Hey Naomi, There is Only One Responsible Feminist Argument *for* The Burqa

And I heard it from THIS American Belly Dancer:



"Without the veil, she would be imprisoned in her home."


Thank you Jenn, for enlightening me with that statement.

And, for interpreting the experience so beautifully in your dance!

I hope Naomi Wolf watches. And gets a frikkin clue.

SYD

A Muslim Woman Speaks Out About Her Right to Choose (Dedication to the Women of Mid-East Music, Part 4: Deeyah of Pakistan)

This is really eye opening. A first hand account of what it is like to be a Muslim woman who is also a successful pop performer. Her name is Deeyah:



I predict that if the N.O.W. can embrace and defend THIS form of "Choice" it will find a whole new life, and an influx of members. Which it apparently, desperately needs.

BTW, Interesting decision in a Michigan court: no masks while testifying.

Oh, and one other thing... in the face of such dangerous and overwhelming oppression in the world .... can we now cut with the faux charges of racism in the U.S.? (Please note, I am not suggesting that there is never real racism in the U.S. There is. But geesh, gimme a break fellas. We are being "racist" in our reporting on Michael Jackson's death?)

SYD

No More Burqa Wearing in France! (President Sarkosy's Obama Smackdown?)

As reported in the Jerusalem Post:

"French President Nicolas Sarkozy lashed out Monday at the practice of wearing the Muslim burqa, insisting the full-body religious gown is a sign of the "debasement" of women and that it won't be welcome in France."

More....

"In our country, we cannot accept that women be prisoners behind a screen, cut off from all social life, deprived of all identity," Sarkozy said to extended applause in a speech at the Chateau of Versailles southwest of Paris.

"The burqa is not a religious sign, it's a sign of subservience, a sign of debasement - I want to say it solemnly," he said. "It will not be welcome on the territory of the French Republic."

Wow! Is it direct smackdown of Obama's "let them wear hijab" statement??

SYD

UPDATE: Phyllis Chesler weighs in on the Sarkozy vs. Obama statements.