②Protecting dignity
Hijab protects women's dignity. It is important to muslim men and women keeping their virginity, and hijab keeps muslimwomen from scandals. With hijab, they can be protected from sexual harassment or any other harm. Also, thanks to hijab, men are forced to look at a woman as a person not as an object, so they feel safe behind the hijab.
③Liberation from appearance
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Muslim minority however see this step as racist and intolerant and as a direct attack on their civil rights.
For many people, the wearing of a veil is a symbol of oppression against women. The advice in the Koran that women should dress modestly is generally interpreted to-day as meaning that Muslimwomen should cover their head. Within the Muslim community, women are often judged on what they
1, Veil
1) Meaning of veil
A veil is an article of clothing, worn almost exclusively by women, that is intended to cover some part of the head or face. One view is that as a religious item, it is intended to show honor to an object or space.
Use: For centuries, women have worn sheer veils, but only under certain circumstances. They would have been used, as an alternative to a mask, as a simp
Religion central to all things
Key social unit, Family
Patriarchal and hierarchal
fathers/elders dominate
male favored
Honor and Pride
will be protected and defended at all coasts (shame especially against family)
Constraint orientation- believes in Faith
Strong Power distance and In-group Collectivism- based on loyalty
Inspiring Quotes and Proverbial Wisdom from Syria a
Khaled Hosseini (خالد حسینی)
-Born in Kaboul, Afghanistan
-Moved to Paris when he was 11
-A citizen of the USA since he was
fifteen years old.
-His family settled in California(San Jose)
-His own experience served as an
inspiration for this novel