"if some muslim countries have conservative regulations, that does not mean that islam/muslims are hypocrates, nor that gives you the right to generalize & make such claims. Turkey, Indonesia, Lebanon, Syria, Malaysia...etc are all muslim countries, or countries with Islam as a majority, but they don't impose their religion/traditions on other people, so you are totally wrong in what you claim.
Actually the only hypocrate countries are those who ban the dress of some religions (women head covers for example) while they claim that they are free democratic communities, where people are SUPPOSED TO BE free in what they wear."
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Bentley, of course you are right. It was a generalization. Good that you pointed that out.
I have been to several of those countries and it is totally different than in Qatar. During Ramadan, for example, non-muslims are not forced by law to abstain in public.
So, lets limit our discussion to Qatar then as the argument still stands that way.
If Qatar wants to impose dress regulations on the basis of culture, tradition, values then they should not complain nor be offended when they are forced to remove their veils in the West.
Would members of the MOI be offended by this? Consider it unfair? Discriminatory? Unreasonable?
I for one, dont give a hoot if they wear the veil or not. Doesnt bother me one bit, but that is because I have lived in the Gulf. At first, it was a bit of a weird thing.
Furthermore, considering Qatar's conservative traditions and tribal history I find them to be very tolerant. It's their country, so we must abide by their laws. If that means, no shorts so be it. Like it or lump it. Dont like it, leave. Go somewhere else. For me, its a small inconvenience for the hundreds of other things I really love about the place.
"if some muslim countries have conservative regulations, that does not mean that islam/muslims are hypocrates, nor that gives you the right to generalize & make such claims. Turkey, Indonesia, Lebanon, Syria, Malaysia...etc are all muslim countries, or countries with Islam as a majority, but they don't impose their religion/traditions on other people, so you are totally wrong in what you claim.
Actually the only hypocrate countries are those who ban the dress of some religions (women head covers for example) while they claim that they are free democratic communities, where people are SUPPOSED TO BE free in what they wear."
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Bentley, of course you are right. It was a generalization. Good that you pointed that out.
I have been to several of those countries and it is totally different than in Qatar. During Ramadan, for example, non-muslims are not forced by law to abstain in public.
So, lets limit our discussion to Qatar then as the argument still stands that way.
If Qatar wants to impose dress regulations on the basis of culture, tradition, values then they should not complain nor be offended when they are forced to remove their veils in the West.
Would members of the MOI be offended by this? Consider it unfair? Discriminatory? Unreasonable?
I for one, dont give a hoot if they wear the veil or not. Doesnt bother me one bit, but that is because I have lived in the Gulf. At first, it was a bit of a weird thing.
Furthermore, considering Qatar's conservative traditions and tribal history I find them to be very tolerant. It's their country, so we must abide by their laws. If that means, no shorts so be it. Like it or lump it. Dont like it, leave. Go somewhere else. For me, its a small inconvenience for the hundreds of other things I really love about the place.
Im all for tolerance myself.