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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whoa! Over the top response.  OP was under the impression that the hijab was worn to essentailly hide oneself.  Thus, she is confused by an attention-getting one and is wondering if hijab is about something else.

Answer--it is about something else.  It is about covering what the Quran refers to as "zeinat" or beautiful things.  It is not really clear what this means, but some interpret it to mean your hair, body, arms and legs.  Faces, hands, and feet are okay (but the more extreme versions in Islam would say those need to be covered too).

As long as you cover those things, your dress can be as sober or as garish as you wish, though, again, the more extreme forms of Islam would have every piece of clothing be black, or, as in Afghanistan, white or blue.

What the hijab is designed to cover can be compared to modesty codes in the West, but we are fine with more being uncovered.  We also tend to have different standards for different venues--church and office are one thing, weekend wear another, and beach and resort yet another.  Traditional Muslims, however, tend to employ the same modesty standards everywhere.  That said, many Muslim women are perfectly fine with the Western modesty code.[/quote]

Why don't men have to cover up their"zeinat"?[/quote]

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