A Jeanne Site
A Jeanne Site
California State University, Dominguez Hills
University of Wisconsin, Parkside
Latest update: May 12, 1999
Faculty on the Site.
Freedom and the Muslim Scarf On site link.
Review of a New York Times article by Stephen Kinzer, May 12, 1999,
"Musings on Freedom, by Wearer of Muslim Scarf" External Link
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Link added May 12, 1999. Time-related link.
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A Short Historical Non-Ethnocentric View of Female Fundamental Muslim Attire
Jim Shier's project from Sociology of Law, Fall 1999
Photographic Essay on the Women of Afghanistan
Link added May 12, 1999
Young woman, discriminated against for her Muslim beliefs, elected to Parliament in Turkey. When she appeared for for here oath of office, wearing a Muslim scarf over her head, unlike the other 549 elected members. The 30-year-old woman left without taking her oath.
This gives us pause to wonder about Turkey, democracy and Habermasian discourse in which every validity claim must be heard in good faith if there is to be legitimacy. Was her claim heard in good faith? Can we, in fact, so disagree with someone, that we can in good faith say that we are too opposed philosophically to even talk to one another? Does that not stand in direct violation of the criteria Habermas sets out for public discourse? Is it any more acceptable when we (the good guys, of course, are the ones who refuse to listen in good faith?
Visit Jim Shier's Project at his Web Page.> This page was Jim's response to some of these very questions asked in our Sociology of Law class.