سلام و درورد دارم خدمت دوستان!

               چندی پیش مسُله حجاب دختران و زنان مسلمان در پارلمان فدرال مطرح شد. خانم بایشاپ می خواست قطعنامهُ را در مورد منع قراردادن حجاب زنان و دختران مسلمان در مکاتب دولتی و دفاتر و دستگاههای دولتی به تثبیت رساند. خوش بختانه ایشان در این اقدام کاملاً غیر دموکراتیک اش ناکام گردید. در این راستا من هم نامهُ نوشتم به یکی از روزنامه های دولتی که واقعاً تصور  هم چون جنجال های در قبال آن نداشتم که با آن بر خلاف تصورم برخوردم. این هم متن نامه و از دوستان خواهان قضاوت هستم .

Dear Editor

 

 I am writing to you about the very fundamental issue of banning the hijab in public schools, which has been the point of argument for the last two months. It has made me think about the crucial consequences of this suggestion, which was made by Ms. Bronwyn Bishop a liberal MP.

 

 Initially, president Chiraq proposed the controversial ban in France. This lead to the division among the different religious groups in France, though they wanted cohesion and tolerance. The criticism was that conspicuous religious symbols such as the hijab are divisive, due to being easily recognised.  This suggests that obvious religious symbols, such as Muslims headscarves, Jewish skullcaps or Christian crosses, create prejudice, intolerance and discrimination among the people. In reality people use symbols for their identity, faith, survival and guidance. In fact Hijab is more than wearing a piece of cloth, it is the spiritual protection from sins and corruption. 

 

In conjunction with the French decision to outlaw the wearing of Islamic headscarves in state schools and public places, banning the hijab in a tolerant, multicultural and fair-go society as Australia would be divisive and a step towards demolishing human rights. It should be pointed out that there are many other conspicuous symbols existing in our society, which could destabilise a democratic society and creates fear such as the bikies having their own very visible violent symbols. The point is that why don’t our MP’s back a push to regulate their behaviour instead of attacking a particular religious group?

 The suggestion to ban the hijab deliberately encourages religious and cultural separation and hatred in the multicultural society of Australia, rather than acceptance and improving the relation among the different religious groups. Indeed, we need integration, harmony and understanding the principles of all the religions existing in the country.

 

All in all, there is no room for decisions that gives credit to intolerance, selfishness and separation in a modern democratic society like Australia where everyone should be equal before the law. We must join our voices to stop prejudice and discrimination and improve cohesion and harmony, and learn to tolerate the diversity of religious and cultural groups because it is the test of confidence in our own identity.

 

 

Besmellah Rezaee