The Hijab Ban in France - Woke Wednesdays 

great stuff

“This is Ali, you probably have never heard of him before...” 😂

I love how comprehensive but how natural this is. It's like an insight podcast but visually natural. Good stuff sheen

Wow, I'm French and I didn't even know half of it! Thanks for bringing awareness to this matter, Sheen!

Ali’s next video - How to be productive while eating.

I feel like Ali was trying to be neutral on this topic

Damn I’m fasting for Ramadan and y’all are destroying me with those fries😭😭

I really hoped that Ali would say something about that stupidity going on in France. He has a bigger audience and he could’ve spread awareness about how absurd that idea is. It’s clearly islamophobia and against human rights. They always talk about freedom, why MUSLIMS can’t have freedom of choosing what to wear and what not.

Sheen : 🤨😡😑 Ali Abdaal : 😋🍲🍟🙂

As a Catholic, I support people wearing clothes that make themselves feel happiest. I feel bad that the model's bullying was not taken seriously by the teachers. Thanks Sheen! Love your stories! ^_^

This was so great! Something about the casual setting of having the conversation over a meal feels so welcoming and informative instead of judgemental for people who perhaps aren't as aware of the issue :) also it was kind of funny watching Ali scoff down a meal while you're making such good points, I want to approach life the way he approached those fries. 10/10 can't wait for next woke Wednesday!

Sheen, you are so emotionally invested in this topic.

I'm subscribing because you're representing muslim youth and you're talking about our regular subjects.. I like how cultivated you are and up to date with our struggles - From Morocco 🇲🇦

This was a great, important conversation! (Lightened by Ali eating all the fries 😅) but on a more serious note, thank you for raising awareness by talking about it in such simple terms, and I admire you keeping up to date with all the necessary info to understand whats going on over there!! I really hope it doesn't pass as a law, its literally taking a persons freedom to choose what to wear and then claiming its being done for their "freedom"..

The way Ali is chomping down on those chips while I'm over here fasting is like 😭 At least now I know what I'm ordering for Iftar tonight.

Great insight! As a hijabi it’s much appreciated ❤️

Hey thanks Sheen you’ve really raised our awareness on the topic. People like me in the other half of the world have no sense this is happening. Also love how you brought up the issue in a causal style~ The fast food deco in the front is perfect 😂😋

I finished my masters in France and I didn't apply for a job because I know that getting a job there while wearing a hijab is almost impossible.

Sheen, this video is truly appreciated. Thank you for being so educated and sharing this with your audience!

lol why does ali look like he does not care one little bit

i don't think ali can become an gymshark athlete if he eats like this! x) xD GREAT VIDEO SHEEN! and GREAT EDITIONG TOO!

Thank you Sheen!!! Loved this episode and always foundit really hard to find out more about the topic without feeling completely helpless. This was a wonderful discussion and I learnt a lot.

"Ali do not pick your teeth on camera" Ali - " Why not"

Wow. I think making the consent for sex 15 and consent for wearing smth 18 makes the mentality behind that super clear. ✔️ One day I was in Paris🗼(I am Turkish but I was on a trip). My dad and a shop worker started to chat a little. Then my dad asked to that person where he was from (he was darker, pretty similar skin tone to my dads), smiling and trying to make conversation. He hesitated, couldn’ t answer. Then a French woman who worked there too, jumped in saying: “Oh he’ s French.” The man looked into her eyes so thankful. She gave him a pat on his shoulders smiling, they both acted like she did a favor to him. What shocked me was (It is perfectly ok to be from anywhere ofc) that they viewed to be from a 3rd world country as a bad thing. Something they could hardly pronounce- not even able to say it, in this case. Be ashamed from it. See it as something other than good. He was not even able to address his feelings himself, I felt truly sorry for this person. I am Turkish and there is nothing wrong with that. Even if the Western Media portrays being brown/Middle Eastern/South Asian/Muslim as something negative. I will keep being kind and keep loving to people. But also I will try to make my voice heard, just like commenting these stuff, supporting people like you who try to make a difference and so. ⚖️ Thanks for reading if you read this far!

Loved this so much. Can't wait to see what more you'll share with us all. Keep it up Sheen,Sending you lots of love and sunshine from Mauritius Island ❤

I absolutely loved every point you made you have such neutral voice that can be listened to for hours❤️ As a hijabi girl myself I'll always be worried and scared if I ever traveled to foreign countries I'll always know that some people want to harm me in a way because of what I'm wearing on my Head...?? Even without the law, people's hearts is what scared me most.

Thank you, Sheen for approaching this topic. Feels great that you had the courage to speak about it, and indeed it doesn't make any sense. Enjoyed watching the video, but I wish if Ali engaged more with you in the discussion. (You can't be neutral when people's freedom is in danger)

Loved how you explained what's happening in France in such a succinct manner. Thank you Sheen & thanks to Ali too.

Watching this in Ramadan be like ‘🤤 Those chips’

Too much intelligence in a video. Two of favs in a video. Feeling so proud of being a part of this team. 💪

All the love to you Sheen❤️ I really expected Ali would say something good, something witty, just something towards the end but the fries were too yummy 😂

Lol the classical music in the background going whilst Sheen is talking about someone being beheaded

Geeez, this was really helpful. I never really understood what was going on about the nikaab ban in France but because of this video, I have been enlightened 🙏😁

This conversation reminds me only one thing .. how to ask questions from the government even in pleasent mood ..how smooth uh did...just fabulous 💕.

thank you sheen for the beautiful input🥺❤️

I really hope they don't pass this, a while ago they were discussing the ban of the burkini here in Australia. We have amazing female lifesavers who wear it and it's saddening they have to be subjugated to this. Great video topic Sheen and I'm looking forward to more Woke Wednesdays 😊🙌

telling people what to or not to wear has nothing to do with liberty +reacting to extremism by extremism is not the solution it only makes things worst. I really can't understand why wearing the hijab is that annoying to some people. Anyway tks sheen for the share I really like it 😘😘😘

in belgium, you cannot wear a hijab to school, every girl goes to school, goes to the bathroom removes their hijab, goes on with their day, and at the end of the day, they put it on again to go outside of school lol. we are not allowed to show religion in anyway, so wearing a cross is also not allowed and also the dresscode is also strict in other ways (not just hijab), no shorts for boys, but girls can wear skirts they are longer than knee-level (?? also sexist), no tanktop, no holes in jeans, no shoulder showing, etc. but i think that is also the case in england probably (not sure tho) i don't know how i feel about this, i think they should let everybody express themselves the way they want with their clothing, but i also do not think it is islamophobic since nobody can show religion not only muslim girls, it's ... religion-phobic don't know let me know what you think

I really like that u have enough knowledge to talk about this sensitive topic ❤

Thank you for speaking up for the truth, wow I gained so much respect for you. Thank you for being brave Dr Gurrib! Lots of influencers are afraid of being cancelled for speaking against the uyghur muslim genocide or the french discriminatory laws, props to you

What a great topic to discuss! Thank you Sheen 🤍 Your voice is very soothing btw :)

Face covering not in the Quran, just away of keeping Muslim woman subdued, try teaching the 40% of muslim woman who dont speak the language of the Country they live in, so they are not isolated.

why is saudi still deciding the fate of women?

Please make video on Iran. Hijab is compulsory there. Maybe some women don't want to dress up like that. What about thier rights?

It is frustrating that attention isn’t really paid (or distraction isn’t really uncovered 👀) until specific lives are affected but honestly the underlying xenophobia in EVERYTHING is exhausting. Glad you guys (basically Ali lol) had a scrummy iftaar 💓

PleAse don’t spread misinformation on a very sensitive subject , in France we have a principle called laïcité and it’s all about discretion for all religion . Those laws are targeted against Muslims because they are a growing population and some don’t rescpeft laïcité . As a result we need a law for them .

i am watching this two years later to learn about it but this is still so relevant and insightful. sheen is so smart i am so inspired

Beautiful. Thank you for spreading awarness❤

Thank you for this ❤️ I went to a talk at my local French school about this in Japan, and while listening to the presenters who were white males were trying to justify laïcité, I wished there was a Muslim woman whose life this actually affected on the panel

In Switzerland: Supporters of a people’s initiative to ban face coverings in public have carried the vote with a majority of 51.2%. (March 2021).

This was such a great and informative video. I am looking forward to next week's upload!

Sheen you're quite witty, loaded with a great sense of humor. I like the way you grill Ali 😄😍

Nobody. Literally nobody. France : Wearing Hijab is extremism. 😑

I'm a Brit living in France and not religious at all. I don't agree with banning the hijab just like I don't agree with banning a nun wearing a habit. The hypocritical (racist? xenophobic? Islamophobic?) take having no issue with nuns wearing a habit is awful. However I should say I do agree with banning full/majority face coverings, not specifically the Niqab and Burka, although they are the examples used, but _all_ such coverings of the face unless there is a sensible reason for it such as wearing a balaclava if you are working outdoors in a snow storm but not walking down the street in the middle of summer. That, to me at least, isn't a religious thing though just because I personally feel seeing someones face is a very important social construct, I know not everyone agrees with that but it is my personal view of the world. It is a difficult discussion that gets highly emotive very quickly causing the discussion to turn into a mess full of logical fallacies and personal attacks with little progress made on either side. Obviously with the terror attacks in France over the last few years emotions already run high and rather than work together to tackle the causes we end up with these pointless ideas that just hammer a bigger wedge between different communities and the cycle continues.

Ali: "Oh/Yeah/Hun" *eats fries* Ali: "Oh/Yeah/Right" *takes a sip*

I love where there is no jump cut in the whole video ♥️

Not all Muslim female teenagers are told to wear the hijab by their parents. Some start to wear the hijab during their teenager years because they choose to wear it and it is their own decision.

There is a fine line between being secular and allowing religions to exist. And clearly, France crossed that line.

This discussion was really interesting and important to make. It would be interesting to talk about this topic with a french person to have an insight on the French point of view. To understand better how it has come to that point.

Thank you for this, Sheen. I admire your courage and advocacy for women's rights and freedoms.

We love you, Sheen. You are so cool. Looking forward to more videos roasting Ali 🤣😍🥰

Everything about this video is on point. Thank you for this!

I love how they just gloss over the beheading and then go on a 13 minute rant about how terrible it is that sexualizing clothing could be forbidden.

love this - woke wednesdays is defo the one!

I am in love with sheen! 😩 I have listened to your podcasts for over 5 Months and been following your journey. You are amazing!!!! You and Ali Made me start a RU-vid Channel this week. Well, I've turned on the notification bell. I will never miss your videos. More grease to your elbow 💪💛

👏 Very intelligently articulated.👏 As a tunisian/french women I am shocked by what is happening in France but also not that surprised. I'm also a Law student in France and it's for me clearly a violation of France fundamental principles. We'll see what will happen with this project but it clearly shows current french mentality and racism that is going on.

Subscribed! Love your personality and much respect for raising awareness on the subject ❤️

Thank you so much for this 🙏🏻 much respect

I can see Ali trying very hard to chew as quietly as possible which seems a little difficult for him, but he did it pretty well. Hey sheen I know your from Ali's channel but already a fan of your thoughts and the kind of person you are. Subscribed to see more of your videos and lots of love from India. More power to you sheen ❤️

What about UNIFORM CIVIL code in your country. So, people are identical and not separated in terms of religion.

Apart from class mums not being allowed to wear hijab when accompanying students on field trips, the law actually makes perfect sense. As a secular country (“laïcité” is a concept that foreigners struggle to grasp), we believe that children, through school, should be raised according to the laws and values of the republic, which are inherently secular themselves. As minors, their “consent” to the hijab doesn’t truly exist, therefore they shouldn’t wear it. As adults, they have the right to wear whatever makes them happy and is a direct result of their choice (which is not gonna be the case for an 11 year old girl trying to imitate her mother). As to your caractérisation of this law being islamophobic, because it targets the Muslim community more than others, ask yourself the following question : in the last 10 years, extremists claiming to be from which community have been the greatest threat to our “laïcité” and our freedom of speech? Past events such as those you have mentioned (Samuel Paty, Charlie Hebdo) clearly make my points.

thank you for talking about this! Appreciate what you are doing

Hello Sheen, as a French law student, it is super interesting to get to hear your point of view on this topic. Even though I 100% agree with you on the fact that such law is problematic, it seems to me that you don't really understand where it comes from. The concepts of secularism in France and in the UK are really different. In France, we call it "laïcité" and it includes freedom of religion of course but also a strong separation between state and church. The idea is that the state, the government and the administration should be completely neutral towards religions. That is why public workers such as teachers, anyone working in a public hospital, members of Parliament etc.. can not wear any signs expressing their beliefs. So, the question of banning the hijab (and every other religious signs) for the mothers accompanying their children during school trips is linked to that. Should the parent helping teachers during those trips be considered as public workers? If yes, then the same rules should be applied. It's this same idea that led to the ban of religious visible signs (mostly hijab) for the students in French public schools in the early 2000s. These rules are well accepted in France and are part of our culture. To me, on the opposite way, it is shocking to see that the head of state in the UK is also the head of church, or to see the US president swearing on the bible during the inauguration for exemple. So the problem of "laïcité" in France is to find the right balance between citizens freedom and neutrality of the state. To me, those amendments are going way too far in the protection of the state neutrality, as it is discriminating towards muslim women cause they are certainly the most concerned ones. I just wanted to let you know that this is the result of the French view on secularism, that could be resumed as the aim to make everything that is linked to the state religion-free. I could go for hours about this topic that I find super interesting, but I'll have to stop here haha. Tell me if you'd like some ressources about it!

Interesting topic! I liked that you framed the context of this law too - laïcité is a huge part of French public life and a principle upon which the French gouvernement is constantly working. But it’s not a very simple principle to apply and its exact definition is not agreed upon by everyone. I personally find the amendement ridiculous. You do not fight extremism by forbidding young girls to wear a scarf on their heads, nor by forbidding mothers to go on school trips. And this idea of trying to erase what makes individuals or communities different to make them “equals” is beyond flawed.

Thank you for raising this topic ❤️❤️❤️❤️

This impressed me so much. How well you put points. 🙌👏

Sheen I love you so much ...you have such a great energy in you that drives me to watch you....I would love Ali to always feature you in his video to make it it PERFECT 😁💎

I am french reverted to Islam , I left France because of this islamophobia. I am French but I left my country because I feel not safe and not free. I wear the hijab and it’s my choice.

Thanks for highlighting this issue 👏🏽

You cannot compare catholic nuns with Muslim teenagers- 1. there is only a handful of nuns wearing robes compared to Muslim girls wearing hijabs, so it’s basically not a social issue, 2. it virtually never happens today that parents tell their daughters to become a nun. Women become nuns usually at a later age and of heir own volition 3. there is no social pressure to become a nun and wear a gown in European countries, while there is social pressure (from some Muslim communities/parents) to wear a hijab, 3. women have a lot more rights in European countries than they have in many Muslim countries/cultures/communities (I know that‘s a generalization but it’s a clear tendency), and a hijab can be seen as a symbol of that, 4. nuns live in monasteries for the most part and have chosen a life that is explicitly separated from public life, while a hijab is an everyday piece of religious clothing

I really love this video.. the topic.. and also Ali just enjoying himself 😅

This vid made me order fries and burger 🥲 also Sheen, you’re such a pure soul ily ❤️im glad that u opened ur own RU-vid channel! Subscribed!!!❤️

Thank you Sheen! Very well explained! 👏🏻

Wooow that was great, this is not even a religion issue but I feel is more of a freedom issue.Thank you for speaking about it.

Would love if you could speak about the uyghur genocide, subhoor ahmed on yt does some great work on this and he recently interviewed a oxbridge alumni woman who works for UN!

I respect others IF THEY deserve it. I respect people like Ali & Jim Kwik who help people😉

Sheen is so lovely❤️❤️

This was so informative. Thank you!

@ali you forgot to eat the other 3 ketchups kept on the table :p. Also, great video sheen! Looking forward to the next one.

thank you for discussing that topic ❤️

German courts actually upheld the legal ban on headscarfs for legal clerks. I really can't understand why people feel so threatened by it. My grandmother wore a headscarf and when we used to go out for a walk here in a German city we always got mean looks. Makes me really sad.

Are you gonna make a video about how Islamic religions are sexist as well or it is all gonna be critics about one single side?

Ali is just eating and eating and eating and eating..🤣🤣

Thanks for addressing this topic

Surprised Ali didnt know of the beheading in France

Actually the law do include none too, we just dont make a big deal for them because they dont interact with civil society.

this was a woke convo and so educational!! thanks Sheen!!!

Happy you discussed that topic❤️

I really think these conversations are necessary and I agree with you but the basis of legislation is not completely correct in regards to Belgium and France. It’s not against human rights because they prohibit any religious symbols in all public domains in France and Belgium. It’s legally way more nuanced than a RU-vid comment. I am a law student in Belgium and I would just like to point out that people should really do the extra research. But this video is honestly a great start and food for thought

If it's to do with devotion and modesty, why don't men wear the hijab?