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Why should wearing a hijab make her any different to any other 15 year old girl..........

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j08 Fri 22-Feb-13 17:54:28

football fan

Greatnan Sat 23-Feb-13 20:12:28

Is it silly season for the press in the UK? This is a non-story.

Deedaa Sat 23-Feb-13 20:24:20

Several years ago my daughter had a muslim post grad student who was covered from head to foot including long black gloves. Obviously it made her practical laboratory work very difficult and it was hard to believe that she was really going to be allowed to do much when she went home.

NfkDumpling Sat 23-Feb-13 21:09:33

If the hijab is supposed to make a girl modest, it looks to have failed for in this case - she seems to be screaming her head off with abandon.

Also no mention is made of the man behind her wearing a hood.

Bags Sun 24-Feb-13 07:25:37

There is an underlying message with the picture that is good: repressive muslim parents, look! muslim girls are allowed to go to football matches.

Or even: Muslim girls, look! You can go to football matches and yell your head off in support of your team like other girls your age.

BTW, re the comments about the hijab being about modesty, what's "immodest" about yelling your head off at a sports event? What has sexual modesty got to do with it?

And why should females have to more modest than men anyway? #rhetoricalquestion

NfkDumpling Sun 24-Feb-13 07:59:29

Of course women shouldn't be more modest than men. If more men were more modest (modester?) and had more self control there would be no need for hijabs and burkas.

(Of course the vast majority of men do have self control)

JessM Sun 24-Feb-13 08:04:55

Another positive is :" Look a Muslim girl can go to football these days and be perfectly safe" Wow.

Deeda there was a test case in a school in Luton where the girl wanted to wear full length cover up. School won. I was pleased because schools are cramped places in which long billowing garments hazardous. (those staircases 2 minutes after the bell rings, those crowded labs with flames and 30 kids) And it would not be possible for a girl dressed like that to access all aspects of the curriculum.
I'm afraid that if I was running a laboratory I would not think this clothing was safe.
Depends where "home" is Deeda. Not all muslim countries prevent women from working. Only Saudi and one or two others maybe. Indonesia is the biggest muslim country in terms of population I believe.