Showing posts with label Sociological analysis on Hijab controversy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sociological analysis on Hijab controversy. Show all posts

Saturday 12 February 2022

Sociological analysis on Hijab controversy

1.Hijabophobia - is a type of religious and cultural discrimination against Muslim women who wear the hijab. 

2.Politicisation of hijab and Vote bank politics - political leaders and parties manipulating public sentiments. 

3.Contradiction between the Indian state and the Indian model of secularism.
         Positive secularism- indian securalism is different from western secularism, indian constitution embodies positive secularism- protecting all religions equally and giving equal respect to all the religions.
4.Religious fanaticism whether by the majority or the minority has only damaged the secular mosaic.

5.Contradiction between Two western paradigms of secularism ( universalism and multiculturalism ) 

6.Legitimacy of state - it question the legitimacy of the state- it's the duty of state to ensure that an individual can profess and practice her religion - religious freedom is the hallmark of pluralism and inclusiveness. 

7.Denied of the fundamental rights - the choice of dress based on religious injunctions is a fundamental right protected article 25(1).

8.Communal disharmony and competative communalism - protest over hijab turn violent in Karnataka 

9.Legal lag - In Amna Bint Basheer v Central Board of Secondary Education (2016), the Kerala High Court held that the practice of wearing a hijab constitutes an essential religious practise but did not quash the dress code prescribed by CBSE.

10.Hijab not gender neutral element of religion it's imposed on women. 

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