Hafsah
26-11-06, 10:24 AM
VEIL - MARK OF SEPARATION OR IDENTITY STATEMENT?
Date: Thursday 30th November 2006
Time: 6.30 pm – 9.00 pm
Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL
Jack Straw's comments on the veil opened a debate that many thought
was overdue. The Muslim woman's dress, most noticeably the face veil
is seen by many as a symbol of oppression and separateness. Yet those
Muslim women who have spoken supporting the hijab (headscarf), niqab
(face veil) and jilbab (outer garment) talk about their dress in
different ways as liberating, symbolic of their distinctive identity,
and a deeply important part of their religious practice to them.
Does this gap in opinion prove how different the world views between
practicing Muslims and others are? Or are their parallels in clothing
fashions representing other statements of identity? Is it really the
business of others like Jack Straw to comment on the clothing of any
woman - be she wearing a veil or a miniskirt?
Speakers include: Arzu Merali (Islamic Human Rights Commission),
Alexandra Shulman (Editor, Vogue Magazine), Deborah Orr (Independent
Newspaper), Ibtihal Bsis (Presenter, Muslim Women's Dilemma Show on
Islam Channel). Chairperson: Libby Purves (Radio 4 Presenter)
* Tickets: £3 (reservation by e-mail or phone) / £5 (at the door)
For more information please contact:
Tel: 07983 749 252
E-mail: dialogue_with_ islam@yahoo. co.uk (http://us.f272.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=dialogue_with_islam%40yahoo.co.uk)
Website: http://www.dialogue withislam. org (http://www.dialoguewithislam.org/)
Date: Thursday 30th November 2006
Time: 6.30 pm – 9.00 pm
Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL
Jack Straw's comments on the veil opened a debate that many thought
was overdue. The Muslim woman's dress, most noticeably the face veil
is seen by many as a symbol of oppression and separateness. Yet those
Muslim women who have spoken supporting the hijab (headscarf), niqab
(face veil) and jilbab (outer garment) talk about their dress in
different ways as liberating, symbolic of their distinctive identity,
and a deeply important part of their religious practice to them.
Does this gap in opinion prove how different the world views between
practicing Muslims and others are? Or are their parallels in clothing
fashions representing other statements of identity? Is it really the
business of others like Jack Straw to comment on the clothing of any
woman - be she wearing a veil or a miniskirt?
Speakers include: Arzu Merali (Islamic Human Rights Commission),
Alexandra Shulman (Editor, Vogue Magazine), Deborah Orr (Independent
Newspaper), Ibtihal Bsis (Presenter, Muslim Women's Dilemma Show on
Islam Channel). Chairperson: Libby Purves (Radio 4 Presenter)
* Tickets: £3 (reservation by e-mail or phone) / £5 (at the door)
For more information please contact:
Tel: 07983 749 252
E-mail: dialogue_with_ islam@yahoo. co.uk (http://us.f272.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=dialogue_with_islam%40yahoo.co.uk)
Website: http://www.dialogue withislam. org (http://www.dialoguewithislam.org/)