Why shouldn't Muslims be able to wear garments that cover their faces..? Is it a threat in anyway to security?
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so your question\nisn't your question\nbut IS your question?\n.
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I think it should be a womans choice. Noone should tell them they have to or they can't. I think the adultery point you mentioned is outrageous compared to other possibilities if you are taking that angle. They do not cover their face to get away with adultery, but for religios and moral reasons. If they could get away with adultery, who's to say they could not get away with robbing a store? Or kidnapping a child? Or murder? But I honestly feel like none of these are serious issues to be concerned with, and having the right to cover your face if you want should be protected.
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Hello...I'm a Muslim woman living in England..and I will try to give you an answer..\n\n\nIt depends on your definition of Chador and Burqa...\n\nLet me explain what a hijab is first.. It meaning covering..and to protect our modesty.\nIn Islam for women this means that we most wear lose clothes that do not show our curves, and covers all our body except our hands and faces,\nThis is interpreted in many ways in many different countries..and chador and burqa are just one of them.....\n\nA chador is large cloak...that covers the whole body except for the face (and hands). It is originally from Iran..and is named after the Farsi word for tent(because that is really what it is) And is only culturally common in Iran. There is a modified version with arms..that is worn in some countries such as Iraq as well.\nChadors are mostly black...though they are highly coloured ones worn by some traditional groups such as the Bandari. \nPray chadors..worn when making pray are patterned mostly in dark colours..I have one in navy blue with white flowers. \nThere is a fashion now in Iran to have the chador in a pattern..There are still black but with an embroidered type of material. And some young girls wear opaque chador :-)))\n\nThe burqa covers all the body including the face. A common image would be the blue burqas typically worn in Afghanistan..\nThough amore common type of clothing ..that covers the same areas..  would be a niqab..where a separate piece of material covers the face. This is traditional in the gulf states and Saudi Arabia. Also I know in some areas in Pakistan they do that as well.\n\n\n\nOK..back to your question...\n\nI would think that there are very very very few women in the west who wear chador. I have not seen one!! This clothe is traditional only to Iran..and is difficult to wear and manage. You really need to grow up wearing one to be able to control it well.\nMost Iranian women who live in the west do not wear any type of hijab..(or a very small one), and women from other cultures would not wear it because it is very hard to wear. It is also very strange on the streets of London..or New York rather than Tehran.\nI had a friend from Iran who visited Belgium as a tourist who wore a chador for her first day..but then took it off because it was so unusual!!\n\n\nAs for the niqab (it is more common style than burqa) there are a few women that wear it. (and the number is increasing) I would say about 1-3% of Muslim women in the west do, depending where you live. Most of the women who actually wear it are converts to Islam rather than born Muslim. OF the 4 friends I know who wear it 3 are converts.\nIn cities in the UK.. You can see women wearing Niqab in parts of Birmingham, and in areas such as Whitechapel in London. \nYou will also see women from the gulf states wearing Niqab..in central London department stores such as Selfrigdes and Harrods.\nIn Britain most of the women who wear niqab are White British converts (With a few Black British as well..but they tend not to cover their face) and a few Muslims of Pakistani or Bangladeshi origin as well wearing niqab. There are women from the gulf states who wear it but..there are mostly in London (and tourists) Britain does not have a large population from gulf countries,\nIn the USA..again most who wear niqab are converts. There are more Gulf State Arabs in the USA..and some women in places like Dearborn Michigan also wear niqab. But note that most women from most Arab countries such as Egypt do not wear niqab...\n\n\nAs for other types of hijab..I think it is quite common. There are many women who wear western type clothes with a headscarf, or a jilbab(outer coat) and head scarf.\nI would take a guess in the UK at about 40% of Muslim women wear hijab depending on the area.\nAnd it is now getting more popular with young women wanting to practice their religion more. I think it is much more common in the younger generation now. I know many young women /girls who wear the h
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Muhammad with a bomb in his head wrap would be an interesting shirt! So it may be a little bit offensive and risque, the market of people looking for shirts like that is larger than the amount of people that would be offended by the shirts.
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I am Muslim and I do not believe women are required to cover their faces. Everyone (including men) is, however, required to conduct themselves modestly.\n\nYou will get a lot of answers from people who take the Qur'an out of context and do not look at the arabic words which tell a very different story from the translations. There are some Muslims who believe women should be completely covered from head to toe and others who believe women covering themselves completely is a form of idol worship. Islam is as diverse as any other religion (and also varies geographically and culturally).
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hi black_killz.,\nvery intrusting answer,u feeling very comfortable with burka?? but just see this question in terms of all the women's who suffering and paying for this.\n\nI come to know by ur point that the guys those r following Islam/or anyone society who in favor of burka,u say .. coz they want women's protection?? it means these guys r most found of stare to women's then other guys from all over world. means this is the problem of yr socity,they only can see a women only simble of lust,so they need to cover their eyes and surely need to improve their ideas, but when society is man oriented ,then they suggest scarifies fr womens and cover their womens,why don make yr women's strong, give her rights , her freedom, , develop her individuality , but they made only capable to women fulfill their lust ,their demands to take care of their kitchen and kids.\n\nactually burka is a just a part of this mentality, why u keep illiterate yr womens,why u  make difference in education between yr daughter and son, why Islam support 4 wife's to a men, why only the first right of divorce given to a men, now last month they provide same right to a women fr dovorce.its well known fact  that they ignored women individuality. womens r Treated like a property, a women she like to wear a burka or not, who the hell a men or goverment will decide it. don u feel that is only right of a women ,why its predecided wt women should wear or not.\n\nI can say all the things, coz my society ,culture provided to speak and claim for everyone's right, but those women cant speak against , if any Taslima Nasrin dare to come out, their society  proclaimed a "fatwa" and demanded her arrest and execution.\nhttp://www.secularislam.org/skeptics/taslima.htm
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Well.. this is one Question.. I knew from the onset I would NOT be answering..\n\nThe perverse unInformed dumb a** that those people are who circulating this..\n\nBorn & mostly been living in India, we see some strife between Hindus' & Muslims..\n\nBut even then we (as Hindus' n am sure the Muslim brotheren too) know more about each other..\n\nfor the umpteenth time... ISLAM FORBIDS PUTTING A FORM TO THE Holy Prophet..\n\nOkay?? is it now understood that, when even thinking of Him as having a: form/a body IS NOT PERMITTED.. making cartoons would be the last thing finding peace with followers..\n\nMost Hindu Gods have their images printed against lingerie & Inner Wear.. & Gods rubbing against crotches isn't exactly comforting for their followers..\n\nThink of it, replace the ones you are followers of..\n\nIf you still do.. I dont even want to puke on your face :(
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First of all let me tell you that i agree with you. But to clear things more, covering the hair for a Muslim woman is something that should be done exactly like Christian women are supposed to cover their hais, however, when you come to choice there are a lot of Muslim women whom do not cover their hair (they are still Muslims). As for what some governemts are doing to force women to cover their hair well i think its up to the government itself and whoever does not like it can leave the country (thats a choice)...
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AS LONG AS THOSE MUSLIMS STOP HIDING BEHIND THOSE SCARFS, HIJABS, NIQABS, BURQAS !!!\n\nWHAT ARE THEY HIDING ???\n\nWHY THE BARRIER AGAINST OTHERS ???\n\nCAN'T THEY ASSIMILATE INTO THE NEW COUNTRY THEY CHOSE TO MOVE INTO ???\n\nCAN'T WE UNITE ???
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Their koran is not as sacred as they pretend. When Muslims sneak into our country from Mexico, they leave their "holy book" and prayer rugs in the desert to help conceal their identity.\n\nLet's see...when they capture one of ours, they cut off his head in front of a camera. When we capture one of theirs, we put them in a climate-controlled cell, give them three meals a day (that conform with their religious needs), and...oh, dear...put underwear on their head and take naked pictures to embarrass them.\n\nGee, would I rather have my head chopped off, or have a pair of panties on it? I'll think about that and get back to you.\n\n.
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I am a practising muslim, i pray 5 times a day. I don't think hijab is necessary in this day & age.Hijab was introduced when the life of women was difficult and it was a danger for women not to wear it at that time. But now it is a danger to wear it, people who wear the hijab get all kinds of abuse and humiliation. After 9/11 wearing the hijab has increased a lot. If the war and terror in the Middle East stops maybe these women will think about integrating more.Wearing a label is not as necessary as practising. Some people still do bad things whilst wearing a label. Is it right to hide under the label of a muslim?
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sometimes. depends which ones. muslims wear stuff geared for muslims. there's goth. amish and mormin wear dresses.....
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I know I know I know!!!! there are 2 actual reasons to this. \n\nno.1 a culture that was passed on, for in arab, there is always sand storms and the cover is to protect their face.\n\nno.2 the muslim, men have high ego, it is a made known that only the husband of the woman have the rights to see their face or touch them.... \n\nI went to arab once, thinking that it might be a conservative country, but when i go to the shopping malls.... the undergarment shops is all over the place and all of these shops sells sexy outfits so that these women can show their husband when their alone. \n\nSelling G strings in arab sure is big business !
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I don't think that people should have to wear clothing at all.  Should be a matter of choice.  Children who are raised in nudist colonies are much more pyschologically balanced than those who are not.  Some idiot said we should be ashamed of what God gave us and made us cover up.  Keeps a lot of people employed though.
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Muslimahs wear regular clothing under them.  Whatever you want.
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The dress of Muslim women comes from the understanding that everthing on a womans body is attractive. The aim is to eliminate superficial judgement of women and encourage respect for women and modesty. Muslim women are supposed to cover their bodies with loose clothing including the hair. The other Abrahamic religions (Christianity and Judaism) both originally had that rule in place. Over time Christians have eliminated it although some women still put something over their hair when they go to church although they have lost focus of the the aim behind it. Many Orthodox Jewish women also cover their hair but they have also relaxed the rule. Some cover their own hair with a wig or allow a bang or stray side wisps to show. As far as the prohibition to eat pork, I don't know exactly what the reason is but I do know that it is considered an unsanitary animal. Islam prohibits drinking alchohol. This is one of the things that Muslims understand will be enjoyed in Paradise. That being said, please understand that not everyone follows all the rules just like in any other religion. So you may find a Muslim that does drink alchohol or show their hair or eat pork. That doesn't mean that they are not Muslim. They are a sinning Muslim that can always repent.
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I agree with you... Let the women choose what they would or wouldn't like... I am planning to visit Turkey and maybe get the picture of what's going on there first hand... I was shocked for the first time some years back when watching news... A lady who was a member of the Turkish parliament entered wearing Hijab... and all the men and other people there stood up raising their voices angrily asking her to remove her Hijab or else leave the session... It was indeed very rude... And she was defiant of neither removing her hijab nor leaving the session... Imagine an educated lady going through this... Yes, UAE is a very good example where no one is forced into anything... I have been to the UAE on several occassions and did wear my Hijab... Seeing some people not wearing Hijab did not encourage me to change my mind... It should be about choice...