Mona Eltahawy on France's banning of face veils

Hebah Ahmed and Mona Elthaway, both Muslim women, debate France's decision to ban face veils (niqabs) in public.

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[Leah McK]

"it's another example of men telling women how to..."

So let me get this straight...If women are "forced" to express themselves by wearing whatever they want, it is because men are controlling women.

And if women are "forced" to cover their faces, it is because men are controlling women.

So in calculation, anything a woman does, it is because a man is forcing her by gunpoint. What a fucking joke modern day women are.

When will women start taking responsibility for once?

[DrumNUT]

Sure, Mr. Hater. I'm an anti-clown eXtReMiSt!!! lol smh

[grabthis joke]

lol u cannot even see when she is talking

[islamlove5]

wow...amazing

ma-sha-allah

[popdelack]

Wearing hijab is compulsory. Wearing niqab is not. For security reasons, to avoid suspicion, why not just take it off? In islam you can show the palm of hour hands and also your face.

[Jay Uniq]

Mona, you are being unfair in this video. Just by looking at you in this video I think there is some hypocrisy. You are attractive, have well groomed hair and well applied makeup, and are well dressed. You obviously put effort into how you look and you wouldn't like it if I or someone else said that the way you dress should be banned because it goes against how they view their own beliefs. I am a guy and to be honest with you I see what the other woman says about veils, it's liberating in a way.

[Nur Akhmad Amrulloh]

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[MelieSue]

Get it Mona, get it!

[groundboy16]

Your wearing it because it a false belief which is indoctrinated in man made societies.

[binrasclatladen]

that muslim woman is on her job. she aint havn it lol. the woman who claims to be muslim shld shut her mouth and go cover her hair and understand her religion. i wld dash my halal chicken in her head. y she makn out that woman are forced nd shyt. how men treat women is nuink todo with islam. islam actualy says respect woman mre. but men can only do certain things like dealing with financial things as thats his department kmt woman can deal with finance but one is not engh cz der departmnt is hme

[br0mbie]

When will other women stop blaming women for once?