Veiled Threats

Veiled Threats?

Every country has different beliefs, religions, practices, and ways of living their lives. Not only do religions have their own way of teachings but they also require conscience, which is very important to people’s dignity. In Veiled Threats, by Martha Nussbaum, Nussbaum questions what is it to treat people with equal respect in areas touching on religious belief and observance, specifically in Muslim woman. Just like Democracy over Republic, Nussbaum believes that the minority of Muslims is not being treated equally to the majority of society. She covers the five arguments that are commonly made in favor of proposed bans. The point Nussbaum is trying to make is that people are trying to ban the burqa because it is causing problems through out the nation when really that is completely wrong and unfair. People can wear scarves covering their faces during the cold, but Muslim women cant cover their faces in public. Also, she states that women may cover their bodies as a way of being objective to males, but the rest of the women get plastic surgery, wear tight attire, and pose in nude photos for men. Nussbaum feels that society is being hypocritical because they judge Muslim women for respecting their religious beliefs yet society preaches about the equality in the United States.