tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356830144307080928.post1452580095847325086..comments2023-11-05T03:26:25.412-08:00Comments on Women's Studies: Our Perspective: News Flash: Banning the BurqaTricia J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03531934908591747728noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2356830144307080928.post-44645922866105714912011-02-23T19:05:47.471-08:002011-02-23T19:05:47.471-08:00I enjoyed reading your newsflash! I think it highl...I enjoyed reading your newsflash! I think it highlighted very accurately a lot of the current feelings regarding women wearing their burqas. I think it is interesting how the notion of double oppression can be raised. While people are actively trying to give women rights to get out of their burqa one cannot ignore the other side of the spectrum. Perhaps by doing so, people are ignoring the cultural practices which many women are choosing to participate in! If banning the practice of wearing burqas is instated, many women would gain rights, but many others would feel stripped of an identity which they desire. <br /><br />I really chose to comment because i have a friend who travels to Iran to visit her extended family every summer. This is a young woman, now in her mid-twenties, who can definitely be defined as a modern, typical american. She played lacrosse in high school, went on to work in a male dominated industry and is as typical as an american girl can get. However, i always thought it was interesting how each year in her family visits she would wear her Burqa. It was an unique contrast to see her pictures with friends from America and those of her with her family in Iran. When we asked her how she felt about the burqa she was quick to praise it. She acknowledged their traditional aspects and how it made the women of her family seem connected to each other and to their traditions and histories. <br /><br />I just thought it would be a good addition to your newsflash to add that even a young, 21st century American woman would feel such a strong (positive) response to wearing a burqa in her annual trip to her Islamic roots.HKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14101600290310486892noreply@blogger.com