Young Muslim woman from France, humiliates three journalists / She will never be invited again !

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Brief Summary

This video showcases a powerful debate between a veiled Muslim woman, Sarah Elitar, and three French journalists. Elitar skillfully dismantles the journalists' accusations and stereotypes surrounding the Islamic veil, highlighting its cultural significance and challenging the notion that it represents oppression. She emphasizes the importance of respecting individual choices and criticizes the media's tendency to focus disproportionately on Islam and the veil.

  • The veil is not a Quranic prescription but an Islamic innovation.
  • Muslim women are not forced to wear the veil, and it is a personal choice.
  • The media's focus on the veil is disproportionate and contributes to negative stereotypes.

Why is the veil so controversial?

The video begins with a discussion about the controversy surrounding the Islamic veil. Sarah Elitar, a veiled Muslim woman and communication expert, is invited to a French television program where she faces three journalists who are prepared to challenge her views. The journalists raise several accusations, including that the veil is a form of oppression and that it is not mentioned in the Quran. Elitar skillfully refutes these claims, arguing that the veil is a personal choice and that it is mentioned in the Quran. She also points out that the veil is not unique to Islam, as other religions also have traditions of head coverings.

The journalists didn't know this before

Elitar challenges the journalists' assumptions about the veil by providing examples of other religions that have traditions of head coverings, such as Sikhism and Judaism. She highlights the hypocrisy of the media's focus on the Islamic veil while ignoring other religious practices. She also points out that the veil is not a sign of submission, but rather a personal choice that is often influenced by cultural and family traditions.

Is Islamic veil a human innovation?

One of the journalists claims that the veil is not mentioned in the Quran and is therefore a human innovation. Elitar refutes this claim by pointing out that the Quran does indeed mention the veil in two verses. She explains that the verses instruct both men and women to lower their gaze and be modest, and that women are specifically instructed to draw their veils over their bosoms.

The journalist's lie is revealed publicly

Elitar further exposes the journalist's ignorance of the Quran by correcting his claim that the Quran has 3,234 verses. She explains that the Quran actually has over 6,000 verses. This revelation highlights the journalist's lack of knowledge and undermines his credibility.

Are Muslim women forced to wear Hijab?

Another journalist claims that Muslim women are forced to wear the hijab by their families or husbands. Elitar refutes this claim by sharing her own personal experience. She explains that she was raised in a family where she was never pressured to wear the veil and that it was her own personal choice. She also argues that while there may be some cases of forced veiling, it is not a widespread phenomenon and should not be used to generalize about all Muslim women.

Do French people hate Islamic veil?

One of the journalists suggests that the veil should be banned in public spaces in France because it "shocks" French citizens. Elitar challenges this claim by arguing that personal opinions should not be used to justify legal restrictions on individual freedoms. She also points out that the media's focus on the veil contributes to negative stereotypes and fuels prejudice against Muslims.

She reveals a truth that shocks

Elitar uses the opportunity to criticize the media's disproportionate focus on Islam and the veil. She points out that Muslims represent a small percentage of the French population but are disproportionately represented in public debates. She questions the media's agenda and suggests that it is contributing to a climate of Islamophobia.

Important conclusion

Elitar concludes by asking the journalists to reflect on why the Islamic veil is the only religious practice that is consistently targeted by the media. She challenges them to consider why other religious practices, such as the turban worn by Sikhs or the headscarf worn by some Jewish women, are not subject to the same level of scrutiny. She encourages viewers to share their thoughts on the debate in the comments section.

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0:00 this young veiled Muslim woman from France was invited to a French television where three journalists had meticulously prepared to humiliate her with trick questions and groundless accusations but during the debate they quickly realized that they had made a serious mistake to underestimate the young woman because she destroyed them one by one with powerful arguments accompanied by facts as you will see in a moment in this video The Veil is not a quranic prescription it is an islamist innovation because the Quran has never use the word Veil this term does not appear in any of the 3,234 verses of the Quran I want tell you that it does not exist the veil is mentioned in the Quran in chapter 24 you said that no one forced you to wear a veil and I trust you for the moment but

0:47 did you know that this is not the case in neighborhoods where young Muslim girls are under real pressure to wear a veil not at all that's not true you mean young Muslim girls are not forced by their families I think there may be people who wear Prevail Under Pressure but what I am telling you is that these people do not represent the majority what you are doing is a generalization of this phenomenon which is in fact isolated in order to stick this stereotype on all Muslim women who we got it we got it no can you allow me to finish my point your point is already clear it is clear but it is not complete I take this opportunity to say that the veil is not a sign of submission I come from a family of four sisters I have no brothers and I have never had a discussion with my father about the veil

1:32 he has never intervened in this Choice which is mine but do you agree that the veil is not can I finish my answer we are the ones who are mainly concerned by the debate but we have not been invited in more than 80 debates about the veil so I think it would be very important if you had the politeness to listen to me so that I can finish my answer to the question you asked me in fact the Islamic Veil known as hijab is one of Islam's most controversial topics from claiming it's a form of Oppression to arguing that it wasn't mentioned in the Quran the hijab has been subject to a lot of talk throughout the years especially in the west confronted with three journalists Sarah elitar a veiled Muslim woman and communication expert intelligently defended the freedom and right of Muslim women to dress as they

2:19 wish she strongly destroyed each of the accusations and traps of these journalists who were behaving like judges in a court answering the question of why Muslim women wear a veil elar first began by teaching them that Veil is not only worn by Muslim women and she ended her answer by asking a question that none of the three journalists was able to answer can you tell us why do you wear a veil I'll give you an example we often hear in public debates these kinds of questions about why Muslim women wear a veil but what is astonishing is the difference in media coverage I rarely hear people ask why siks wear a turban or why some Jews wear a keeper or why some Jewish women wear a headscarf it is known that in the Muslim tradition women wear a veil whether they

3:06 are married or not but I'm not sure if you know that in the Jewish tradition women wear a veil after marriage yes but Jewish women who wear a veil are a very small minority so for you it's a matter of numbers that is to say when it concerns a minority it's normal and you don't ask any questions tell me is it a matter of numbers or what to escape the question the journalist directly launched a false claim that the veil does not exist in the Holy Quran and that it is a human fabrication the allegation to which Sarah alatar immediately responded with a short and clear answer the veil is not a quranic prescription it is an islamist innovation because the Quran has never used the word Veil this term does not

3:51 appear in any of the 3,200 Quran so I want to tell you that does the veil is mentioned in the Quran in chapter 24 in fact the journalist's claim shows that he knows nothing about the Quran firstly the Quran is not composed of 3,234 verses as he says but it is composed of more than 6,000 verses secondly the Islamic Veil known as hijab is indeed mentioned in the Quran in two verses of different chapters the first is chapter 24:31 in which Muslim men are instructed to lower their gaze and be modest because that is pure for them the verse also instructs Muslim women to lower their gaze guard their modesty and draw their veils over their bosoms it also

4:38 instructs women to not strike their feet to draw attention to their hidden ornaments the second instance is in chapter 33: 59 which says oh Prophet ask your wives daughters and believing women to draw their cloaks over their bodies in this way it is more likely that they will be recognized as virtuous and not be harassed after destroying the journalists about in the Quran his colleague intervened with another false accusation According to which Muslim women are forced by their parents or their husbands to wear hijab but Sarah alatar is a woman who does not miss an opportunity and listens carefully to everything her opponent has to say and then extinguishes him intelligently you said that no one forced you to wear a veil and I trust

5:24 you for the moment but did you know that this is not the case in neighborhoods where young Muslim girls are under pressure to wear a veil I was also born and raised in a neighborhood that does not exist you mean young Muslim girls are not forced by their families listen to me can I answer your question I think there may be people who wear a veil Under Pressure but what I am telling you is that these people do not represent the majority what you are doing is a generalization of this phenomenon which is in fact isolated in order to stick this stereotype on all Muslim women who we we got it we got it no can you allow me to finish my my point your point is already clear it is clear but it is not complete I would like to add that when you associate the wearing of a veil with inequality between men and women I feel

6:10 oppressed I do not understand this Vision why do you think you are the ones who must Define what freedom is for others in fact every time she destroyed their accusations they invented a new one now this journalist supported by her colleague thinks that the veil should be banned in public spaces in France because it shocks the French citizens as if they had conducted a survey to question all people living in France but Sara elar had an answer for them and quickly put them in their place here in France the veil is shocking the veil is an offense culture do you agree that the veil is shocking I understand that we have different positions and that is also the

6:56 purpose of this debate to discuss between different position I but I think it should be important to make a distinction between personal opinions and what the law says earlier you were talking about the values of the Republic and I myself went to the school of the Republic where I learned the values of the Republic which are equality fraternity and living together I was also lucky to have parents who taught me these values as well as values of sharing so the veil may shock you personally but from that making a law to prevent women from wearing it I find that I think the Veil should be banned in schools okay that is your point of view if the veil is banned in schools then what will be the next step will this law not go as far as preventing mothers who wear hijab from picking up

7:41 their children from school elar did not sto there she used this opportunity to denounce the media lynching in France which aims to tarnish the image of Islam you said earlier that 60% of French people were annoyed by the B that's your own statistic but that doesn't surprise me given the media relentlessness we Muslims represent less than a quarter of the French population but we occupy more than three qus of the public debate the question I ask myself is how do you explain this imbalance what's your opinion about this debate do you really think that the Islamic Veil should be banned from public space because it is something that annoys people of other faiths why

8:28 are people only annoyed by the Islamic Veil and not by the veil worn by some Jewish women or the veil worn by Catholic nuns please share your point of view in the comments thank you very much for your time assalam alaykum

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