Running with Scissors in Islam
Imagine for a moment you are a mere child and your mother tells you it's OK to run with scissors. When asked why, she replies that she wants you to have more freedom, less restrictions on your behaviour.
"But Mom," you ask, "isn't that more dangerous for me?"
And so it is. Last February, Turkey's parliament approved constitutional amendments removing the restrictions on female students wearing the Muslim headscarf. While this was presented as a step forward, as an issue of human rights, of the freedom to self-expression and to study without restrictions, it is in fact a step backward.
Suppose David Duke, while he was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, had introduced legislation "allowing" blacks to wear a ball and chain, would this be viewed as an issue of human rights, of the freedom to self-expression? Would this be a step forward for blacks?
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