You are essentializing #Hijab.
Please refrain from playing into the hand of Islamist groups.
@jacindaardern
Would @jacindaardern wear a wig if the victims of #ChristchurchTerrorAttack were Jewish???
But over-compensation is not needed now.
Actually, it infantilises Islam and demean its core values. It is only a gesture to men with ego.
I rather #NewZealand seize the moment to adopt liberal Islam; not conservative one
The number of women who punished for trying to remove their #hijab should haunt those who argue it is “a nice gesture”
And no, I am not against women who choose to wear it; I am against using hijab as a symbol of #Islam. it is NOT.
@jacindaardern
#NewZealand
The answer is NO. My family never enforced hijab on me. I do not have to suffer to relate to the suffering of others. I also respect the choice of other “adult” female Muslims who opt to wear it. However👇
But that does not justify Western response to the issue of hijab. The last thing we need is non-Muslim cover-up to please our men— even as a gesture