What can I do? Plenty, Sister!

one question plz can you prevent someone to wear what ever he want what ever was his aim from it ???
if you beleive in personal freedoom you're answer should be NO
those girls are covering them selves depending on there personal beleives
we want to change people behaviours not what they wear or what they look like

i have a couple of things to sayy:

1) to bayan:
Anan did not say anything about forcing a hijab.. he said "feel the need to cover up". this means that they choose to cover up, coz they feel unsafe with men, or that any man around her will want to think about her sexually or want to abuse her. So your argument against him is somehow false.

2) Anan did not suggest that covering up means your not pretty.ON THE CONTRARY, it was stated by Anan that women are beautiful and should not cover up. ie. meaning they ARE PRETTY = thats why they cover up

3) in your statement you said "what ever religion you are being decent is required.".. well what if a person doesnt believe in religion .. or in scripture written when teh world was a different place. I think you shouldnt make such an assumption or accusation. because religions are different, some do state what to wear like islam, others around the world might not and do not. therefore, BEING descent is NOT REQUIRED. its your own opinion to do so, and is respected by others..

maybe you should respect other peoples point of view and not state that being covered is REQUIRED, or a must to have a religion of some sort.

plus, you got all defensive upon your decision to wear it, without reading what Anan said carefully, and did not respect Anans point of view.

For women to achieve their rightful position in society, they need to establish power centers made up of women themselves and sympathetic male members to join together for the enactment of laws that will guarantee their rights. So called "honor killing" should not be honored, should be vilified and treated as a murder punishable by the full extent of the law.

As long as women feel the need to cover themselves up while their male counterparts don't, there is something amiss regardless of the reasons and excuses put forth. Women are beautiful creatures; they reflect the beauty, attitude, image and civility of the society they inhabit.

am barely holding my fingers away from the keyboard

i really appreciate ur efforts to rise the awareness toward women rights but Seriously do you expect such a women would have the time or the Choice to surf the internet and read this artical OHH COME ON she even cant pick up her owne dress you need to use another way to educate people
thanks alot

i don wanna anyone to get me wrong am not defending whats so called patriarchal mind but I once tried to check it out my self i went with a group of guys and girls, and we started a simple question and answer. You will be shocked by the answers. don't look at "husband or brother or male" as a controlling freak!! cuz a lot of them out there are demanding to be controlled so before judging just check
actually i didn't like the part where it says"serve your brothers.."

I don't at all think this is exaggerated, at one point or another I could say I went through most of these phases, & I've been a resident of Amman all my life. I appreciate the positiveness in the previous comments but that's not to mean that discrimination doesn't exist anymore, it did - still does & our duty as a community is to do something about it! For a better tomorrow & healthier generations by all means. Thank you.

depends what you want to concentrate on.. Amman isnt Jordan.. it forms 10% if that of Jordan.. theres a lot more.. even worse in other areas.. i feel sad sometimes.. coz yes you are right.. women are getting to high places thankfully .. but MEN around them are never happy and Husbands are rarely encouraging. we need to change how people think, we need to create behavioral change! and we should all be part of it. One other thing that kills me, is that there are some people who are unaware of these situations, they dont believe that this stuff exists.. well trust me IT DOES!! very sad