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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP, if your contention is that men sometimes lust, yes, they do, and probably no more in Muslim cultures than any other culture.

But as I said earlier, hijabi women are trying to prevent the sin of gazing, which is far less egregious than lusting. So it would follow that, yes, they are also trying to prevent lust.

The goal is to try to prevent the unfortunate and undesirable wanton sexual behaviors that are corrosive to society.

Both men and women are commanded by God in the Quran to "lower (their) gaze" but women wear hijab to prevent sin, their own as well as mens. Wearing the hijab reminds women, also, that they should control themselves.

Western society with it's linear equality ideology has deemed it shameful that a woman should have to take on the burden of covering herself to help maintain a moral society. Muslims feel no shame with this. What is the alternative? A society where men do lust openly and women do satisfy their lust, such as what we often have in western societies.

The Quran doesn't mention a woman needs to cover her hair, but if a woman chooses to embrace hijab for modesty reasons, more power to her.[/quote]

I'm following this thread and the thread about New Year's Eve in Cologne. It seems you have happily taken on the responsibility for reducing men's lust and improve treatment of women, and it doesn't even work. If it demonstrably did work, we'd be much more receptive to your cultural practices.[/quote]

Right, very appropriate to take one example of thugs and apply it to the world's male Muslim population.[/quote]

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