Showing posts with label Islam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Islam. Show all posts

Thursday, September 17, 2009

BURKA WEARERS Bamboozled

"In the 21st century, the Islamic burka, the full-face-and-body veil, adopted by more women every day, has become the most potent human symbol on earth. But what exactly does it symbolize? Many say it stands for piety. No, that's wrong, says Marnia Lazreg, an Algerian-born professor of sociology at the City University of New York. Piety has little to do with it; the Koran doesn't even mention the veil.

In truth, the veil stands for political ideology and male power."

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Thnx to jjay69 for the foto; go HERE to see more of his work.

Monday, February 18, 2008

Stymied

'I can’t get a job, I have no money, I can’t get married, what can I say?' For Mr. Sayyid and other young Egyptians, religious fervor offers an answer...." For more go HERE, to the New York Times.
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Thanx to Arts & Letters Daily for the blurb and the lead.
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Thnx to Dale Neill for the foto; go HERE to see more of his work.