This morning.
Hilton Hotel, Charlemont Place, Dublin 2.
Shamelessly bare-headed First Lady Sabina Higgins joins an International Women’s Day breakfast hosted by the Muslim Sisters of Éire, including from left (top row) Sabina Syed, Chair Lorraine O’Connor and Aisha Al, all dressed in hijabs to maintain modesty and privacy from ‘unrelated males’.
As they are perfectly entitled to do.
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why the snark, Bodger?
Sorry for any snark but do the hijab and women’s day go together?
Why would they not?
In solidarity with women who are enforced to wear the hijab? (said in non-snarky way)
I see your point, but these women (presumably) are wearing what they feel comfortable in and surely International Womens Day is the very day they should feel free to do this.
Can women who choose to wear the hijab not support the rights of women who choose not to wear the hijab? If the issue is ‘not policing what women choose to wear,’ that is
In fact, Bodger more women worldwide wear a head covering of some sort than do not. So, why single out the hijab?
In Iran for instance women have been imprisoned for not wearing a hijab. I can think of no other garment, burka aside, where this would be the case. Genuinely not wishing to make any racial or religious point only an observation it appears to conflict with the spirit of international women’s day.
But but…in other countries people can be imprisoned for wearing said hijab
It’s the right to choose that’s important not the garment itself.
Nigel, if choice is available of course.
Succinctly put, Nidge.
Stop digging Bodger and change it. The Iranian case was over a headscarf. You’ve singled out the hijab and that is wrong.
https://worldhijabday.com/
https://www.instantcheckmate.com/crimewire/post/12-times-someone-was-literally-arrested-for-a-fashion-crime/
You’d criticise a woman for exercising her right to choose because that same right is denied elsewhere?
I understood the hijab is a symbol of male repression to many Muslim women. I personally do not care what anyone wears, with the possible exception of white robes and/or shirts made of cheesecloth.
It’s a patriarchal religion, like Christianity. People brought up within its beliefs have to reconcile their faith with their political activism and feminism, just as many Christian women did and do. That’s their dilemma to resolve or make peace with, don’t you think? Every single one of us has similar dilemmas of our own, just as vulnerable to empty snark. Women who go to church every week voted for abortion. Kids strike for action on climate change after being driven to school in cars. We’re all using electronic devices that depended on slave child labour in their production. We’re all compromised in some way.
” I personally do not care what anyone wears, with the possible exception of white robes and/or shirts made of cheesecloth.”
Bodger, you were doing ok until you made this frankly unnecessary comment about cheesecloth shirts….I demand a retraction!
…what do you think if a couple of the Sisters of Mercy had crept out without their wimples Bodger?
BURN THEM IMMEDIATELY
I would phone their Mother Superior.
…I’m guessing Bodger…but you have that number on rapid dail…
don’t mind that. the real offense here is the which-fragment as an incomplete sentence. stop it.
Which Bodger is perfectly entitled to do.
Sounds like a which-hunt to me, BB.
+ 1
apologies, bodger. it was a long weekend. which has left me emotional and tetchy.
Not at all.Thanks, Brother Barnabas.
“Emotional and tetchy”.
What’s new, sez I.
“all dressed in hijabs to maintain modesty and privacy from ‘unrelated males’.”
Has Michael D turned into a complete horndog in his second term?
Big Mickey has always been a total horndog.. and more power to him..!!
Ah FFS
Such drama over an Áras photo op
Lads tis worse ye’re all getting
Flake outs everywhere
Along wi’ no shortages of bucks who are more sensitive than a blistered heel after too much dancing
In the wrong bloody shoes
Get real
As long as the girls in the pics aren’t complaining or whinging
Or weren’t there under duress
WTF like
They all look lovely
If you have a particular problem with the type of garment
Don’t look
If you have a higher
More grander loftier
And principled objection
Join your local school board
Get involved in helping new arrivals integrate
Better again
elections are in May