I've been hearing a lot of arguments defending this ban - one councilor, involved in the drafting of this legislation, saying that in centuries up to know, there has been no evidence of the French covering their faces. So why should there be now. Another French woman argued that this will help the Muslim females integrate fully into French society.
My question is this... In an age where 2 people of the same sex, are given rights to marriage each other in the name of freedom of choice, is a lady choosing to cover her face from the public, a bigger threat to society than this ?
A person can fight for her right to go naked at a beach, but she can't be afforded this same right to cover it. This begs to ask the question - what exactly are the French afraid of? Is it maybe that their own women might be attracted to the honour and respect the hijab gave their Muslim counterparts?
Whatever their motives behind this are, all it will achieve is to galvanize the Muslim community in their cause. As was the case with Yvonne Ridley, who was captured by the Taliban in 2001 - And accepted Islam after her release. One of the key reasons being the respect they afforded her as a female. Contrast this to the treatment meted out to Aafia Siddiqui in American prisons. Can a ball be kept under water for long ?
My message to our sisters in France is this. Almighty Allah says in the Quran referring to Asiyah, wife of Pharaoh.
" And Allah has set forth an example for those who believe: The wife of Pharaoh, when she said: "My Lord! Build for me a home with You in Paradise, and save me from Pharaoh and his work, and save me from the people who are 'Zalimun'. "
May the Almighty guide us.
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