Michael Roberts
On re-reading an entry in Thuppahi on the Burqa with two striking illustrations that contrasted
X …..a photograph of a Western woman in a see-through net dress walking stark naked in a busy street ….. WITH …
Y …. Illustrations of the various types of veiled Islamic women, ……
I penned these brief thoughts to a friend:
“Both images are challenging…..….albeit in different ways?
A ………… the HIJAB outfit is not static …variations.
B ……Islamic women are not passive subjects ……. but deploy hijab variations.
C …. And in modern times [Islamic women and men] wield the HIJAB as a protest against Western imperial claims?”
Now, a few days later, I am pleased by these comments because I think there are insights conveyed – though, obviously, they need careful elaboration with qualifications and asides thrown in.
I am presently inundated with Thuppahi and domestic tasks so this work of reflection and elaboration must await awhile. However, I suspect that these thou IDEAS and the picture of the fish-net lady will spark commentary from Thuppahi readers, whether Muslim or Other …. OR radical, conservative or otherwise-oriented.
So, do please spark thought and controversy.
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- https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/burqa-ban-muslim-women-islam-dutch-netherlands-headscarf-veils-combat-terrorism-radicalisation-a7447646.html
- https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-image-of-burqa-clad-women-in-chains-walking-behind-man-edited
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijab
- https://www.google.com/search?q=burqa+-wikipedia&rlz=1C1ONGR_en-GBAU957AU957&oq=burqa+-wikipedia&aqs=chrome..69i57.8425j1j4&so
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burqa#:~:text=Reasons%20for%20wearing,
- Reasons%20for%20wearing&text=A%20woman%20may%20choose%20to,first%20period%20of%20Taliban%
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