Monday, 14 May 2012

Yemen's Tawakkul Karman On Being a Proud Muslim Wearing The Hijab


Nobel Peace Prize winner "Tawakkul Karman," 'The mother of Yemen's revolution,' when asked about her Hijab by journalists and how it is not proportionate with her level of intellect and education, replied:

“Man in early times was almost naked, and as his intellect evolved he started wearing clothes. What I am today and what I’m wearing represents the highest level of thought and civilization that man has achieved, and is not regressive. It’s the removal of clothes again that is a regression back to the ancient times.
Posted by LM

10 comments:

  1. Each to his or her own. Unfortunately such freedom to choose is not widespread in the Muslim world. This letter to the New York Times from TAINA BIEN-AIMÉ makes the point eloquently.

    In “Offended Yemeni Women Protest President’s Remarks” (news article, April 17), you noted that Yemen’s conservative customs concerning women are not legislated as in neighboring Saudi Arabia. To the contrary, in many ways sex discrimination in Yemen is sanctioned both by law and in practice.

    The Personal Status Law calls for wife obedience, allows marital rape, reinforces stereotypes about women’s roles as caretakers within the home and severely restricts women’s freedom of movement. The recent remarks made by President Ali Abdullah Saleh condemning women’s participation in public protests as being un-Islamic reflects the secondary status given to Yemeni women.

    The Yemeni government must not only repeal all discriminatory provisions in its law, but also take steps to end discrimination by enacting laws that will protect women and girls, like setting a minimum age for marriage and supporting women’s equal participation in public life.

    TAINA BIEN-AIMÉ
    Executive Director, Equality Now
    New York, April 18, 2011

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    1. 'Highest level of thought and civilisation'? Excuse me while I piss myself laughing.

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  2. Can we please have LM's take on developments in Egypt?
    Is he delighted to see the Muslim Brotherhood showing their true colours?
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/in-presidential-bid-egypts-muslim-brotherhood-moves-to-harder-line-on-islamic-law/2012/05/15/gIQAG9vbRU_sto

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  3. Naturally, the FemiNazi fundamentalists are unhappy at a Muslim woman & nation defying their globalist genderwar project & dogma e.g. stereotype of primary role as caretakers of children. They want a schizophrenic situation which often results in a "Lord of the Flies" scenario which we are seeing in Broken Britain.

    "Piss myself laughing" - Not surprised at such consistency with regard to incontinence, whether with regard to micturation, or the antediluvian savage's love of displaying body flesh (the opposite of the definition of civilisation)!

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    1. I think I understand...took a bit of time mind you.
      You apparently think the defining characteristic of a civilisation is how much clothing its members wear.
      And I thought you Muslims believed in the literal truth of Adam and Eve.
      Don't think Allah would agree with you, Anonymous.

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  4. I'd like lm's take on the sub human taliban who blow schools to pieces where girls are being taught . What about women who are imprisoned because they dared to drive a car? What about women who can't have an operation without a man's permission?

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  5. I think you mean ' split personality,' not schizophrenia.

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  6. Here's a brain teaser: name one democratic Islamic country.

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  7. Democratic Islamic country = Turkey

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  8. Anonymonkey above,

    Name me one white country which isn't an imperialist, immoral, anti-freedom, terrorism loving, fa88ot pumping, mentally unstable police state sh1thole. Democracy is a farce, and whites have proven it.

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