Diversity – Women clothing #3 – Burqa Ban in Europe
As said in this blog and in this one, there has been a lot of debate about the question whether or not women should be allowed to wear certain forms of hijab. Should it be legislated to wear a headscarf, burqa or niqab in public? I will try to give you a brief overview of … Continue reading
Diversity – Women Clothing
As promised I will now tell you something about clothing: one of my favorite and, if you ask me, most interesting subjects we have discussed in class. Everytime we came across this, a lively debate was started on how clothing influence the morale and behavior of the people wearing it. I will first give you some … Continue reading
Diversity
So, time for a new starting point. Of course there are a lot of things that people within the Arab world share, but there are major differences as well and these are very fascinating if you ask me. Some examples of what I am planning to write about when it comes to this: – clothing: … Continue reading
Unity – Ummah
Now for, in my opinion, a very interesting subject in islam: the ummah. Before I had started my course in Middle East culture at the University of Leiden, I had never heard of this term. As we have not discussed this intensively in class, I will try to give a brief explanation and later on try … Continue reading
Unity – Qu’ran and Hadith
The Qu’ran and the Hadith are the most imporant scriptures in muslim faith. As promised in my first blog, I will try to cover the basics of them both in this thirth blog on the subject of unity. The Qu’ran is the most famous and well-known source of inspiration for muslims all over the world. … Continue reading
Hello world!
Welcome to WordPress.com. After you read this, you should delete and write your own post, with a new title above. Or just decide to keep it the same. Hello world again and welcome to this brand new blog on the Arab world. To get you (and myself) started, first some information on who I am … Continue reading
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