01-07-2005, 09:44 AM
Assalamu aleikum,
Thank you sister for this. These kind of events MUST come into the open.
It is so STRANGE that the Americans that are so well educated and 'caring', but in this case they cannot extend their thinking a little bit. First of all one can question HOW stopping and violating and humiliating people is done, that is one very serious thing. IF controls is to be done, it should truly be done with respect and under correct forms. And when being in a Muslim country one should have at least some basic knowledge of the people and their customs. And if the idea is that Muslims women are oppressed, then why on earth would they be violated and humiliated even more? This does not make any sense at all. The true approach would be to respect them. (I leave the veiling aside here, because in some ways or in some cultures this seems to be an issue that will never be clarified, and I must say I do wonder about the reason...) There seems to be a lot of American soldiers that are women, the most natural, Muslim or not Muslim would be that IF this kind of controls have to be done, then it is women thqt searches women and men men. This is common sense. BUT if it is a way to further humiliate then of course strange approach can be taken.
(I hope I do not have to add that this humiliating action to take the veil off, makes me furious...)
Wasalam