Victor Darin

I have decided to write about Hijab. It´s a very interesting subject because there are hundreds and hundreds of different opinions on if you should be allowed to use a hijab that covers the whole face here in Sweden. Many people think that it shouldn’t be allowed, and many people think it should be allowed. Well, I agree with both opinions. I think that you should be allowed to choose your religion even if the religion comes from another country, because everyone has their own right to choose what they want. If you come from a poor country and want to get away from wars and things like that, you should bring your religion with you in your package. I believe that a religion can sometimes represent who you are as a person, I mean people are different, and will always be different with their own culture, you just have to accept it because there is nothing we can do about it. If an immigrant moves to Sweden with their own religion, we should accept the religion and the person.

But I do agree with the other opinions. Because if you are an immigrant and move to Sweden, you should accept our culture too! For example I have heard about Muslims that have complained about how we treat them. But off course you shouldn’t be allowed to walk into a store with a hijab that covers the whole face, off course they would think that you were a robber who would put a gun to their faces and say: “Give me the money!” What I am trying to say is that the Swedish people accept their culture, and they have to accept ours! We were given a paper in a lesson before in class about some Muslims that were denied to use their hijab at the university because the hijab covered the whole face. And then we read some comments about it. Some people said that it was wrong of the teacher, and some said that it was right by the teacher. I think too that it was right by the teacher. I wouldn’t allow them either. Because it is hard to judge a person in the class if you have never even see their face. I think that we should compromise on this subject. I think that you should allow people to have their hijabs, but only if it doesn’t cover the whole face!

Here is a video about a discussion in Sweden about hijabs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQWiiMxCcSM

I think that this represent the subject that I have worked with. I think that this is not the only problem that has appeared for the Muslims. The question is if it is right or wrong. Well, I don’t know.