#Hijab
As a father of two young adults, I wanted to know their opinion about ongoing hijab issue.
What I heard from them was a great relief to me as a father.
They came to a conclusion that it is a multilayered question so answer changes
As a father of two young adults, I wanted to know their opinion about ongoing hijab issue.
What I heard from them was a great relief to me as a father.
They came to a conclusion that it is a multilayered question so answer changes
according to the specific question you decide to solve. And answers may even appear contradictory to each other. Some levels -
1. Who should decide what people choose to wear?
2. At what age do people become independent adults?
3. Is religion forced on children?
1. Who should decide what people choose to wear?
2. At what age do people become independent adults?
3. Is religion forced on children?
4. How does our constitution protect kids from religious compulsions of family (e.g. anti blood products views of certain sects)?
5. Do we live a segregated country? Is it inevitable?
6. How do children (majority and minority) look at other children practicing their religion?
5. Do we live a segregated country? Is it inevitable?
6. How do children (majority and minority) look at other children practicing their religion?
7. Who can make rules for educational institutes where religion and behaviour is concerned?
8. Can exclusionary rules be justified? (We agreed that public institutions can't have exclusionary rules but didn't agree on pvt institutions)
8. Can exclusionary rules be justified? (We agreed that public institutions can't have exclusionary rules but didn't agree on pvt institutions)
9. Are separate educational institutes required to protect learning of religious practices?
10. What authority is supreme in democracy?
Just a string of serious questions that produce difficult answers.
But it is important that these questions are discussed
10. What authority is supreme in democracy?
Just a string of serious questions that produce difficult answers.
But it is important that these questions are discussed
And everything should not be reduced to a single question and single answer.
Life is complicated especially when we choose to live in a rights based society.
I can't answer these questions but I hope you all discuss these in your families
Life is complicated especially when we choose to live in a rights based society.
I can't answer these questions but I hope you all discuss these in your families
So that our children realise that life and decisions are not black and white. Scale changes answers and they can be contradictory to each other.
Simplistic answers are almost always wrong and misleading. Simple answers usually help a small power hungry group.
Simplistic answers are almost always wrong and misleading. Simple answers usually help a small power hungry group.
My conclusion for my personal reference - whenever a pointed question is asked, I must look at the scale and associated questions. My answer must be given with a specific context and limitations of that scale.
Simple answers are misleading.
Simple answers are misleading.
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