Comments on: A Veiled America

By: americanmuslim

americanmuslim — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:24:26 +0000

I am an American Muslim….

American by birth, Muslim by choice.

By: victoria

victoria — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:59:36 +0000

i would like to interject that i in no way advocate the burning of homosexuals…

By: victoria

victoria — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:58:15 +0000

well right after 911 i had the idea of making an dress and hijab (not niqab) out of american flag material- but i decided against it for a variety of reasons- it shows a remarkable lack of consideration for the feelings of people – heres why- i was alive (a child) during the vietnam war era- and wearing the american flag as a patch across the bottom was all the rage and a signof rebellion and rejection of american society- flags were displayed everywhere one wore clothes and fag burning was the hip thing to do (also draft cards). Using an actual flag is somewhat indecorous- i would not take a turkish or pakistani or algerian flag and drape it as a scarf because some people have emotional attachments to it- and the fact that she has a niqab on doesnt really represent very many americans at all-
i mean, a man can make a kilt out of a flag or a lungi but no one here really wears them- so who is it supposed to appeal to? Very few women wear niqab in america and the ones that do dont need convincing to cover- so it sends a meassage of LOOK AT ME and DONT LOOK AT ME!

that doesnt make alot of sense- also since shes not spanish or african american or native or european- most people would relate more to that representation of american womanhood- it kind of proliferates the stereotypical repressed woman compounded with disrespect for the symbol of the flag-

is kind of contrived with the eyes cast to heaven and other than giving fuel to some right wingers i cant see what its message is- its a very insular and segregated and separatist kind of message-
now if you took some well adjusted happy mix of muslimahs in say- north african style scarf- some different styles of hijab artistically and philisophically it would project unity, power and celebration of diversity.

its kind of forgettable but im all for freedom of expression

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By: Juliana

Juliana — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:03:21 +0000

This picture is so interesting. Is shows us in the same time pain and hope. pain because of the life that these women have in their countries, and hope because of the passion they have about the west culture. Amazing!

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Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:38:42 +0000

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The Sudanese Thinker » A Veiled America: An Experiment in “Free” Writing — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:16:51 +0000

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By: Anna in Portland (was Cairo)

Anna in Portland (was Cairo) — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:28:25 +0000

Muslims are supposed to defend sharia, which is a concept, that right now is subject to all sorts of differing interpretations, but at the root it is supposed to be justice as espoused by our religion, codified in law. We have to be for such a thing. But people who live in non Muslim countries although we try to live by sharia do not necessarily mean that we want everyone else to or that we want it to be the law of the land. Saying I am for sharia can mean a lot of things but it probably is more likely to mean that I personally try to live by it than that I as an American wish to see it replace common law as a basis for American courts. Because that is ridiculous. But that does not stop people like PatB deciding that this must be what Ibrahim Hooper or anyone else means when they make a vague statemetn that Sharia is supposed to be a good thing (in its ideal form, which does not exist on Planet Earth now).

Come on, try thinking instead of reacting fearfully. Really, they are not the same thing.

By: DrM

DrM — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:31:11 +0000

Ibrahim Hooper didn’t tell you any such thing Pat. You been smoking the funny cigarettes again I see. You’re a liar and a poor one at that. You certainly don’t seem to have a problem with armagedonist christofascist terrorists running the country and destroying the constitutional republic so your concern is a crock.
The question isn’t if America becomes a Muslim majority nation, but when given the conversion rates. Better get used to flipper.

By: PatB

PatB — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:22:35 +0000

DrM,
Is that your attempt at a measured thoughtful response? I am open to alternate points of view.
Why is it that nowadays, when one has no argument or ideas we resort to denigration?
That is a sad, but prevalent, commentary.

By: DrM

DrM — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:38:57 +0000

D.B. I like that term, “Christofascism.” its far more descriptive of terrorism today. I wonder if Pat is blogging from Iraq or getting off on torture vids from those trailer park rejects in the military.