The Hijab Marches Ahead

The Hijab Marches Ahead, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

153,145 items / 1,190,931 views

an issue of wearing a garment
or not wearing a garment
so much has been written and said
by those that consider it a garment
of oppression even though it is
not part of their religiosity or ideology
hate towards this garment they
have bred through their deafening
soul gone dead a freedom of expression
of a muslim womans choice they have bled
they have no solution for unemployment
in their country as these modern satrap tread
good governance human touch
out of their hardened hearts has fled
racist in outlook xenophobic islam hating
outlook instead playing to the gallery
for cheap applause to stay in power
absolute power corrupting their head
hope humanity gives way to narrow mindedness
bigotry as their nations masthead
empty words equality liberty justice
they bellow thanks to their empty heads
terrorizing the soul of the muslim women
the agony the pain the pathos the dread
i sometimes wonder was it because
of all this balzac maupassant diderot
zola sartre as a young man i had read
learnt the french language passionately
from which the soul has fled