I was reading an article in Harper's Bazaar this weekend about French lawmakers considering whether or not to outlaw the burka (full-body covering for women, used by particular sects of Islam), and the more common hijab (the simple headscarf, often worn by a young woman in this country with jeans and sneakers). Whether or not I agree with the belief system behind these garments is irrelevant. I'm astounded that a Western government would think it remotely in its realm to dictate what a citizen can and cannot wear.
What is it in us that fights to be right at any cost? What is it in us that is so utterly threatened by The Other?
Yep crazy world.
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