America's Next Generation Of Muslims Insists On Crafting Its Own Story

I have to be honest--I don't like the idea of transplanting, with little alteration, a culture and religion that leads the world in female oppression and discrimination. I cannot take someone seriously who says the burka or niqab is not an oppressive extension of their religion. They would absolutely be right that it's their choice to wear such a garment in Western countries, but it's not a choice in majority Muslim countries. I shake my head anytime I see a woman wearing a burka or niqab in the U.S. You or your family fled a country because of its poor values and culture, yet you're recreating the same oppressive values and culture by what you wear.

This isn't a generalization of all Muslims. Muslims that I have close relations with are less strict adherents and scoff at the idea of women having to wear the burka or niqab. In my view, they're the reformation Islam needs, not NPR advocating that women who put a little flare on their burka are leading the resistance.

Chip, you better contact Margaret. If you look back in her recent post, she thinks something has happened to you.

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