Monika brought an article in last weekend's Observer magazine to our attention: Robin Yassin-Kassab, author of Road from Damascus (which Aisling read and thoroughly enjoyed) has written a piece entitled "
My wife wears the hijab, I wish she didn't". His wife Rana replies in a follow-on piece on the next page. One phrase of Rana's leapt out at Aisling:
"...you have to believe in a superior power that knows better than you do."
Eh, no, you don't, actually. What a disempowering thought.
Robin Yassin-Kassab also blogs here on blogspot. His pieces are always interesting and thought-provoking. He's posted the
unedited version of this article too.
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