[Reader-list] Brouhaha Over the Veil

[Tapas Ray]

Ranjith,

Have you considered the possibility that one's head could need 
protection from the lecherous rays of the sun?

Tapas



ranjit t wrote:
> It is really interesting that a debate on muslim women's veil has been initiated a by a visibly lame lass of Hindutva who appear with her head covered with saree(very traditional and for the likings of Hindutva ideologues, no wonder she received cross votes!!)
>   the whole debate is an attempt to construct the 'other' --Muslim -- as problematic, whereas the big problems within the nationalist/HIndutva never debated... 
>   problems of muslim women are used to create a steroetypical image of muslim
>   this doesnt mean that problems does not exists in Islam
>   but the kind of support such debates get and how this has been utilised to define nationalism is a thing to worry abt.
>   the issue of DAlit women never gets this much fanfare from the "balcony-walli" feminists/activists to "K serial" lady politicians
>   first drop the saree from one's head and debate on veil
>    
>   regrads
> 
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