Tunisian Official Criticizes Muslim Attire

by Haitham Sabbah on 12/30/2005


وزير الشؤون الدينية التونسي: حجاب المرأة دخيل ونشاز و"لباس طائفي". اعتبر وزير الشؤون الدينية التونسي المرأة التي ترتدي الحجاب بأنها "نشاز"، بحسبانه مظهرا "غير مألوف" إلى جانب أنه "زي طائفي". وقال الوزير أبو بكر الأخزوري في حوار أجرته صحيفة "الصباح" التونسية الثلاثاء 27-12-2005 في رد على سؤال حول العودة النسبية لظاهرة الحجاب في تونس، إن "ظاهرة الحجاب تراجعت في تونس" و"إنها ظاهرة غير مقبولة في تونس".

Tunisian Official Criticizes Muslim AttireTunisia's religious affairs minister has criticized Muslim women's practice of wearing head scarves, saying it does not fit with the North African country's cultural heritage.

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Aboubaker Akhzouri said the government of the moderate Muslim country also rejects Muslim tunics like those worn in Persian Gulf states and the practice of men wearing long beards.

"It's regrettable that we don't respect our specificity," he was quoted as saying in Assabah newspaper on Wednesday. He said the head scarf is "foreign" and "an intrusion," and recommended a traditional Tunisian Islamic tunic known as the jebbah.

Duh...!

Do the Tunisia's religious affairs minister, knows anything about Islam and Hijab? I'm sure he does, but it looks that criticizing Islamic symbolys is becoming a trend hiding behind political agendas. It's funny to know that Headscarf is banned in Tunisia, while mandatory in Amsterdam's Islamic College!

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1 Nas December 30, 2005 at 3:35 am

he can go suck a lemon

2 Firas December 30, 2005 at 4:53 am

Aah! The French secularist wannabes strike again!
For the record, Hijab in Tunisia is becoming more popular because of their policies!
Though Tunisians women have achieved a lot in the past decade, I wonder why, is it because of banning Hijab in public schools?Or a reformed attitude towards women as a working force?
From my personal experience, Tunisians in general are cultured people, got some good looking women :p!

People should be free to wear what ever they like as far as it’s decent and not being forced on others!

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