The Individuals Obligations Towards The State: Muslim Women And The Jihab
THE INDIVIDUALS OBLIGATIONS TOWARDS THE STATE: MUSLIM WOMEN AND THE JIHAB
“Jihab” is the Arab word which stands to name the head scarf women use to cover their hair and partly their faces in public places.
This remarkable religious symbol has it’s origin in the pagan earlier period of Arab communities: before converting to Islam, most Arabs were pagans. The strongest divinities of these pagan communities were related to the feminine role. They were very powerful figures. Once these communities converted into Islam, not only were temples and other religious representations destroyed but also women were “erased” from public life being. One of the most outstanding measures was to impose the use of headscarves to prevent provocation and to make society forget about their pagan origin. There was a noticeable fear of the disorder of the times before Islam ruled.
Nowadays, Western societies perceive headscarves as a menace to democracy as they belief it’s a sign that......
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