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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's sort of sad how every thread related to Islam ultimately becomes a debate about headscarves.  But I guess to many of us it is an interesting topic.

To me, it's somewhat upsetting that a religious observance involves covering a woman's head, of all things.  Like, what is immodest or sexually appealing about a head of hair?  Some women certainly have fabulous hair, but still....

When I see a family where the man is wearing a t-shirt and shorts, and the woman is covered head to toe, I can't help but believe that this particular belief creates a double standard and overemphasizes women's bodies as sexual objects.  I'm not a huge fan of women of other religions wearing haircoverings and the like, either.=[/quote]

Most people do not have a single issue with the scarf thing.

It is when it extends to arms, feet, fingers, faces, etc that gets us all up in arms.

That and the fact that it is dictated by men who have little regard for women, and that it often goes along with a lot of other subjugation of women.

When you have the power to make another human being into an invisible shadow with no rights, you are adding a lot of evil to the world.[/quote]

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