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Is wearing hijab by Muslim women a forced measure?

by BelaynehKassaWubie | July 2, 2010 at 02:59 am

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Muslim Women wear hijab covering most of their body and in some countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran, etc, all their bodies except their eyes in day time. How can they show how beauty they are? How can they control their temperature? It is not a total violation of human rights if it is a forced measure? Or is it at their will?

When I move from UAE to Iran free zone on a plane to renew my visa, all ladies on the plane were wearing normal clothes. A few minutes left for the plane to land in Iran, all the ladies changed their clothes to hijab. I felt sorrow. What I understood from that is it was a forced measure.

Why is the position of human rights organization on this issue as long as wearing hijab is a forced measure by governments or religious leaders? Should not this be condemned by all peoples of the world to liberate Muslim women? It is an international agenda condemning female circumcision. So, is a forced measure to wear hijab less than that?

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Clotee Allochuku

at 07:05 on July 2nd, 2010

This is a nice article Mr. BelaynehKassaWubie, considering your conservative stance of the past. I thought you were not compassionate towards women and was about to give up on you but somehow you have managed to redeem yourself. Now, work on sentence structure.

Habib Hassn

at 10:47 on July 2nd, 2010

Good

BelaynehKassaWubie

at 10:56 on July 2nd, 2010

But bear in mind that I did not take a position. I need to get an answer whether it is obligatory or willing deed by women. If willing let it continue, if force measure by external parties, let it be condemned. In this case, let me be the first to condemn!