Laura wears hijab ... and we're supposed to ... what?

See, the thing is that it doesn't bother me that Laura does. But, as Erica C. Barnett points out, what will the conservative pundits say? You know, the same ones who ripped on Nancy Pelosi?

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Now, I realize that Laura Bush is "merely" the president's wife, and Rep. Pelosi is, as the one critic put it, "the most powerful woman in America", but I do hope that Ms. Bush's gesture helps conservatives understand that, all in all, a prominent American woman wearing a hijab while touring the Middle East isn't exactly something to raise hell about.

All things considered, such a small gesture of respect isn't a hell of a lot to ask. In fact, if you follow Barnett's links through MediaMatters.org and on to the New York Post, I don't think it's the lack of hijab during her meeting with Syrian President Assad that would most threaten Islamic custom:

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I think the amount of leg she shows is a very American statement.

 

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CCRs are furious. This pandering is pathetic.

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I don't care that she just put it on because they gave it to her as a gift. I would have burned it.

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CCRs?

 

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Sandy, CCR broke up a while ago. Get over it.

 

Christian Conservative Republicans. We decide who the president will be.

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You're being a little rash there Sandy. The CCR's decided who this president was because of their control of the Republican party. I know you WANT to believe this (and that's fair), but the fact is (and despite your refusal to admit this), Bush is the most unpopular sitting president since polls started being kept. He's guaranteed that the CCR's will be not be heard come primary day, and since a majority of the people in this country aren't CCR's, thankfully, the next president will be someone a bit more rational. Hell, anyone would be a bit more rational.

Either way, you'll get a president with practically the same views: Giuliani or Clinton. Both from the same neck of the woods, philosophically and geo-politically.

~String

 

I don't think so. I don't think either of them will be the next POTUS.

 

Statements like those, pretty much guaruntee a hostile response to Americans everywhere, whether they deserve it or not.
If you don't like it don't wear it.

I think the fact she at least tried it shows that she's better than Bush.

 

I think you’ll find that most people don’t actually give a damn about what visiting politicians/leaders etc. wear. The standard Worldwide is to be suited and booted, to dress smart. However when a politician/leader or whoever comes and wears some local gear then it is obviously going to please the locals. It shows that the person in question is making some effort, that s/he is considerate and respectful. But all in all, it’s no big deal.

The only time it becomes an issue is when arrogant, self-righteous pricks (American Conservatives) decide to make a big fuss about it.

 

sandy??? Where is your Christian tolerance, love and charity? Isn't this hijab close to what Jesus' own mother wore?
Don't you worry about turning into what you hate about 'them'?

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You would have burned it? Are we at war with Islam now? That's what we have to look forward to if the American Taliban (CCR) gets their way, religious war and freedom to practice only their kind of religion.

 

It represents oppression. It's so men don't get "attracted" to the woman. Give me an f'n break. It's disgusting.

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Apparently, Laura is quite the little rebel against God.

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Very shallow.

There are many different types of veil worn across the Muslim World, different styles to suit different societies/cultures etc. And even then there are different ones worn for different occasions.

The veil has been around for donkey’s years – and its not just Muslim women that wear them, Sikh and Hindu women wear them as well – and not just for religious festivals. A lot of women out of the West cover their hair.

 

Heck, in that picture, she only needs a hat to cover as much as a hijab does.

 

http://www.headcoverings.com/
http://wendysmodestdress.com/

 

That sh!t's oppressive. Covering your hair won't stop some moron from attacking you if he wants to. And the full-body coverings are just creepy.

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http://www.world-crisis.com/images/uploads/hijab_ban_france_3.jpg

 

Thats your (ignorant) opinion.

Has nothing to do with the discussion at hand.

What if a woman decides to wear one of those veils, what has it got to do with you?

 

Nevertheless, it is biblical.

 

Some do around Halloween. They look like witches/nuns. Just creepy.