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| Burka vs. the Bikini |
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| bhaloo |
| 09/25/02 at 09:54:30 |
| [slm] Burka Vs Bikini - The Debauchery Of American Womanhood By Henry Makow, Ph.D. 9-18-2 On my wall, I have a picture of a Muslim woman shrouded in a burka. Beside it is a picture of an American beauty contestant, wearing nothing but a bikini. One woman is totally hidden from the public; the other is totally exposed. These two extremes say a great deal about the clash of so-called "civilizations." The role of woman is at the heart of any culture. Apart from stealing Arab oil, the impending war in the Middle East is about stripping Arabs of their religion and culture, exchanging the burka for a bikini. I am not an expert on the condition of Muslim women and I love feminine beauty too much to advocate the burka here. But I am defending some of the values that the burka represents for me. For me, the burka represents a woman's consecration to her husband and family. Only they see her. It affirms the privacy, exclusivity and importance of the domestic sphere. The Muslim woman's focus is her home, the "nest" where her children are born and reared. She is the "home" maker, the taproot that sustains the spiritual life of the family, nurturing and training her children, providing refuge and support to her husband. In contrast, the bikinied American beauty queen struts practically naked in front of millions on TV. A feminist, she belongs to herself. In practice, paradoxically, she is public property. She belongs to no one and everyone. She shops her body to the highest bidder. She is auctioning herself all of the time. In America, the cultural measure of a woman's value is her sex appeal. (As this asset depreciates quickly, she is neurotically obsessed with appearance and plagued by weight problems.) As an adolescent, her role model is Britney Spears, a singer whose act approximates a strip tease. From Britney, she learns that she will be loved only if she gives sex. Thus, she learns to "hook up" rather than to demand patient courtship and true love. As a result, dozens of males know her before her husband does. She loses her innocence, which is a part of her charm. She becomes hardened and calculating. Unable to love, she is unfit to receive her husband's seed. The feminine personality is founded on the emotional relationship between mother and baby. It is based on nurturing and self-sacrifice. Masculine nature is founded on the relationship between hunter and prey. It is based on aggression and reason. Feminism teaches woman that feminine nature has resulted in "oppression" and that she should convert to male behavior instead. The result: a confused and aggressive woman with a large chip on her shoulder, unfit to become a wife or mother. This, of course, is the goal of the social engineers at the NWO: undermine sexual identity and destroy the family, create social and personal dysfunction, and reduce population. (See http://www.inoohr.org/worldpopulationcontrolpromote.htm) In the "brave new world," women are not supposed to be nest makers, or progenitors of the race. They are meant to be neutered autonomous creatures that indulge in sex for physical pleasure, not for love or procreation. At his press conference on Sunday, Donald Rumsfeld said that Iranian women and youth were restive under the rule of the Mullahs. He implied that the US would soon liberate them. To Britney Spears? To low-rise "see-my-thong" pants? To the mutual masturbation that passes for sexuality in America? Parenthood is the pinnacle of human development. It is the stage when we finally graduate from self-indulgence and become God's surrogates: creating and nurturing new life. The New World Order does not want us to reach this level of maturity. Pornography is the replacement for marriage. We are to remain stunted: single, sex-starved and self-obsessed. We are not meant to have a permanent "private" life. We are to remain lonely and isolated, dependent on consumer products for our identity, in a state of perpetual courtship. This is especially destructive for woman. Her sexual attraction is a function of her fertility. As fertility declines, so does her sex appeal. If a woman devotes her prime years to becoming "independent," she is not likely to find a permanent mate. Her long-term personal fulfillment and happiness lies in making marriage and family her first priority. Feminism is another cruel New World Order hoax that has debauched American women and despoiled Western civilization. It has ruined millions of lives and represents a lethal threat to Islam. I am not advocating the burka but rather some of the values that it represents, specifically a woman's consecration to her future husband and family, and the modesty and dignity this entails. The burka and the bikini represent two extremes. The answer lies somewhere in the middle. Henry Makow, Ph.D. is the inventor of the board game Scruples and the author of "A Long Way to go for a Date." His articles on feminism and the New World Order are found at www.savethemales.ca He welcomes your comments at henrym@mts.net |
| Re: Burka vs. the Bikini |
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| theOriginal |
| 09/25/02 at 12:57:56 |
| [slm] Good article. But this brings up a good question. How do you sisters answer to questions about Hijaab? I always wondered how to answer the question of "what's up with the scarf??" No matter how much I practice answering that question effectively at home (you know...in front of the mirror, with a straight face and an indignant air) it ALWAYS comes out wrong. I'll give you an example. I mentioned the modesty factor to an older woman. And she told me that no matter how baggy one's clothes are, she can still see her figure. And no matter how ugly (that was her word) a girl tries to make herself, beauty can still be seen. (I'm trying to say that sentence by being the least controversial as possible). Or another example was when I brought the whole "Females in the West are imprisoned by their obsession with beauty." That argument folded;it's a weak one to begin with. Anyway, the point being, I always find myself on a defensive, and it truly bothers me. So your comments would be greatly appreciated. Wasalaam. SF. |
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| Jenna |
| 09/25/02 at 14:23:24 |
| [quote author=theOriginal link=board=sis;num=1032962070;start=0#1 date=09/25/02 at 12:57:56] [slm] How do you sisters answer to questions about Hijaab? I always wondered how to answer the question of "what's up with the scarf??"[/quote] [color=Black]Wa'alaikum Assalaam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh I tell them "because our God tells us too, just like the bible tells Christian women to do cover up as well" I also say "One of the reasons why I cover is because no man can see what I look like except my husband and close family members". Hope this helps...... Your Sis 'n Islaam Jenna Umm Muffin :-)[/color] |
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| sis |
| 09/25/02 at 15:26:03 |
| alsalamu alaykum wa rhmat Allah wa barakatuhu intersting article..the general point is good but... i have a few issues with some of the things he mentionned....but i don't have to go through that now about what to say when asked why we wear hijab, one time i was at a da'wa workshop and alhamdulillah i heard the best way to explain it (at least the best i've heard) ..its similar to what sister jenna said ...i wear hijab because i am a muslim. in Islam, Allah ta'ala made it obligatory for muslim women to cover themselves.. knowing that my Creator knows His creation best, He know's what is best for His creation...take the example of a mother who tells a child not to go near a fire place, the child may not know he/she will get hurt, but the mother knows its harmful and she cares to protect her child. Allah ta'ala knows whats best and as a Muslim, i chose to cover myelf in obedience to Allah, because there can only be good in it ...now there are many benefits of hijab.... being respected and treated as a human with "nbsp;a mind and intellect and not just another pretty body or face... it reminds us to keep our selves (or ego) in check, etc, etc.....ya'all know the list..if not go to the sisters page on jannah.org and check out some of the articles about hijab... anyways i hope that helped.....it sure beats the modesty explanation....modesty is a benefit but the real reason WHY we wear hijab, is that its an act of worhsip...Islam is a way of life, it encompasses everything, so obeying Allah ta'ala's commands is one way to worhsip :-) i pray u find some benefit in what i wrote, what ever good is in it is from Allah ta'ala, and whatever bad is in it is from shaytaan and the weakness of myself walsalamu alaykum wa rhmat Allah ta'ala wa barakatuhu |
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