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Hair is not a gender marker? For thousands of years women have worn their hair much longer than men and it has always been a gender identifier.
"What's good for the goose is good for the gander" is typical western perspective. Problem is, it isn't in Islam. Islam says men and women ARE different. As such, there will be some differences in their rights and privileges they are afforded by God. A great many Muslim women accept this. Maybe you simply need to come to terms with this.[/quote]

Ugh.  We've gone over this point.  Just because men and women are biologically different does not justify placing onerous conditions on women or limiting their dress to such a degree that no one can see their hair, calves, etc.  No one on this thread has established any sort of convincing argument that the hijab is somehow needed due to the differences between men and women.

But if that is what you say Islam is, I guess that is what Islam is.  A religion that places rigid and unjustifiable limitations on women.[/quote]

No one in this thread has? But the majority of the billion Muslims have established exactly that. That is why we have a 40 page thread, no? You and your handful of islamophobes just can not accept the view of most Muslims.[/quote]

Muslims can do whatever they want.  If you want to convince us something is legitimate or makes sense, that is another story.  The entire world used to treat women as property, the entire world used to prohibit women from voting and working etc.  Just because a billion people do something doesn't make it right.  [/quote]
It makes it right for them. I think it pisses you off that you can't bend the world to your will. And she doesn't want to convince you.  This thread didn't start as "hijabs are awesome."  You had questions.  A Muslim lady came over and answered them as it makes sense to her.  You don't really have to believe any of this. [/quote]

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