Style Bites has an excellent post regarding the censorship of fashion in the Middle East. Being a Muslim, I'd like to give my personal opinion on the subject.
First, I'd like to say that I've never been to the Middle East, but I do have an understanding of the Muslim religion. Now, I've read a great deal of the Quran and have not read anywhere in the Holy Book that "under the Muslim faith, that pictures of people are illegal". However, I may point out that "taking idols" is prohibited. If you hang pictures and posters of people up, it's considered idol worship. When you look at pictures of celebrities and "idolize" them, it's not good. In essence, you start to think of these celebrities as "Gods" and "Goddesses" - and clearly they're not.
Since we're on the subject of Muslim fashion, there's much debate on how women of the Muslim faith should dress. As I'm sitting here in this cafe typing this up I'm wearing a knee-length denim pencil skirt, a lilac-colored tank top, and my hair is in two long braids with a scarf tied around my head. Definitely not your typical dress of a Muslim woman from the Middle East.
May I point out this line from the Quran: They shall not reveal any parts of their bodies, except that which is necessary. Also, The Book points out to cover your "bosom". Now the former sentence can be interpreted in many ways. It's up to each individual to determine what that means for her. Moreover, we are asked to cover our "bosom", not our head.
It's sad that people want to use their "governmental powers" to tell women how they should dress or what they should look at. God gave us the freedom to be who we want to be!
Hello and thanks for the kind mention of my post. I'm going to cut and paste your response into text of the post there. Hope that's okay.
Please, please email me. I'd love to talk more on this subject with you.
Ciao!
Stylebites
Posted by: Stylebites | August 6, 2006 2:02 PM | Permalink to Comment