http://www.burngreavemessenger.org/archives/2006/december06/dear-messenger/ Letters from our readers. All the letters this month are in response to Umm A’tika's letter about the Muslim veil (or niqaab) published in our November edition. en 2006-11-08T13:50:25Z Jamie Marriott letters, opinion, comment daily 1 2001-04-13T12:00Z http://www.burngreavemessenger.org/archives/2006/december06/dear-messenger/the-fear-within-us/ What do we find so offensive about the face veil? Why do people need to show their face to have an identity? Isn’t wearing the veil enough of an identity? And whose identity are we conforming to? Is it to be white? Is it to be Christian? If you are offended by the veil, ask yourselves why? Many women who wear the veil do so because they choose to rather than because of oppression... en Jamie Marriott 2006-12-01T16:47:29Z opinion, letter, veil, niqaab, culture, women, muslim http://www.burngreavemessenger.org/archives/2006/december06/dear-messenger/out-from-under-the-veil/ In this society, in this country, there is a very long history of struggle – Parliamentary and extra-Parliamentary – to achieve real social, economic and political gains, in all aspects of life, at work and in the home. Struggles to attain rights specifically for women are part of this long history... en Jamie Marriott 2006-12-01T16:39:06Z opinion, letters, women's rights, culture http://www.burngreavemessenger.org/archives/2006/december06/dear-messenger/heart-more-important/ Thank you for printing the well written and informative letter from Umm A’tika on the wearing of the niqaab. However, there are cultural matters which this raises for me. As ever, it is difficult to separate some of these... en Jamie Marriott 2006-12-01T16:35:31Z opinion, niqaab, culture