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Actually, YOU sound like a paternalistic slave holder, seeing Muslim head-scarves as a sign of belonging to a "distinct culture", while you yourself if you were a woman, and had the choice, would never submit to such an indignity unless you were forced to by tradition, submissive thought-patterns and a watchful imams. Now, I will give your email to the many, many workers from Muslim backgrounds, 1st and 2nd generation, from my union (CNT). I will ask them to write a response to "The point is that the head scarf is being used as a symbol to scapegoat a religion, a people-- to define that religion, that people as "external" "stranger" and... as unFrench, and somehow a source of real disturbance in the "harmony" of society." Fouad is the General secretary of the Construction workers of Moselle (57-58), the SIPM (journalists) RP also is made up of many (2nd generation) migrants (many Iranians), Ali Hussein is a colleague of mine (with an honours degree and a PhD) from the teachers' union. They will probably have something more interesting to say than what I wrote about the head-scarf being used as a symbol to scapegoat a religion. Hope you get a response from them, if not, contact the Secretariat of the United Cleaning workers (RP), 1300 strong CNT union that is exclusively composed of migrant workers who clean hotels. 95% women. 70% Muslim. My own theoretical exertions to denounce the nefarious role of religion in breaking down class solidarity are over as of this post. ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
