>**The headscarf debate is too often dominated by who is least bothered by the fuss: the man, of whatever origin.**
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>To say that I am a lukewarm proponent of the headscarf is an understatement. I categorically refuse to see the garment as an ‘instrument of emancipation’. Simply because it is a subject of discrimination in itself. In the Islamic holy city of Mecca, I had to wear a headscarf because I am a woman. I had to cover myself from head to toe because I am a woman. Men walk around uncovered, some with bare torsos, because they are men. Moreover, male company in Mecca was a must for me, because I am a woman. A woman alone is an abomination.
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>Mecca is not in the West. Here we would be freer. But when I enter a mosque, anywhere in Europe, I am invariably veiled. Not by choice, but by obligation. Because I am a woman.
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>Like all religions, Islam is not emancipatory. The headscarf as one of the symbols of Islam cannot be. There are women-unfriendly provisions in Islam. A few examples? A woman’s testimony is worth only half as much as a man’s. In inheritance law too, her share is considerably smaller than that of a man. Not to mention homosexuality, which is punishable. Hello emancipation? The headscarf may be a free choice for some, it is not the way to equality.
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>In addition, Islam recommends guarding morality. In theory, this applies to men and women, but in practice, too often only to women, whose uncovered hair is said to arouse feelings of lust in men.
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>These feelings must therefore be tempered by hiding the object of lust from disrespectful men. In terms of victim blaming, this comes close to the policeman who points out to a victim of sexual assault that ‘she was actually wearing a very short skirt’.
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>**Bickering**
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>Alderwoman Hafsa El-Bazioui from Ghent is the subject of a squabble about the head covering of Muslim women, in which words such as ‘neutrality’ and ‘freedom of choice’ are used. With in one corner the team that wants to pigeonhole every open expression of Islamic faith into the category of the ‘alienated people’. On the other hand, there is the group that wants to label every critical objection to the headscarf as ‘Islamophobia’. This duel is unrelated to reality, where supporters and opponents are peacefully intertwined. My favourite aunt wears the veil and I am not in favour of the headscarf. And then? Nothing but love.
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>The headscarf is multi-layered in opportunities and limitations. It can be seen as an access card for Muslim women to higher education and the labour market. Which can make them more independent. At the same time, the sometimes immense group pressure to conform to that veil should not be underestimated. Especially among minors, for whom a headscarf ban is definitely appropriate.
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>Muslim women, no matter what they wish to wear on their heads, can also be woke and put an end to the cultural appropriation of the headscarf. Too often, this debate is dominated by the person who is least affected by the headscarf fuss: the man, of whatever origin. He fights for the beleaguered Muslim woman or the threatened Western norms and values. But he will never understand how it feels to be excluded, singled out, scolded or spat upon. Just because you wear or don’t wear that square metre of cloth.
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>Muslimas or ex-Muslimas are experts by experience and therefore the only ones with the right to speak. Without being pigeon-holed because outsiders necessarily want to make the debate ‘manageable’, with labels on top. Is it really necessary to present talented politician like Hafsa El-Bazioui as the ‘first veiled alderwoman’?
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>Translated with [www.DeepL.com/Translator](http://www.DeepL.com/Translator) (free version)
Well if a women wants to tzlk about it go ahead but don’t tell me i can’t give my opinion
Religion is for pédophiles.
Uiteindelijk zijn het ook mannen die het hebben verzonnen 🤔
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>**The headscarf debate is too often dominated by who is least bothered by the fuss: the man, of whatever origin.**
>
>To say that I am a lukewarm proponent of the headscarf is an understatement. I categorically refuse to see the garment as an ‘instrument of emancipation’. Simply because it is a subject of discrimination in itself. In the Islamic holy city of Mecca, I had to wear a headscarf because I am a woman. I had to cover myself from head to toe because I am a woman. Men walk around uncovered, some with bare torsos, because they are men. Moreover, male company in Mecca was a must for me, because I am a woman. A woman alone is an abomination.
>
>Mecca is not in the West. Here we would be freer. But when I enter a mosque, anywhere in Europe, I am invariably veiled. Not by choice, but by obligation. Because I am a woman.
>
>Like all religions, Islam is not emancipatory. The headscarf as one of the symbols of Islam cannot be. There are women-unfriendly provisions in Islam. A few examples? A woman’s testimony is worth only half as much as a man’s. In inheritance law too, her share is considerably smaller than that of a man. Not to mention homosexuality, which is punishable. Hello emancipation? The headscarf may be a free choice for some, it is not the way to equality.
>
>In addition, Islam recommends guarding morality. In theory, this applies to men and women, but in practice, too often only to women, whose uncovered hair is said to arouse feelings of lust in men.
>
>These feelings must therefore be tempered by hiding the object of lust from disrespectful men. In terms of victim blaming, this comes close to the policeman who points out to a victim of sexual assault that ‘she was actually wearing a very short skirt’.
>
>**Bickering**
>
>Alderwoman Hafsa El-Bazioui from Ghent is the subject of a squabble about the head covering of Muslim women, in which words such as ‘neutrality’ and ‘freedom of choice’ are used. With in one corner the team that wants to pigeonhole every open expression of Islamic faith into the category of the ‘alienated people’. On the other hand, there is the group that wants to label every critical objection to the headscarf as ‘Islamophobia’. This duel is unrelated to reality, where supporters and opponents are peacefully intertwined. My favourite aunt wears the veil and I am not in favour of the headscarf. And then? Nothing but love.
>
>The headscarf is multi-layered in opportunities and limitations. It can be seen as an access card for Muslim women to higher education and the labour market. Which can make them more independent. At the same time, the sometimes immense group pressure to conform to that veil should not be underestimated. Especially among minors, for whom a headscarf ban is definitely appropriate.
>
>Muslim women, no matter what they wish to wear on their heads, can also be woke and put an end to the cultural appropriation of the headscarf. Too often, this debate is dominated by the person who is least affected by the headscarf fuss: the man, of whatever origin. He fights for the beleaguered Muslim woman or the threatened Western norms and values. But he will never understand how it feels to be excluded, singled out, scolded or spat upon. Just because you wear or don’t wear that square metre of cloth.
>
>Muslimas or ex-Muslimas are experts by experience and therefore the only ones with the right to speak. Without being pigeon-holed because outsiders necessarily want to make the debate ‘manageable’, with labels on top. Is it really necessary to present talented politician like Hafsa El-Bazioui as the ‘first veiled alderwoman’?
>
>Translated with [www.DeepL.com/Translator](http://www.DeepL.com/Translator) (free version)
Well if a women wants to tzlk about it go ahead but don’t tell me i can’t give my opinion
Religion is for pédophiles.
Uiteindelijk zijn het ook mannen die het hebben verzonnen 🤔