The upper
statement is the translation for a well known verse in Quran, Surat Al-Baqara.
1- The First Photo was in FRANCE on Friday, 1 Oct. 2004 When 15 yr old "Cennet
Doganay" decided to "Shave her head" in protest on forcing her
to take off her Hijab (Head scarf), under the French law banning all symbols of
religious signs in public spaces including schools, also known as
"Laicite". Ref. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3708444.stm
On the side of #Art, Iran's Marjan Satrapi did a masterpiece comic
"Persepolis" (Photo No. 3 discusses the transformation of Iran from
Prohibiting wearing the hijab (a.k.a France), to Forcing wearing the Hijab) in
an arrogant act of constant manipulation of Female attire and performance.
But
Amer also places other artworks that discusses the historical voyeuristic
approach of #Orientalist Art in the 19th Century colonialism, and how the women
were objectified in a sense that remain prominent till this very moment, due to
the same act of cultural hegemony (If you studied Art History, you certainly will
remember Photo No. 4 Le Bain Turc by Ingres in 1862)
The
Photos below have a 12 years difference:
1- The First Photo was in FRANCE on Friday, 1 Oct. 2004 When 15 yr old "Cennet
Doganay" decided to "Shave her head" in protest on forcing her
to take off her Hijab (Head scarf), under the French law banning all symbols of
religious signs in public spaces including schools, also known as
"Laicite". Ref. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3708444.stm
2- The
Next Photo is a participation from a woman on My Stealthy Freedom آزادی یواشکی زنان در ایرانwho took the very same
action, only this time in IRAN, a country on the other hand that forced Hijab
as a dress code for all the adult females of its nation.
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The
Photos are alike yet not alike, you can see, they both shaved their heads in
protest (commonly hair is symbolised as a woman's crown and a symbol of her
beauty) telling the statement of "If the State and Law don't let me
practice my beliefs freely, this won't be tolerated" also paraphrased in
the Upper Verse to which those two ladies supposedly affiliate to.
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The
History of forcing women to a dress code by the act of law or society or both,
is not new, and not exclusive to Islam, Prof. Sahar Amer from the University of Sydney in fact mentioned in her
amazingly crafted book What is Veiling? A book by Sahar Amer this dating it
back to ancient history. She also mentions The above mention acts of Veiling
and Deveiling as a form of a statement in countries where veiling is prohibited
or forced.
On the side of #Art, Iran's Marjan Satrapi did a masterpiece comic
"Persepolis" (Photo No. 3 discusses the transformation of Iran from
Prohibiting wearing the hijab (a.k.a France), to Forcing wearing the Hijab) in
an arrogant act of constant manipulation of Female attire and performance. 
But
Amer also places other artworks that discusses the historical voyeuristic
approach of #Orientalist Art in the 19th Century colonialism, and how the women
were objectified in a sense that remain prominent till this very moment, due to
the same act of cultural hegemony (If you studied Art History, you certainly will
remember Photo No. 4 Le Bain Turc by Ingres in 1862)
(The book
is a must read on all aspects and fields, politics, art, society etc.) as well
as the Statement to be kept in our conscious mind, FORCED PRACTICE IS
UNACCEPTABLE
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