A man who follows a radical sect of Islam has been denied citizenship in France. The ruling was given on the grounds that his lifestyle, which to me can only be described as misogynistic, is at odds with the values imparted by France. As per the original article:
France is to refuse to grant citizenship to a Moroccan man who forces his wife to wear the full veil, arguing that his adherence to a strict strand of Islam is incompatible with the country's values, the immigration minister said today."It emerged during the inquiry and the interview process that this person forced his wife to wear the full veil, deprived her of freedom of movement with her face exposed and rejected the principles of secularism and equality between men and women," Besson said in a statement."Monsieur X displays in an everyday manner a discriminatory attitude towards women, going as far as refusing to shake their hands and advocating the separation of boys and girls including, at home, of brothers and sisters," the ruling read."The lifestyle he has chosen may be justified by religious precepts but is incompatible with the values of the Republic, notably the principle of equality of the sexes."
I can only imagine the opposition this type of judgement would have in Canada or the United States. Political correctness still outweighs the rights these countries stand for (although we are moving forward). The idea of equality of sexes and secularism that France subscribes to is refreshing. If one is to adopt a new country as their own, they must accept the values and rights that are ascribed to the citizens of this country. There is nothing politically incorrect about that, I think.
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Ripe with controversy. I question two things right away with this article. Firstly, what exactly is the woman's position in this case? Is she steadfast on her own fundamental values and if the choice was her's free of her husbands claims of her inferiority; would she still sport the burqa?
Secondly, is the immigration representative fully aware of the reasons Islam "enforces" such a tradition? I understand that such a practice is symbolic of the woman as belonging to the man--essentialy. Yet despite this morbid outlook it is also pragmatic in that it strengthens the family and repel's with full force destructive acts such as adultery (at least as far as the woman commiting such a thing, ofcourse the man is free to dress as he pleases and even gander at other woman as he desires).
Regardless, as far as the second question I don't personally think that this Islamic tradition should be labled extremest.
However, if the man's attitude was such that he insisted the woman was inferior, and even more troubling for his fight; he strongly opposed France's values of secularism and equality of sexes?! Come on, he didn't stand a chance.
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