Some of you may remember the interview with a niqab wearing lady I posted a few months ago. Last week on Monday, the Times 2 supplement contained another juicy article and I’ve posted it here for you to get your teeth stuck into:
The article, which featured on a double page spread, is a very interesting read and raises a lot of issues.
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If you are a Muslim woman or girl, to what extent do you agree with some of the comments made by Shaista Gohir? Has Islam really become a patriarchal faith dominated by men?
..."The preachy police - you know, these young men who think they are the moral police. They go around judging other Muslims. They are becoming quite arrogant. What irritates me about them is that they have reduced Islam to a few sets of rituals and the dress code - but Islam is much more than that. It is about how you treat other people; it is about respect, justice and tolerance. So the preachy police will pull out verses on dress but ignore the ones on being good to your neighbour, or being peaceful. They have reduced Islam to a piece of cloth."
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Feel free to leave your thoughts in a comment, and feel free to discuss amongst yourselves.
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All views mentioned in external articles belong to their respective writers and are by no means my own.
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All scanned images were taken from the Times2 supplement included inside the Times on the 21st March 2011.
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