Monday, November 4, 2013

Telling Muslim Women What Wear (CNN)

This article is about a recent upcoming trial concerning a 35 year old muslim woman named Amira Osman who was arrested in Sudan for "indecent dress" by not covering her head which is traditional for muslim women. This is definitely a value claim. The author primarily uses "pathos" or emotional reasoning to persuade the rest of the world that not all muslims live in fear to keep their religious tenants happy. Some attempt to be progressive and free spirited and this is why she is fighting the case in court. If found guilty she faces 40 lashes, but she STILL refuses to wear a headscarf. The evidence of her opposing the muslim law is undeniable, but Osman joins a wave of women's rights activists across the world in muslim countries fighting for more equality. "They feel the clothing restrictions they face are not mandated by their religion, but only by social norms that are subject to change."

Read Here:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/04/opinion/ghitis-muslim-women-rebels/index.html?hpt=hp_t4

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