Nicolas Sarkozy and Muslims would agree on one thing when it comes to his comments to Parliament about the burqa, and that is he didn't make the remarks that he did in order to start a debate or discussion, he did it with the clearest of intentions, to insult, hinder and ultimately frighten those who are so obviously regaining, without compromise, their Islamic identity.
It is a sign of subjection and is a symbol of "women's enslavement". If one had heard that in isolation one may be forgiven for thinking of the endless enslavement of women whose bodies are used and abused in order to sell the health and beauty products. You may even think of the women who suffer from abduction from their home countries only to be brought over into countries such as France to be prostitutes; women who suffer violence, 400 a year die at the very hands of their spouse, women such as Sarkozy wife, who is an acclaimed former nude model. But he was speaking of a piece of cloth.
The banning of pieces of cloth is not something that Mr. Sarkozy is strange to. Indeed he was the very man as Interior minister who spearheaded the ban of the hijab in 2004 in schools. Has that meant their liberation, have women forsaken their scarf's and thanked Mr. Sarkozy for his championing of Muslim women's rights.
My recent trip to Paris tells a very different story. France does see the subjection of Muslim women and their enslavement, but not for the reasons that the French President has us believe. They are subjected as a consequence of the very laws that seek to "liberate them". I heard of women denied medical help for refusing to take off her hijab at her doctor's surgery, a women refused vaccination for her child for her refusal to remove her "symbol of enslavement"; scores of women bullied and demoted at work for daring to adhere to the Islamic dress and one woman was actually denied entry to a police station to complain of an assault. In essence the French secular state should not preach what it most certainly does not practise.
Mr. Sarkozy would do well to learn from Muslim women about rights. Women had the right to vote, to trade, to education, to be employers and employees well before the so called enlightenment. Was it not Roseau who said that women will always remain intellectually inferior to men?
The reality is Mr Sarkozy - that 20% of your French born citizens are reverting to Islam. Muslims living in France are proud of their pieces of cloth and are increasing by significant numbers every day. My return to Paris having lived there for some years prior was truly eye opening. Despite the attack on the Islamic dress, women donning it were apparent everywhere.
Whilst Mr. Sarkozy is trying to spread fear, perhaps it is he who is fearful of the resurgence of Islam in the hearts and minds of Muslims. His attempt to create a "French Islam" has failed miserably, and his attempt to step up the attack is weak and transparent. What does it say about the strength of your secular values if you feel threatened by a mere piece of cloth?
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Ashar
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Mr Sarkozy will soon realise to whom he is dealing with!!!!!! Inshallah!!! let the khilafat be established and we will inshallah pay a very good tribute to Mr Sarkozy and his French Culture!!! |
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Abdul Rasheed Qureshi
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SubhaanAllah, Excellent article. A powerful slap to Sarkosy. |
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Md.Mahabubul Alam
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We are Muslim . We need khilafah . If we don't believe Khilafah , We can not goog Muslim . For this resone we should involve to estublish to the World the Khilafah. Now USA/ Israil/ Has killed Muslim but when khilafah will creat then any non Muslim can not attact. Banglasehi Govt. has ban Hibul Tahrir but they can not to this. We should to give massess to all Muslim that be prepair for jihad against USA. |
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yeah! wen khilafat will b est it wud b obligatory on every women to cover her self except face and hands and it shud b loose and simple! and till then every muslim shud make efforts to spread the criterion and obligation of hijab AND ALL other obligations,and a muslim doesnt questions/argues bt follows the commands of ALLAH and PROPHET (P.B.U.H.) |
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mwz munna
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munna
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some one says , hijab is not essential element for woemn and heart is act like a hijab. some one says also, Allah says it in quran. but i cant not say that some one blind . Allah order in the quran to keep covered women and also says to keep control our eyes. yes heart is screen also. but is we look a women without dress or shortest dress then how our heart function ??? reality says we have instinct n desire. we like to see uncovered women. and like to feel hot. its human nature. Allah knows best about this ,thats why he made rules for us. and his rules is right. our rules ,thinking comes from our desire and its highly motivated by our nafs,emotion,instinct,(great limitations). thats why our lord Allah made rules for us. its the best. matter is the Allah says to us keep save our women n ordered about covered them. so, there is no more argument for human-being. coz we just his slave. we must accept Allahs order. we have to study al quran more n we have to think before talking about something. very interesting matter is our women believe Allah and they feel proud to keep them save by this way. western civilization trying to send them hell but they still in the path of Allah n waiting to get Jannah. my sister in islam, dont worry, go ahead. keep it up. mwz munna www.mwzmunna.com (a worst slave of Allah,who want his mercy. this slave from bangladesh) |
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Rahat Jannat
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we muslim sisters r smart! coz we know how to protect our dignity to get the better result both in here and hereafter!Allahu Akbar! |
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munna
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no matter what people says, matter is what Allah says. Hijab(or covere of women) is Allahs order. Dear sister in islam , dont think about logical aspect ,. its Allahs order so,just get hijab,scarf or cover yourself . you must do this. say NO to west. say YES to islam. deny the devils. be strict to follow islam. look hereafter and do action here. they will eliminated soon. scare on Allah only. she is smartest, who covered herself ,deny saitan and follow Allhs rules. munna, Bngladesh. www.mwzmunna.com |
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sarfaraz
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Between the conservative dresscode of females called burqa and the western bikini I still presume the middle path to be the actual one. Islam has always drawn its lines on the middle path therefore the same applies to clothing. It's high time that we stop arguing what females should wear and start working towards the implementation of the Khilafah state. The Quran has pointed out clearly that the heart is the best garment so I think we should drop this argument about this dresscode and start concentrating on issues that are more pertinent to the ailing Islamic state. The West keeps on hitting on this Burqa issue as to keep us occupied on silly matters and keep us busy arguing amongst ourselves on this matter which I must stress has a traditional point of view as can be seen how Muslim women dress in different parts of the world. |
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Abu nasr
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So the French president has gone and done it. In the first presidential address in the French Parliament since 1848, the esteemed President talked about… the Burqa! By declaring, quite theatrically in the parliament that there was no place for the burqa in France, Mr. Sarkozy has undone the goodwill that President Obama so painstakingly earned for the West in Cairo last month. Not only that, by making a fatwa like declaration, he has given the Islamic hardliners another opportunity to raise the bogey of western cultural imperialism. Well, what else can one expect from a man who seems to have little clue on how to deal with global recession, or to tackle the rising unemployment in his country or even to get his countrymen and women to put in an honest day’s labour without going on a strike. Bombastic statements such as these confirm the long held belief of the coloured world that liberty is the white man’s concubine who uses her exclusively for his pleasure. Pray, Mr. Sarkozy, how is burqa a garment of exclusion while the catholic nun’s habit is not? Granted that the burqa condemns the wearer to a claustrophobic formlessness, but, what about the two piece bikini designed by a man for the voyeuristic pleasure of the male gaze? How can a culture which connives in forcing teenagers to attain impossible thinness and applauds bizarre garments as high fashion, or sit in judgment over others’ attires? Come on Frenchies, tell us, as instruments of debasement and oppression, how are decadence, racism, substance abuse, bulimia, porn and pedophilia any less than the burqa? If, by banning the burqa you are trying to rescue Muslim damsels in distress, then may we suggest a more worthy alternative? How about giving the Muslims in your country genuine equal opportunities that are not sabotaged by racial snobbery? While you rush to ban the burqa the way you banned the turban, why not ban a few other things such as tobacco, liquor and skinny fashion which have debased and destroyed a great many of your people? But we know you are not going to do that, Mr. Sarkozy for these are valued as expressions of the haute French culture. And one does not desecrate one’s culture by rudely hiving off bits, does one? We suspect Mr. Sarkozy that you have learnt your lessons in governance from the redoubtable Robespierre whose guillotine had once worked overtime in the name of democracy. Perhaps Mr. Sarkozy, it is time you stepped out of the Muslim woman’s wardrobe and directed your attention to some real issues such as climate change, recession and the future of the European Union. Or do we conclude that it is because you are incapable of pondering over these problems that you take refuge in her cupboard? Do come away from her closet, President and let the Muslim woman decide for herself what she would like to wear. Ah! You are only trying to lend a helping hand, aren’t you? Please desist! For history shows us that the helping hand often ends up slapping the helper. As the president of the nation that pioneered popular uprising, you ought to know that revolutions have to germinate in native soil and can never be successfully grafted. Instead, place your trust in the Muslims to decide on the destiny of their cultures for themselves. Perhaps, Mr. Sarkozy, the time has come for France to follow the example from across the Atlantic of her once good friend and partner- in- revolutions and elect colored leaders? Though it may seem a daunting task for a man of your intellect, but think Mr. Sarkozy, think! Bindu Gurtoo, CNS |
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Mak
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Head cover is only a tip of the iceberg when it comes to Salats and they will issue the traffic disturbace injunction against you.. Outward expression of all the tenets of Islam collectively is a a weapon of massive power of Allah's slaves. Hold on to Rope of Islam because this rope is too strong to break and the other end of this Rope is held by Almighty Allah. |
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Arsalan Goldberg
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Liberté, égalité, fraternité ! translated in to English means Hypocrisy, Hypocrisy Hypocrisy! |
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Zeital
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Liberté, égalité, fraternité ! What happened to 'live and let live' ? If one wears a particular dress or particular attire does that immediately label or stereotype a person? If one belongs to a certain ethnic group does that ‘rubber stamp’ a certain ‘identity’ upon them? These are to do with social issues related to class, access to education, and even problems from economically deprived areas. |
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Afifa raihana
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Alhamdulillah,that french womenfolk r getting realized da proper respect of being a muslim woman..da holders of secularism unvail their ugly face.its now clear their mission against Islam...may Allah give us strength to defeat them and uphold Islam as da winner. |
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