Teman-teman,
Ini tulisan saya kira-kira dua bulan lalu, ketika seorang mahasiswi di Turki dilarang kuliah karena memakai jilbab. Ini mungkin menjawab perdebatan dengan Ging tentang 'kebebasan' berpakaian atau tidak berpakaian. Dan siapa mendiskriminasi siapa. Semoga bermanfaat. Salam, sirikit syah > > THE DEATH OF COMMON SENSE > > The story of a piece of cloth > > > > I read the news. I am saddened, and hurt, by the > > decision of the Euopean Court of Human Rights. > Leyla > > Sahin, a Turkish medical student, is banned from > > University of Istambul because she wears hijab. > She > > brings her case to European Court of Human Rights > > -quite sensible, who doesn't expect this court to > > help > > her with human right case? > > > > But the European Court decides that her right is > not > > violated. The banning is understood to protect > other > > students (?), public interests (which public? The > > Turkish people are Moslems), and to maintain > > equality > > (it's obviously discriminating!) and secularism > > (true > > secularism won't bother about the way people > > dress!). > > > > This is the death of common sense. Why can a > student > > attend classes in beach wear, half naked, while > > another is banned from class because she wears > long > > dress and a hijab? Where is the reason? Why can't > a > > woman wear a piece of cloth on her head, while > > another > > woman is welcome to wear a piece of cloth to cover > > (unsuccessfully) her body in public places? > > Oh, it's about politics. Or, political identity, or politics of identity. > Why > > is it politics to wear a piece of cloth in our > head > > and it is not in a nun's head, a Sikh's head, or a > > Jewish' head? Who decides? Who says? > > > > We are never intimidated, never complain, never > even > > mind, of having classmates with big cross flashing > > > explicitly in their chests. We like to befriend > > Jewish > > with those cute tiny caps on their heads or the > > Sikhs > > with their unique turbans. We feel we have the > same > > fashion with the nuns. And we even admire and > > respect > > women with beautiful hair being let loose and free > > to > > show the beauty of God's creation. Why do they > feel > > intimidated by us? > > > > Indonesia banned hijab in early 80's. Now, > everybody > > is free to wear or not to wear hijab in any place > at > > any time. Indonesia is more advanced than France, > > which bans hijab starting last year, and Singapore > > starting 2 years ago, and now Turkey. Who else? > Does > > the world like to see half naked women more than > to > > see women dressing modestly? Or, do we really > think > > that wearing hijab is corrupt? More corrupt than > > wearing nothing or wearing minimally? Are you > sure? > > (Does France really embrace secularism? Why the > > holiday is Sunday? What about the Jews who'd like > to > > have holiday on Saturday, or Moslems who'd prefer > > Friday?) > > > > Why people think that we -women or girls with > > hijabs- > > are backwards and oppressed? It is only prejudice > > and > > false assumption. Some people say the banning of > > hijab > > is a liberation to those girls who are oppressed > or > > forced by the family to wear hijabs, and now they > > can > > take it off at school. Who are they kidding? We > can > > take off hijab at home, among family, relatives, > > even > > friends. We don't need a school to take off our > > hijab, > > for God's sake! > > (There may be some tiny exceptions of > > forced-hijab-wearing, but aren't there exception > in > > many things? Do we rule/regulate based on tiny > > exceptions?) > > > > Indonesia has many provinces and only one (Atjeh) > > wants > > to practise Shariah Law, including the obligation > to > > wear hijab for Moslem women in public places. The > > government -fulfilling the people's need- agrees > on > > Shariaah Law in Atjeh only. But we all protested > the > > practise of cutting women hair by the police (if > the > > women didn't wear hijabs and walked on the > street). > > It > > happened only for a few months. It stopped. Common > > sense prevails. > > > > I personally will fight, not for this stupid piece > > of > > cloth, but for our freedom to wear or not to wear. > > The > > freedom of man and woman, Moslem or non Moslem. > This > > is our human right. Am I so stupid that I still > > can't > > understand why a piece of cloth become an issue? > Why > secularism means banning women wearing hijab? Why > > a > > piece of cloth can ruin the future of a bright > > medical > > student in Turkey? > > > > I refuse accusation that we are following "Arabic > fashion". Wearing long dress and hijab is not > 'Arabic > fashion'. It is written in the Qoran, it is Islamic > (even though the practise of it is entirely a > private > matter). Besides, if it is considered "Arabic", so > what? Why does it matter, while looking westernized > or > MTV-ized is okay? > > Answer me. Argue with me. Or please, fight with > > me. Spread this thought. > > > > Sirikit Syah > > Wearing hijab but pro-choice (the freedom of > wearing > and not wearing). > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Jazz up your holiday email with celebrity designs. Learn more. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $4.98 domain names from Yahoo!. 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