I will not be forwarding this to anyone, but I do have a couple of words to say about it.
Is such a sudden attack of swine flu a coincidence? I'm glad you asked.
Well, of course it is. We as Muslims need to be more educated about what we believe and say to others (let alone ourselves). There is absolutely NO basis for the writer of this e-mail to make such a blatant lie without the slightest bit of science or thought to back any of it up.
Am I suddenly kaffir because I reject the words of an anonymous person who isn't qualified to offer an opinion, let alone run a spell checker?
Let's measure the impact Sarcozy's desire had on similar situations where covering one's mouth and nose was indicated:
Black Death (mid-1300s) - not triggered by a hijab ban
Spanish Flu (1918) - not triggered by a hijab ban
SARS (2002) - not triggered by a hijab ban
In fact, the introduction of surgical masks in hospitals (1897) as part of disease control was also not triggered by a hijab ban. It was doctors finally acknowledging that airborne disease transmission could be limited by blocking your mouth and nose.
Oh yes. Nun's habits? Not triggered by swine flu.
Perhaps the writer started from same place as Pat Robertson claiming Haitians made a deal with the devil - ignorance, hate, lack of education, and generally being an idiot.
Western countries have a problem with what the niqaab represents in our culture - a cut-off of essential humanity, subjugation, and sexism. Eastern countries also have a problem, as do the northern and southern ones. In fact, so do quite a few Muslims.
There are so many kinds of wrong in this e-mail I don't know how to express it. So I'll just say to the original writer, put down the keyboard, step away from the monitor, and go back to living in your 7th century cave.
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