Rights!
Everyone has their own right and say to religious freedom.
MarJane and her family see how quickly things are changing for them in their
home. Each individual has to live under a specific Islamic regime. On page 73
they say “They want to ensure that our children are not led astray from the
true path of Islam”. The religious organization took Jurassic measure by means
shutting schools down for two years; just to let them on the “right” path.
Without education what “right” path could anyone achieve? It is very hard for
Marjane to have a say in anything because it is taken as a form of disrespect.
You must obey at every cost. One of the biggest situations is the women’s rights.
MaJane’s mother is a prime example of women’s rights. On page 74 she states “They
insulted me. They said women like me should be pushed up against a wall and
f***Ed”. Simply if you were treated like that you can’t do anything about it;
plus it’s considered your fault. On page 74 it states “Women hair emanates rays
that excite men”. So far so many women end up sexually assaulted so to prevent this
they have to wear a veil. Women don’t have the right to wear it whenever they
felt like it; it is just simply the “right Islamic path’. There are different
types of religious freedom values within the text. For MarJane to equalize the
values she’s going to have to observe, create evidence, and stand up for what
she believes.
I strongly agree that people should have the right to their own religious beliefs. It's just different for their culture they don't get as much freedom as we do in America. It's very hard for a person to stand up for what they actually believe in over there, because they will be shamed for it or worse, which leads to fear of being original.
ReplyDeleteI, too, believe that religious freedom is needed in the book, but another thing in the book that restricts freedom is a woman's virginity. Marjane's mother explains to her that women were punished, even virgins. However, virgins were not allowed to be killed by law and so they'd be married off to a man, deflowered, then killed. Also, when living with her friend Julie in Europe, she finds that Julie has slept with 18 guys and she was shocked because in Iran, it was only thought to be okay to sleep with your husband. So, yes, I agree freedom and liberty is lacked in the life of Marjane (and other Iranian women).
ReplyDeleteThat's a very good point that i forgot to mention. It is said a couple times about being punish as a virgin. In those others countries it is considered normal. Marjane knew if the did something like that in Iran she could possibly be executed. For every man an women has to suffer non freedom unfortunately.
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