The Difference Muslim Woman and Man By Chenny Lu
What’s the opposite of…
Difference Theory Man Not Man
Difference Theory To be an A is to be something Not A is not something. Signifier （ Phallus ） To be a woman is to be not-self, not man, not the phallus. “many men can so naturally speak in parallel constructions of their cars and their woman: It’s my house, my wife, and my money, and the government can’t tell me what to do about any of it. ”
Veiled Muslim Woman
How do the American Society consider veiling? The Veil. Unveiled
Freedom Oppression Repression Reclaim identity Differentiate girl with veil and girl without veil Absurd Beautiful
Why do they veil? Modesty (Quran) Liberate oneself from the world Treat oneself as precious Protect woman from indecent thoughts and acts
Reconstruction of Difference A tool of creativity – To question multiple forms of repression and dominance A form of resistance to Western ideology and secularism Muslim women’s freedom of choice.
9/11and the Hijab Why 9/11 Made Muslim Women Wear the Hijab Second generation Muslim youth women begin to wear Hijab Feel not a part of America Change in friendship
Veiled Woman in Other Western Countries Islamic scarf controversy in France In 2010, France passed a law that bans the wearing of full-face covering, including but not limited to burqas and niqabs, in public. Pakistani Women Protest French Burka Ban Pakistani Women Protest French Burka Ban
Category ANot A ManNot Man (Woman) ?Veiled Woman
How to Category Woman Culturally Race Age Education Etc.
The Muslim Man
“Traditional Muslim Men” Culturally confused Excessively pious Intrinsically violent. White kameez and beard
Fort Hood Shooting Background On Nov 5, 2009 At Fort Hood, the most populous U.S. military installation in the world Nidal Malik Hasan An American of Palestinian descent A U.S. Army Major serving as a psychiatrist 13 killed and 29 wounded.
Fort Hood Shooting
Muslim Man in Western Society
Modern Muslim Man Who take initiatives even if the odds are working against him. Who have transnational consciousness and his cosmopolitan ease in navigating different cultural life worlds.
Muslim Programs Amr Khaled - Life makers Anti-Drugs campaign Amr Khaled - Life makers Anti-Drugs campaign
Category ANot A ManNot Man (Woman) ?Muslim Man
Conclusion: A Positive Category A plurality with internal structure whose elements are differentiated and differentiable and are in a significant variety of relations with each other, and that is, by virtue of this structure, coalesced as a distinguishable “something.” Such category is self-supporting, not constituted by contrast with negation.
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