Wednesday, September 29, A New Chapter. I spent the whole time in the cool and invigorating Pacific Northwest, surrounded by tall evergreens, wild deer and raccoon, and the beautiful waters of the Puget Sound.
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Wednesday, September 22, Voice Behind the Veil T he essay in this post was reprinted from E Islam, a website that strives "to provide general motivational and spiritually enriching articles about Islam and Muslims in general.
I wear the niqaab face veil. I'm one of those to whom the new law in France would apply. I'm one of the ones being discussed by politicians, human rights groups and the media. I'm one of those whom many feel the need to liberate. I'm one of those you may think is oppressed.
I'm one of those many of you detest the sight of⦠I'm one of those whom you may believe is uneducated; one of the ones you may think has no voice. But I do. So let me speak. I am not Arab, Asian or even African. I am Australian. No, not 'first generation', 'second generation', or an immigrant. On my mother's side, I'm of French-Canadian descent, and on my father's side; British.
