i dont understand why those french muslim women voted in favour of the ban on the headscarf...well, ok maybe i understand one point of view i.e. those women who are forced to wear the hijab by their families/fathers/husbands, see this ban as an answer to their prayers..they no longer have to fight to not wear the hijab, the government just won't let them! Yet, whats strange about that argument is, that hijab is only (thankGod) prohibited in schools, so what about the time these women are out of school?

but i think there is this great misunderstanding that all secular women are anti-hijab. Nobody sees hijab as empowering - perhaps because it isnt for most, but I am really confused.. if these women choose NOT to show skin, to me, that says they dont care to be admired by men and they dont want to be judged. Is it secular to show skin?? This logic is beyond me. The French are being racist, Eurcentric and downright unjust - a secular society must allow its inhabitants to do whatsoever they want - banning the hijab will not make solve any problems - interestingly, the sikh turban, or white prayer caps that muslim men sport have not been banned...so basically theyre oppressing the already oppressed women - ok maybe thats my feminist professor talking but the idea has merit.. and what about equating these religous symbols - what a cross is to a Christian is very different from what a kippa means to a Jew or hijab to a Muslim woman... its just simplistic, insensitive, ignorant and idiotic to equate these..