Niqab: what Canadians should do is mind their own business.

[Somalina]

Mohamed Awaleh

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

 

 

 

Last Friday, 17/12/ 2010, I read an article on Toronto Star, "Niqab debate: what should Canada do? By Maggie Gilmour.

I think what Canada should do, Maggie, is to find something more productive in order to create jobs for their Citizens. And what Canadians should do is mind their own business.

 

Because these respective Citizens are Canadians as well; and they have a right to wear Niqab if that’s what they choose to wear. You and anybody for that matter have no right to tell them what to wear and humiliate them; and violate their rights if that what will get you through the day.

 

And what each Canadian should ask him/herself is: do these Women have a right to wear wherever the heck they want?

 

I think that's the right question that we need to be asking ourselves, instead of debating if Niqab should be ban or not. In this case that's beside the point.

 

Who says in Canada for that matter - we ought to be dressing up like Westerners? Where does it say that in the Canadian Charter and Freedom?

 

Do some people have the right to dictate others of what they should or shouldn't wear? Specially Maggie Gilmour -it’s obvious that she hasn't lately paid a visit to the Canadian Charter rights and Freedom: It's unconstitutional to force or pressure anyone to give up their Cultures or Customs.

 

What saddens me the most, though, is hearing some Muslims arguing: this is Islamic or not. This is what Maggie is using to give some credibility to her no-sense argument. She found a confused wanna be. And I quote Maggie’s article: says Farzana Hassan, a Muslim activist who wants to ban niqabs. “Most of these women are coerced,” she says. “You cannot choose to be a slave.”

 

If Farzana Hassan, whom Maggie painted her as "the evoluer" or the civilized one: who coerced her to wear Western clothing? Or is she simply imitating the Westerners without knowing it. Does she really think dressing up like Western fashion is the ultimate civilization or will make her a true Canadian? Good luck my dear; but don't try to impose others with your foolishness.

 

Despite of what some opportunistic Muslims would say about their community; I think -It's even insulting to see that non-Muslims, some times, North-American and European fascists telling Muslims what not to wear? Or even shamefully lecturing the Muslims what is or isn't Islamic. That's a shame if you ask me.

 

What we should be talking about here is - do they have the right to wear wherever they desire those Muslim Women in Mississauga, ON - just like anybody else? Or they are just being picked on simply they are Muslims.

 

Wearing so-called "Niqab" or "Veil” or being different doesn't constitute the violation of the Law of the Land? If "Niqab" is so offending to some people; they shouldn't be looking at them.

 

As the half-naked women, which we have no choice; but to come across with, every single day into the buses, Subways, Malls, and on the streets - either we like it or not, how they are dressed up - still that doesn't give us the right to tell them to cover up themselves?

 

What about those weird-looking duds with funny hair-cuts, with their awful odor; and those who horribly pierced their noses and faces cruelly? And those young ladies who are implanted their breasts as a result of pleasing the Men ( because of being low-self-esteem).

 

Could they been told by the Quebec legislators and Canadian Common House to abandon their practices merely they are offending some Citizens? They say: these are free and democratic countries; and these Citizens’ rights are indeed been protected by the State. Is this Middle-eastern - Canadian Women as well entitled the same constitutional right as well?

 

Having said that, it's astonishing to see some Muslims are succumbing with this diabolic strategy: ratings chasers' psychological war-fare (Media).

 

Needless to say, the Muslims often dismiss this media campaign as nothing but a mere charade of evil tactic of pursuit of fortune. No, I'm sorry- is much deeper than that; yet some Muslims for that matter, I think, wish to settle as being mere spectators - instead of fighting back -and challenging this injustices through the Courts or use of stiff economic boycotts to these villains' businesses, who demonize the religion of Islam and constantly discrediting the Muslims' Citizens.

 

Nevertheless, the Muslim community ought to be stop watching those sadist Networks, (TV's Channels), and listening racist Radios and reading those narcissist News-Papers, who defamed repeatedly our religion and bad-mouthing endlessly to our people.

 

The Imams and community leaders must bring their congregations together in spite of their nationalities differences and working together toward achieving their common interest, and the Leaders should go straight to the advertisers of this media; and demand them to stop doing business with these Channels, who are enticing hatred against Muslims.

 

If these advertisers refuse to withdraw their adds to these Networks. The Muslim community must organize a boycott with these businesses (these bigots) either they live in Europe or North-America.

 

The Muslim community must employee wherever effective strategy that would work to defend their community. And Muslim community must get involve politically and vote collectively the candidates, whom, they think at least will serve their interest and not forget them. Otherwise, they ought to be withdrawing their confidence next election; if they fail to deliver what they promised them. These politicians must know the Muslims mean business. Rests assure that's the only language they understand.

 

What's so disturbing is that some Western demagogues are striving to advance their personal political ambitions to the expenses of the Muslim community, while promoting euro-centrism domination; and they are maliciously attempting to marginalize the Western communities in order to win simply elections.

 

Especially in Quebec who are not longer producing visionaries, creative and courageous Leaders, but a bunch of Politicians who will do anything to get elected- even if they have to use ‘Burqa’, or Niqab instead of creating jobs for their citizens.

 

The Muslims shouldn't be passive; they must act now- or- it will be too late by the time another Hitler or George Bush will come along, and fry them all.