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14 Jun 2006 Wed 12:10 pm |
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Quoting Aenigma: I have muslim girl friends and we have discussed this. Some of them cover themselves from head to foot while others just wear a headscarf. The general opinion, from my (English) muslim friends was that it had nothing to do with oppression but was entirely an expression of the deepness of their faith.  |
Well then you have lucky friends.. But I know a few Muslim girls who live in Rotterdam and they go to school all covered and without make-up. But they always go 30 minutes before the first class starts, so that they can take their scarfs off and put on some make-up. They leave school later to take the make up off and cover themselves again. They fear their father. I don't think that would be an expression of the deepness of their faith. I always wonder if their fathers are really so cruel, or if they just don't know how to handle in a culture that is so entirely different than theirs. With the muslimpopulation in Holland we can say that they either embrace us, or reject us. I think that rejecting the Dutch culture, though living here, makes the whole family feel torn 
But the point is that I do think this is not only about religion, mostly about lifestyle. And lifestyles ofcourse get influenced by religious beliefs, but we must not forget to distinguish them. I think if you go live in Turkey you must be able to adapt the traditions/lifestyle of the place you live in, in order to respect the people that live there, but you don't have to change your faith for it. After all, if you enter a mosque in Türkiye or a church in Italy while sightseeing, and you cover your shoulders, you do this out of respect for the people and not because you changed your beliefs.
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