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You are assuming the khimar may have been worn for protection from the sun instead of modesty reasons. We know that modesty is important in Islam because God asked women to use that cloak or shawl to cover women's breasts. He asked women to cover their adornments too. He didn't ask women to wear the khimar to protect themselves from the sun. Hair is often used to attract people of the opposite sex. It can be seen as a woman's adornment. As such, it can be assumed that covering it is in keeping with the modesty requirement. [/quote]

If God had wanted women to cover their hair, wouldn't He have been clear on such an important issue? Why is it necessary to make assumptions about an important point like this? Further, why can't we make assumptions that go in a different direction, e g., that women aren't responsible for men's urges, but instead men should learn, as a religious duty, to control their own urges.[/quote]

Or that women should simply show modesty with their hair as well as dress, by wearing it plain (undyed, uncurled, unperfumed), putting it up in buns or even keeping it cut short.

Anyway, can't you see how sexist it is to think that women don't simply have hair, but instead they're always using it to "attract members of the opposite sex". [/quote]
Women have breasts too - is that sexist?[/quote]

There's *no* disagreement in this thread that the Quran wants women to cover their breasts. The disagreement is over how to interpret it's silence about hair.[/quote]
Actually, you are confusing two things: 1) what the Quran says, and 2) whether what it says makes sense.  You think it's sexist that women are asked to cover their hair and men aren't.  But you are OK with women being asked to cover their breasts, and men allowed to go about in their shirtless glory. That, too, is sexist in that it treats sexes differently.  [/quote]

That very thought actually crossed my mind. But I figured there was no percentage in going there because PP, who is all about changing the subject when she has no good answer to the question at hand, would turn this into a debate about showing your breasts on the beach. I do agree with you.[/quote]
You ninny, I'm the PP you're responding do, and also the PP you think is changing the subject when I point out that no Muslim is interested in debating the finer points of their faith with a random chick on DCUM.  We are, as it were, the same person. [/quote]

I'm referring to the Muslim poster(s) whose main arguing techniques, which seem to be insults and changing the subject. If that's you, flaunt it proudly.

Back to my point: let's stick to the thread topic, which is about what the Quran does NOT say about head coverings.[/quote]
Go find one quote from the poster you think is Muslim.  Let's see if you can tell one from the other. [/quote]

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