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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hijabs doesn't bother me.

Niqabs actually really bother me. I feel that its an aggressive political statement in some ways seeing as its quite extreme to hide your face in that way.

After all as a society, we place a lot of value in facial expressions and non-verbal cues. I would not feel especially encouraged to start a conversation with someone in a niqab. Its sort of a Do Not Disturb sign.[/quote]

+1. The niqab is a patriarchal cultural relic turned into a political statement.[b] Some dispute that the Quran requires a woman to cover her hair.[/b] [/quote]

There's not really a dispute. The Quran absolutely does not mention anything about covering hair. It does encourage modesty for both men and women, and for them to cover their "ornaments." What that really means is ambiguous.

"Modesty" is a very cultural interpretation. If you wear niqab in the United States, I'd say that's highly immodest clothing - as you are drawing more attention to you. If you wear jeans and a 3/4 sleeve tee with ballet flats, that's much more modest, as you will blend in and not stick out.

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