civil service under a PQ government undermines religious freedom and the democratic values of both Quebec and Canada. The PQ is once again using populist rhetoric and parochial ideas to advance their electoral strategy," said CAIR-CAN Human Rights Officer Julia Williams.

"It is ironic that PQ candidate Djemila Benhabib has stated that 'women's rights aren't negotiable' and yet she and her party support a move that would curb the rights of certain women to serve the people of Quebec and violate the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms," said Williams.

"CAIR-CAN calls on the Parti Québécois to immediately retract this proposed policy that would deny Muslim women who wear the headscarf their democratic right to participate in government."

CAIR-CAN press release, 15 August 2012

Meanwhile, the PQ has come under fire from the Catholic xenophobic right. Djemila Benhabib, who does at least hold a more consistent view of secularism than Marois and the PQ leadership in that she not only supports a headscarf ban but also wants the crucifix removed from the National Assembly, has been attacked by the Catholic mayor of Saguena, Jean Tremblay.

In a radio interview Tremblay stated: "What shocks me, is to see us, the gentle French-Canadians, being told how to behave by someone from Algeria whose name we can't even pronounce." Apparently expanding his attack on Benhabib to all Québécois of recent migrant origin, he added: "They are quietly, and with nice language, eating away (at our traditions). They quietly start by removing the prayer in city hall, then they'll remove our religious objects, then they'll take away the crosses in cities and after that they'll go into the schools.... They'll do away with our religion and culture everywhere, and you won't notice."

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Pauline Marois is promising to end Quebec's reasonable accommodation debate if she is elected premier on Sept. 4.

With a new Quebec Charter of Secularism, a Parti Quebecois government would seek to strike a balance between protecting the province's values and allowing for different culture to interact.

Under the proposed charter, civil servants would be barred from wearing any religious symbols, including the controversial wear of the hijab. The law would also prohibit citizens from refusing to be served by a member of the opposite sex.

"In Quebec, the state will be neutral. That is absolutely important. Next, the equality between men and women is a value that is not negotiable," said Marois, at a campaign stop in Trois-Riveries.

Despite the rhetoric, the party leader said that Quebec's cultural symbols would not be impacted, including Christmas trees and the crucifix that has hung in the National Assembly since 1936. "We're not denying our past," said Marois.

CTV News, 14 August 2012

See also Hamilton Spectator, 14 August 2012

As with the hijab ban in French schools, the rule against civil servants wearing religious symbols would not apply to Christians wearing a crucifix necklace.

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The presence of Muslim Athletes especially women in various sports could provide a lot of public opinion and a debate because of the use of hijab can affect a sports game. The doubt use of hijab for Muslim Athletes denied the existence of Muslim women athletes, which capably made history after earning a gold medal in the sport run.

In Islam, use of hijab serves to cover the nakedness of a woman when confronted with the opposite sex who is not Mahram. Therefore, it can say that the veil is necessary for a woman in a dress and not a religious symbol. Close the genitals are the most basic instincts and one of the distinguishing characteristics of humans and animals.

 

Many procedures for the proper use of hijab so as not limit the movement of Muslim women. For the Muslim Athletes, especially woman should consider the use of hijab correct and proper so it does not disrupt sports activities such as, correct the position of the hijab or hijab off. It can say that the proper use of hijab will not interfere with the activity and the Muslim Athletes comfort.

In the teachings of Islam, all Muslim women can achieve the desire, hope and success through a variety of ways without the restricted the use of hijab. Similarly, in the sport, the hijab is not a substantial obstacle for Muslims Athletes in competition. When the view of Islam use the scarves to cover her body, then the scientific point of view the use of scarves can prevent cancer and slow the symptoms of aging skin. It can say that law and Islamic rule, which requires all Muslim women, use the scarves, give positive impact on Muslim women’s health.

For the Muslim Athletes, especially women often exposed to sunlight hijab would be beneficial for the health skin so no longer considered to inhibit the movement of Muslim women. Many examples of Muslim Athletes who wear Hijab are able to prove the ability and talent in sport prove to all non-Muslims that not a barrier to success.

Pros and cons of the use of the veil in the sports world into learning for Muslims the world that success could reach through effort, as well as one’s religious beliefs and not judged on costumes used. The basis of strong faith Muslim Athletes invites all Muslims to fight for the Muslim women involved in various sporting activities by using a hijab.

God will love his people who have faith and determination to fight for his beliefs in accordance with the teachings of Islam and the proper rules. To that end, the Muslim Athletes must give an example, which is in line with the teachings of Islam, both in deeds, words and beliefs of the faith of Muslim women around the world, that the veil is not a religious symbol but a necessity for women to use in a variety of activities.

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A female Saudi fighter will take part in the Olympic judo competition after being allowed to wear an Islamic headscarf, or hijab, of a specific design.

Wojdan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shaherkani is one of only two Saudi women to travel to London after the International Olympic Committee lobbied the conservative Islamic kingdom to end its refusal to send women to the Games.

But she had said she would only compete if she was allowed to wear the hijab, and judo officials refused, saying it would be dangerous.

A Saudi National Olympic Committee spokeswoman said the committee, the IOC and the International Judo Federation had now agreed on an acceptable form for the headscarf.

"They agreed on a design and she will compete wearing this design," Razan Baker said, adding that she did not know how this design looked.

IJF spokesman Nicolas Messner confirmed that Shaherkani would compete, but declined to give further details.

The IOC this year successfully pressed Saudi Arabia and fellow Muslim nations Qatar and Brunei, the last three countries to refuse to send women to the Olympics, to end their bans.

The Saudi decision to send Shaherkani and teenage 800-metre runner Sarah Attar was praised by IOC President Jacques Rogge at the time. Shaherkani is due to compete in the heavyweight category on Friday.

The IJF's regulations for the Olympic Games state that no headgear can be worn, and the federation says there could be a danger to fighters if a hijab is inadvertently used for an otherwise legal strangulation grip.

Reuters, 31 July 2012

Over at Jihad Watch Robert Spencer predictably denounces "the relentlessly dhimmi IOC".

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The almighty Allah created the whole universe. None of the creature, living or non-living, is there which is not entitled to be the creatures of Allah. Being the creator, Allah knows the best about the human beings’ necessities. He has bestowed upon a religion namely Islam which is as natural as human beings’ nature require. Islam has given its teachings to its followers in each aspect of life.  Whether it is about clothing, eating, worshiping, getting married, mourning, governing the state, or serving the people etc.  Islam has guided its followers completely.

Islam does not leave its followers all alone and in worrisome situation. If Islam makes sure that a person’s rights are protected, then at the same time it imposes some duties as well on that person . These obligations and duties may relate to a person’s own self or these may be related about others rights.

Women hold a significant and precious position in Islam. As Islam gives a woman a prestigious status and importance, it makes sure that this precious entity remains safe and honorable. As we experience in our lives that if a person loves a thing most, then he tries his best that his beloved thing remain safe from others. He covers that thing very well and keeps that hidden from others. The same situation can be said about Islamic stance over women. Islam orders its followers women wear a hijab while going out of their houses or even if they have to face unrelated men while staying in their houses.

Islam asks women to cover their entire body except face, hands, and feet in the above mentioned situations. Islam orders and tries to make sure that the women cover themselves properly.  In accordance to the Islamic injunctions, a woman may leave her hands uncovered to wrists. Likewise, she is allowed to keep her feet uncovered to the ankle. A woman is restricted to uncover her hair at all to another opposite sex other than her husband or other related persons.

Islam even does not leave men without such preachings. Islams prohibits men to unveil their ‘Satar’. Nevertheless, the concept of hijab in men is not that much wider than that of women. As women have to cover all their bodies except a few parts but as far as men are concerned, men must cover their body parts from the navel to the knees. The covering of all other parts is not obligatory as much and they do not come in satar.  Instead to hijab , for men Islam only uses the word ‘satar’ precisely.

Moreover, Islam asks both women and men to lower their eyes while walking. Islam ensures in its injunctions and practices, that women dignity and prestige remain safe. The Islamic concept of hijab is not just an obligation that it asks its followers to obey but this concept is purposeful and based on an objective. It not only ensures the women’s dignity and honor but it also proves to be very beneficial for the whole societal values in the long term.

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