Religion - Islam - The Burqa
Head Scarf Emerges as Indonesia Political Symbol
July 2, 2009
It is perhaps not surprising that the jilbab, the Islamic style of dress in which a woman covers her head and neck, has become an issue in a presidential campaign this year. Jilbab sales have been booming for three years across a country where women have traditionally gone unveiled, and where the meaning of wearing the jilbab — or not wearing one — remains fluid. The issue also cuts to a central, unresolved debate in Indonesia’s decade-old democracy: the role of Islam in politics.
comment: France and the Burqa —Daniel Jouanneau
France is a country of religious freedom. Our ancestors fought very hard for that principle and it stands today as a crucial foundation of the French Republic. All religions are welcome, on an equal footing, and everybody is entitled to practice his or her faith
Over the past two weeks, we have seen a significant number of opinions expressed in the Pakistani print media about the debate in France regarding the wearing of the burqa.
Western equivalent. Much better!