"Burqa"

Sorry for the lack of posts recently. My life has been insane.

I have a costume party this weekend! I am wearing a pirate costume that looks amazing, and the funny part is it was completely improvised out of my closet. This party promises to be good.

The other day I was doing a debate on France and religion, secularisim, Sarkozy and his 'positive secularism'. When I first heard the controversial topic of the banning of the burqas, I couldn't help but disagree, I thought that they deserved freedom to wear what they wanted.,

But after doing appropiate research, I changed my mind. I totally support Sarkozy. The burqa is a sign of women subordination under man within the Muslim religion. I can't accept that. After reading One Thousand Splendid Suns, I saw what Muslim women go through. I saw their sufferings and can't say that I support that. I can't. Women have to be free. We are in the 21st century, not in 10th, and we still treat women like slaves?

Then there is the matter of security. With weekly news about kidnappings and murders I, as a school owner, couldn't allow completely covered people claiming childs. How do I know it's truly their parents and not some strange murderer?. I studied a case of a Muslim teen who was abused and beaten by her father, leaving her face disfigured, but nobody ever found out because of the burqa. And the girl lived with that. We can't accept that.

The resolution we presented was for muslim women to wear a scarf that covered their heads and complete body except for their faces; and to start wearing it after graduating from high school, when they are mature enough to decide wether or not they want to be part of such a religion.

That is not racism. That is the first step towards letting women live under the freelance of hope, opportunities and freedom all of us enjoy. This is the first step towards showing muslim faith the world is ruled by human rights and universal rights, instead of sharia law.

We must act towards that.
WG