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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]

I married into a Muslim family.   I find the separation of sexes for many things, like school, parties, etc., to be more problematic when it comes to creating sexual harassment problems.  I think it's critical that girls and boys, and later men and women, work together and socialize together and not see every person of the opposite sex as a potential sexual mate.  It's not so much the head scarves, in my opinion, as it is this separation.  Headscarves are just one small element.[/quote]

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