"Pronunciation" : "Vwal». "Noun". (1170), "Curtain" ; the "Latin" "velum" which meant a large piece of "stuff" that was used to "sift" the light.
== History ==
The veil was originally a utilitarian piece of clothing used to protect against the cold, Wind, the sun or sandstorms in the desert parts of the world where, even the men wear a veil, called the "keffiyeh" in "Bedouins" and "peasants" "Arab" or "scarf" in "Touareg". While men are the Islamists' Chéchia ", the "Fez" or "turban" in sunny areas but less desert.
First Utility, the veil s & rsquo; is then slowly codified over the centuries more or less rigid in some societies "traditionalists". And the codification of religions existed for several hundred, See thousands, years; is already codified in Assyria there 3 300 years. The veil was there allowed the nobility and prohibits women without nobility and prostitutes. And with the creation of "religions" such traditional standards were maintained and subsequently associated with varying severities to "myths" religious "monotheistic" "Arab", recently, among other. Monotheistic religions have been created there is little time in the history of mankind (I "Judaism" n'a that 3 000 years, "Christianity" 2 000 years and the "Islamism" 1 300 years). Thus in regions where the veil has been used for "thousands" there is gradually more important than where religious are using is newer.
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== "Phenomenology" ==
As for the peoples of the desert he s & rsquo; d is & rsquo; a matter of life or death face sandstorms, d & rsquo; have a veil to protect. So, a Tuareg will carry the "scarf" all his life. L & rsquo; it is thus clear that the veil has become a sacred garment SINCE & rsquo; it is a source of life, and its absence source of death, for the peoples of the desert. Like everything that is related to survival; for the peoples of the desert, the veil is so sacred. While he has kept a utilitarian or "aesthetic" (Article "fashion") in external companies deserts and predominates or "free thought".
Therefore, Object Utility, the veil is phenomenologically a character increasingly encoded and "sacred" in traditional societies and this character has been preserved and integrated into the & rsquo; within the most religiously conservative societies as a part of religions.
== "Controversy" ==
In the "rights" of corporations can be prohibited "forcing" a person to wear the veil. But, we can not prohibit the wearing of the veil itself, if it is a choice, without infringing on individual rights. If we banned the wearing of a garment for questions "conspicuous" should also ban all other forms of ostentation that has all the modes and "ideologies", whether "punk", "Gothic", etc. (because some are afraid), sexy (because some Puritans), jewelry (because some are jealous), or other religious symbols , etc.
Child Protection === ===
We can therefore prohibit the obligation of the veil by minors. This choice must be made by a person "major" making a free choice, without parental pressure or the environment.
Since children risk being the target of taunts to the "anachronism" or the fallacy the veil.
The right to ridicule === ===
The "Charter of Rights and Freedoms" does not, by cons, adults to make them laugh and allows them to be mocked to wear a garment for protection terrible sandstorms in… non-desert areas!
Yves Marineau
Sociologist
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