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2 EDG/PRELIM-19/CHSS/4E5N/DW/CC SECTION A (Source-Based Case Study) Question 1 is compulsory for all candidates. 1 Living in a Diverse Society Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions. You may use any of the sources to help you answer the questions, in addition to those sources which you are told to use. In answering the questions you should use your knowledge of the issue to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. (a) Study Source A. What is the cartoonist’s message? Explain your answer using details from the source. [5] (b) Study Source B. Why did Senator Brandis respond in this manner? Explain your answer. [6] (c) Study Source C and Source D. To what extent would the Singaporean professor agree with the Moroccan woman? Explain your answer. [7] (d) Study Source E. Are you surprised by Source E? Explain your answer using details from the source. [7] (e) “It is right for women to wear the burqa.” Using sources in this case study, explain how far you would agree with this statement. [10]

3 EDG/PRELIM-19/CHSS/4E5N/DW/CC How has the world responded towards the wearing of the burqa and the niqab? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you answer some of the questions. The burqa and the niqab are outer garments worn by women in some Islamic traditions to cover themselves in public, which covers the body and the face. While the burqa covers the entire body from the top of the head to the ground with only a mesh screen allowing the wearer to see in front of her, the niqab is essentially a face veil that only leaves the eyes uncovered. In recent times there has been a surge in the number of wearers of either the burqa or the niqab across the world, although the numbers still remain substantially small. Though it is not a religious garment, those who choose to don this full length garb do so as part of their personal expression of worship and religious freedom. While some women choose to wear it out of their own will, others do so because they live in societies where the men pressure them to. On the other hand, there are still some societies that have called for and authorised for a complete ban on the burqa and/or the niqab, as the concealing garment leads the wider public to wonder who and what is underneath it. Other than posing as a potential security threat, some societies argue that the wearing of the burqa and/or the niqab is against national values of secularism. Read the following the sources to find out how the world has responded towards the burqa and the niqab. Hijab Niqab Burqa

4 EDG/PRELIM-19/CHSS/4E5N/DW/CC Source A: A cartoon posted in April 2011 with the caption “Cruel Culture”. Source B: Extract of a response from Senator George Brandis, Leader of the Government in the Australian Parliament