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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]According to God (in Islam), he wants adherents to be modest. That means to not stand out or stick out, be flashy or outlandish - both in clothing, and in lifestyle.

So the wealthy Arabs with the fancy cars, gaudy houses, but simple cotton garb? They're not modest.

Wearing niqab in most places? Not at ALL modest - you're completely drawing attention to yourself.

Hijab is becoming more commonplace, and I couldn't care less whether people wear it or not. But the hijabis with the high heals, leggings, and full face of makeup are comical.

In Islam, the goal is to not draw attention to yourself. The goal is NOT to cover up - but many Muslims themselves don't understand this distinction. [/quote]

I think the hijab draws a lot of attention towards the woman, especially when you live in a culture where women's hair is uncovered but you can still dress modestly (loose clothes, high necklines.  Men in America are not lusting crazily over women's calves or hair.

On the contrary, when I was living in Egypt, I felt that men were staring at me, all the time, no matter what I was wearing.  And I am pretty sure that hijab wearing women got the same treatment.  The reason for this is that the men have internalized that women are objects, and they can do whatever they want to them, and it's the woman's fault for being sexually attractive to them.  Coincidentally, this never happened to my mother, growing up in the 60s when most women did not wear hijab.  These ideas are all connected- the idea that women (and ONLY women) must be "modest" or covered up, the idea that women are objects, and the idea that men are not responsible for their sexual feelings, women are.  These are all connected.[/quote]

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