Wearing A Headscarf As A Muslim By Mariam Rahmani's Article

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Possible respond of opposing parties on Rahmani’s article
The article "Wearing a headscarf is my choice as a Muslim; please respect it" was published in the Austin American-Statesman by Mariam Rahmani. Mariam is a Muslim who is a mere senior in high school in Kent, Ohio. In this article, she writes about a controversial issue that the Western world completely misinterpreted Islamic hijab and her view on the French law forbidding its use in public schools. Her rush in writing of this article can be interpreted as a desire to destroy the Western stereotype of the Muslim veil, the hijab. However, some readers may find this article not convincing enough, since there are no established facts. In order to find out how opposing parties might respond
The target audiences are young people, who attend schools and Universities and their professors. We have to consider the age of the author, as at teenage everyone is impressionable and susceptible to emotions. Moreover, we should not compare her article to columns in big publishing houses (such as New York Times) because these articles are written by professionals while article which we analyze is written by the senior pupil.
The Rahmani's statement is quite clear and precise: "The trouble is not the French low's goal, but rather the Western perception that the Islamic hijab can't exist in a system allowing free inquiry" (MLA). However, this statement can be easily criticized by opposing parties, because it is too exaggerated: the system prohibits the wearing of the hijab at public schools only and does not affect all other public
It is possible even to say that the whole article is constructed on an emotional appeal. Mariam uses contrast epithets such as "dignity", "respect", "an equal of any man", "strong, independently minded women" to characterize the value of hijab. Also, through frequent use of the pronoun 'we', the author emphasizes the importance of audience's attention to this issue. However, while reading that hijab "enables a woman to maintain her dignity", that "it helps her demand respect as an equal of any man", the question arises: could women achieve it only if they will wear the hijab? According to this logic, not only Western women, but also all the others who are not wearing a headscarf are not smart enough and worthy, and all the others (who wear the veil) surely correspond to these good

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