In May , the Republic of the Congo - also known as Congo-Brazzaville - became the first country in Africa to implement a burka ban, even though the country has never been targeted with an Islamic terrorist attack.
According to the BBC , a government spokesperson said Congo-Brazzaville was a secular country which respected all religions but added that some Muslim women had used the veil as a disguise in order to commit terrorist offences. Chad is the only Muslim-majority nation so far to have outlawed religious face coverings. The veto also applies to turbans worn for religious reasons, Reuters reports. On 12 July , two women wearing full face veils perpetrated a suicide bombing in the Cameroonian town of Fotokol, killing 13 civilians and two soldiers.
In the wake of a spate of similar attacks, Cameroon banned the wearing of full-face Islamic veils in its far north region but did not extend the veto any further. By contrast, Gabon - which borders Cameroon to the south - responded to the bombing in Fotokol with a nationwide burka ban, despite only a fraction of the population practising Islam.
Controversially, Latvian politicians have made it clear that the ban is not related to security concerns. Other followers of the faith may feel that a hijab, a headscarf, is the most appropriate form of dress, and some women may not opt to wear any covering whatsoever.
Denmark, France, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands have said that they will fine anyone seen working the burka in public. Switzerland banned the veil in the region of Tessin, while a town named Novara in Italy has also imposed restrictions. Parts of Catalonia in Spain have fought to ban the face veil after a European Court of Human Rights ruling in said it was not a human rights restriction.
In Turkey, a full ban was abandoned in , and now women are barred from wearing the garments if they work in the judiciary, military and police. The government also said it would ban all sales of the burka. Cameroon and Niger have also banned the veils, stating that the measure is to halt Boko Haram attacks.
The government should. Veils had as much to do with religion as with region. Clothing has been long been used by women and men to show their dedication to religion or simply just as compliance with the rules of it. Followers of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all wear similar types of veils or garments in differing styles.
Jewish laws consider a woman's hair to be ervah an erotic stimulus and enjoin its concealment, along with other body parts that it also terms as ervah. A lot of married Jewish women will cover their hair as proof of their modesty. This covering, mostly followed by orthodox Jews and Hasidic Jews, displays their dedication to the Torah. Some more extreme sects of Jews wear a covering similar to the Muslim Burqa to hide the shape of their body and cover their faces too. Christian women also observe the veil.
Especially when they're praying either at the church or at home. This practice has been around for over years. Besides this, Christian women are also known to wear a veil at their weddings and at funerals. Nuns are expected to wear a veil of a specific style to distinguish them from other women. The color of their veil depends on their qualification level and the place where they are serving.
Muslim women have worn veils since the dawn of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula. These veils are worn as a symbol of piety and modesty. They are also believed to be worn to keep men from getting temptations and hence disrespecting them. The style of the veil varies greatly from place to place and time to time. Despite its notable presence throughout the history of the world, the Muslim veil and the women who decide to observe it, have come under a lot of fire and are at the crux of much controversy.
Of recent, many countries have been seen banning it while many others that previously forced women to cover are now seen to be chucking such laws from their system. In the midst of such heat, a lot of people have been wondering why all the variations to the Muslim veil exist and which one is considered most authentic.
Well, we are here to tell you that. According to Islam, Muslims must purify themselves in terms of ethics. Muslim women must develop themselves in terms of spirituality; they must develop their own feminine personality rather than imitate men and must play a constructive role in society rather than become objects of entertainment. During the Prophet's time, Muslim women were active in different fields, such as agriculture, horticulture and social work.
But at the same time, they constantly preserved their feminine character. In the early history of Islam there are many such incidents which show that a woman has equal freedom as that of man. In this respect there is no difference between the two. A woman enjoys the same freedom as a man in Islam.
Islamic literature mentions some pious women who have played a highly creative role in their society, like Hajira , the wife of the Prophet Abraham; Mariam, the mother of Jesus Christ; Khadija, the wife of the Prophet of Islam; Aishah, the wife of the Prophet of Islam. These women, accepted as models in the society of believers, are good examples for the women of today.
In conclusion, I would like to add two relevant references: One from the Quran and the second from the Hadith the sayings of the Prophet. The Quran refers to men and women in these words: "You are members one of another" This means that men and women, although created different in gender, are complementary to each other. Let us take the other reference.
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