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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP, I am a Muslim woman who doesn't wear hijab, either. I respect a Muslim woman's choice. Hijab is truly a decision between a woman and her Creator.

However, it is important that other parties, many of them non Muslim, many of them who loathe Islam, particularly in these times when Islamophobia is rampant, many of them who hate any aspect of Islamic life that strongly and observably diverges from western lifestyle, not scrutinize or ridicule our personal choice.

What vested goal and interest do they have to imply women, who do choose to wear hijab, are gullible, oppressed, and naive? The goal is in shaming hijabi women until they adopt a more western style of clothing. The interest is in diluting the faith and practice of Islam. [/quote]
Have you ever asked yourself why this purported interest in diluting the faith and practice is directed only against Islam? Why is no one trying to dilute the practices of kipa- and wig-wearing Jewish people? Why is no one trying to dilute the practices of sari-clad Indian women? Sikhs? Why do you think the West has this particular feeling only for Muslims? Might it have something to do with what the West thinks Muslims are like?  Why do Muslims enjoy such a reputation in the West?

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Now, it may be true that some Muslim countries require hijab for women. It may also be true that some women in such countries do not wish to wear hijab. I agree, hijab should not be forced upon any woman. After all, the Quran says clearyl, "Let there be no compulsion in religion."

That said, some rules and necessary for the governance of a moral society. The vast majority of Muslims do not want a society where individuals are free to dress any way they like even if that means wearing tiny shorts, bikinis, or short skirts. The vast majority of Muslims also do not desire a society where there is free and unfettered sexual expression between unmarried people. The vast majority of Muslims do not want a society that says porn should be legal. Muslims do not want these and these views are in accordance with Islam. 
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You don't know the vast majority of Muslims, you haven't spoken to them, you don't speak FOR them, and the above is your opinion, not fact.  No one knows what the vast majority of Muslims want or do not want.

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I, too, have traveled to Muslim countries over my lifetime. I've been to moderate Muslim countries, such as Jordan, as well as very strict Muslim countries, such as Saudi Arabia. I recall being leered at once in Saudi Arabia also. What causes these Muslim men to leer? Is the religion of Islam to blame? Or is the culture to blame? It's the culture. It is never the religion. Remember that Arab society still has many remnants of pre-Islamic tribal culture that have been mixed with their practice of Islam and also confused with it. [/quote]
If the religion clearly connects modest dress to piety, then the religion clearly connects the lack of modest dress (as defined by the religion) to the lack of piety.

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Are Muslim countries the only place where men have stared or leered at me? Of course not. I have been gawked at, approached, and harassed in this country all through my teens, twenties, and thirties. I'm in my forties now and relieved that it's no longer an issue for me. [/quote]
This country has no religiously embraced expectation that you WON'T be gawked at or approached, while Muslim-majority countries clearly SHOULD have this expectation. 
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