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[quote=Anonymous]Reasons Muslim women wear the hijab

1. It is required by law
2. Their families or husbands force them to
3. They (erroneously) think their religion requires them to
4. Peer pressure from their friends
5. Protection from harassment in the street (Muslim majority countries only)
6. Desire to show they are pure
7. Increase marriage prospects with men who want pure women and take the hijab as a sign of that
8. To wear a symbol that proclaims Islamic pride
9. To wear a symbol against Western neo-colonialism
10. As a show of Islamic feminism that believes the hijab is a rejection of the objectification of women
11. A mortification practice that they believe brings them closer to God.

Reasons 1 through 7 probably cover 90 percent, likely more, of the cases and are the reasons why most of the posters on this thread dislike the hijab.  Reasons 8 through 10 are tiresome, but okay.  Only 11 would be legitimately religious but even then one would have to say why this particular practice?  Why not fast one day a week as a non-hijabi Muslim woman I know does?  How about engaging in good works?  Giving extra zakat?

Have I left out any other reasons?[/quote]

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