How I Came to Love the Veil

To start, I thought it was very honorable that Yvonne Ridley continued to study Islam as she promised even after being treated harshly in Afghanistan. If I was in her place, being beaten would scare me away from the religion I was trying to investigate, not intrigue me. I also applaud her because she still remained true to her opinions regardless of the people that were stereotyping her. She knew her alternate norm way of life and had the option to escape the ridicule but she chose not to. I also thought it was very interesting that she said the veil was a "religous obligation" which means to me that she was honestly part of the Islam religion. I also think that the reasons she chose to wear the hinjab were very respectable. She compares beauty and piety and choses piety which is a very difficult thing to do especially in a western society which the hinjab is believed to combat by some people. It is very notable to me that she analyzed the Koran and disproved what our western stereotyping has suspected of it. After reading this article I am more intrigued about the religion and I am also more weary to rely on our biased media. I also thought it was very important that she looked on feminist rights and problems on a world scale rather than a specific religion which proves that it is not specifically pertaining to the Islam religion or any others. Overal I think Ridley is a very strong women especially for convincing many people, including myself, that certain stereotypes do not pertain to Muslims and have just the same amount of reason and or more to pertain to the entire world.