Being tolerant Tuesday, Dec 26 2006

I don’t know how many of you out there read The Big Pharaoh, but I think he is a fantastic writer and am an avid reader of his blog. I think most of his topics are very insightful- and I love how he feels about the Hijab, since it’s nice to see that there are other Arabs out there who feel the same way about it. 

One thing I love about his blog is the comments! His topics usually generate a lot of controversy and people comment very freely on his blog. The one thing I noticed though is that some people tend to be very mean to each other. I suppose they feel that since they are online, and no one knows who they are, that makes it ok to be rude.

This is basically what my blog entry is going to be about. I think that people should be nice to each other regardless of whether it is face to face or online. The whole point of blogs is that people can share information and ideas together. Thus people should learn to be more tolerant with each other. There is nothing wrong with saying exactly how you feel and what you think about a certain topic. However it becomes counterproductive when people start insulting and making fun of each other.

So in the spirit of Christmas, I am urging everyone out there to be more tolerant of one another. God knows this is one thing that is missing in the world today. Merry Christmas everyone!

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Article on Hijab Thursday, Dec 7 2006

     I recently came across a very interesting article on Hijab. Now I am not sure on how much I agree with the facts stated by the author about the origins of Hijab and when it started, but it certainly caught my attention.  One thing I would like to comment on however, is that girls in Iran are forced to cover their hair at the age of six. This was in accordance with a law that came out in 1982 forcing all girls over the age of six to cover their hair.

     Why did this law come out? Because in ’81 the president of the republic stated that “scientific research had shown that women’s hair emitted rays that drove men insane” . Now I am quoting this directly from the article, so again I do not know how accurate these facts are, but I can tell you one thing. This quote curled my hair (which I do not cover when I go out. I am staunchly anti Hijab). I was so shocked that anyone can actually say something like this. Does the president truly believe that? I mean can he seriously believe that?

     And to force little girls over the age of six to wear the Hijab is just sick! Even the advocates of Hijab state that girls should wear the Hijab when they hit puberty. To steal away little six year olds childhoods’ like that is enough to make me cry. How can a little girl go out to play when she is constantly afraid that her Hijab will slip off and someone will come to yell at her? How can she jump and run and skip rope and be carefree when she is afraid that someone might see her legs or arms? This is all I am going to say about this topic because if I don’t stop now, I don’t know how long I will rant about it. But in the end all I want to say is this. It is so wrong on so many levels. 

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