This specific blog will entail a story of a women fighting for feminist rights from Saudi Arabia, who wishes to immigrate to Canada. I will be discussing the feminist perspective on immigration.Saudi Arabian woman, Nada, wanted the permission and privilege to live in a country where she is not required to take part in the specific religious restrictions of women's clothing. Nada wanted the chance to walk down the streets freely without worry of being abused or punished for her appearance (Miller, 1992) .
Nada is a woman from Saudi Arabia that was attempting to immigrate to Canada because of the strict religious rules and expectations in her own country. Nada was fearful for her family in Saudi Arabia. The woman was frightened that the “Saudi Secret Police will harass my family (Miller, 1992) .” The immigration minister refused to become involved. This woman was criticized and rejected when all she really wanted was to have her rights considered as equally important as men’s rights. She wanted the privilege to her own expression and was denied.
I believe that Canada denying this woman entry into our country and sending her back home to be abused and possibly even arrested is ridiculous. Canada accepts all kinds of different immigrants, coming from across the world. What would stop them from allowing a woman at risk into the country if it means keeping her safe? I personally don’t see the cause of the denial.
Every person in this world deserves to have their rights upheld. They have the right to safety and this woman does not have that in her home country anymore. Nada is even resulting to immigrating to any country that will welcome and allow her other than her home country. It saddens me to hear that a story like this is part of my country’s history. It saddens me that my country is selfish and will put its own desires before the safety of a woman. This is completely unfair and has complete disregard for Nada’s well-being.
All people should have the right to express their own religion and their own idea of what they think suits their style. People should not be forced to believe in a certain religion because of the country they live in and they should certainly not be forced to commit the wearing the clothing of that religion.
All people in the world deserve to be treated equal, including women. Woman deserve to have the same rights as men and their rights upheld the same way as men and everyone else in the world.
Works Cited
Miller, J. (1992). Minister won't help Saudi 'feminist refugee'. ProQuest.
Thank you for sharing this touching story.
ReplyDeleteIt hurts me to hear that this women is not allowed the rights she is entitled to. Women and men are equal human beings and deserve the same treatment, not only in Canada but all over the world!
-Brigitte
This post was saddening for me to hear. I too cannot believe the selfishness and disregard Canada is showing to Nada. I also believe everyone deserves to have their rights met. It is terrible that a country like Canada, which is claiming to be free, would do such a thing to a woman wanting to live a life she deserves to live.
ReplyDelete- Michal B.
Thank you, I am glad to hear that the post reached out to both of you. While i was researching this courageous woman's story i discovered that in Saudi Arabia women are not even allowed to drive without permission or supervision from a male. Unbelievable!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this story! It's sad how women are not treated as equals in many parts of the world, even in our own country. I am sure there are many stories like Nadas, and that is a sad realtiy. Our government needs to take these stories seriously especially when peoples rights are involved.
ReplyDeleteJenn S
Very true. There is many other stories where women are treated unequally and it needs to stop.
ReplyDeleteSerena (the third comment is mine as well)