Saturday, 27 June 2009
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Obviously these words cannot extend to every case... but in general, I find women of Middle Eastern decent of a very sophisticated beauty. I'm not gay, but I can easily appreciate the natural appearance of many types of people - and the Middle East is high on my list. That is, perhaps, why it seems so sad they should have to cover themselves. These women should be out having fun; flirting, dancing, and enjoying the only life they get to live... not allowing themselves to be so grossly deprived. They should be celebrating their youth and engaging in all kinds of activities... They should be going to school and socializing, traveling the world and hanging out in coffee shops, posting pictures on Facebook and enjoying the many simple pleasures that the men of their world so callously deny them.
Beauty is like a work of art: there's no fun involved if you're the only person that gets to see it. I'm not saying that women should run around and flaunt all of their skin, but we're canvases (men too!) and each of us have our own separate (and beautiful) portrait that the whole world should have the opportunity to appreciate. Hiding one's identity is like building a magnificent church in a cave - no one gives a shit and eventually it starts to decay. The beauty of life is lost in the dank, stifling darkness... And not to mention the smell...
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I have a number of muslim female friends who reside in the middle east and enjoy the very activities you have mentioned, ie school, socializing, coffee shops, facebook (some posting pictures on a daily basis), and "having fun."
Unfortunately, most middle eastern countries do degrade women in such fashion as to forcing them to cover themselves. But times are changing and the youths of our generation are implementing knowledge into their arguments and forcing ignorance to die a slow, painful death.
It is also true that most of the middle eastern world is dominated by men, but if we were to hold up a mirror to the western world, I'm quite sure you would say the same thing about the west.
Be it in a country that is largely run by "devout" Christian men in the US, or in the middle eastern country of Saudi Arabia, women are oppressed everywhere, you just need to look hard enough to see that. And I'm sure you do.
Ignorance is always the culprit.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Hence, beauty is subjective.
One cannot simply say this is beautiful or this is a work of art, and expect a foreigner to think the same.
Hence knowledge and mutual respect for one's religion and culture comes into play.
"Hiding one's identity is like building a magnificient church in a cave- no one gives a shit and eventually it starts to decay."
Why would building a magnificient church in a cave be related to hiding one's identity, what if the builder had a valid reason behind building it in a cave? what if he didn't care to show the world what he/she has. maybe it was for someone else.
This is where religion comes in, the women and men who practice modesty out of genuine intention, who cover themselves willingly because they believe it to be right, follow a path of ethical morality, they do it for a reason; they find it completely logical. In the end, they do it for their Lord. They are happy and satisfied by their actions and decisions. Much as how a nun or a priest/pastor covers him or herself. It is out of love.
These don't care for what other people think of them or how beautiful they are, because, in the end, it is their relationship with God. And that prevails over all things finite.