Why do many Sicilian and Spanish women wear veils?
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good, sensible, benevolent modesty
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم\nالسلام عليكم\n\nHello, actually there is no rule in the Quran or the Hadith about covering the head. And the rules about dressing modestly apply equally to men and women. Unfortunately the men of all cultures want to dominate women and in all cases have twisted whatever they could to enforce that domination. That included government (women in western countries could not own property until very recently and in the US they could not vote until the early 1900's) as well as economy (women in most of the world could not inherit property until very recently) and religion.\n\nBut the modest clothing is typical of the society. For instance the Burkha that westerners decry so much is actually a leftover from the Christians who inhabited the area. The Burkha was a perfect foil for men in both religions. The nuns in Catholicism wear the habit because they are honoring the way Mary, the mother of Jesus, dressed (peace on them both) and she was Jewish. This was the way women dressed to show modesty in those times.\n\nThe young man from "Persia" is totally wrong, if he were to actually look at Quran and Hadith, using his own intelligence he would know that. But the teachers of Islam in many countries teach what they were taught to teach and it is usually filled with cultural misconceptions.\n\nSalim
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Moslem women that cover their head, even the bible says that all women should cover their head.\n\n1Corinthinians 11:3-6 it says "If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off, and it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head"
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Excellent question, wonder why they never thought of it themselves. Why do they need their women to be fully clothed from head to toe in burqa ?\n\nAnother Muslim scientist claims that the Islamic headdress HIJAB derives from sex rites. She claimed that the headscarf was first worn by priestesses in Sumer who were initiating young people into sex, without being prostitutes.\n\n\nhttp://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idarticle=6361
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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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The veil or hijab is commanded by Allah to all creation who follow his laws of human creation, this is to save our beauty or pruda for only or husbands as there source of comfort and ease not for every tom dick and harry to stare and oggle at ,to prevent on man from having desire for anothers wife,daughter ect.. Its about modesty a long lost unfortunate topic that women today dare not practice,its funny how a woman in a hijab will turn more heads with disgust than a scantly clad girl with her butt and breast hanging out in a public place.  Says alot for the morality of mankind(not anymor)today.
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This is just a theory, however, in many places that people cover their hair, it is hot and often there is not much water. If people live in the desert or in the mountains, their hair would probably get gritty and oily with little opportunity to wash it. By covering their hair, they could keep it cleaner. Likewise, with material to cover the face, especially during sand storms. Women, in particular, for over two thousand years have taken care of their hair and face as best they could. In other places, the weather may be cold or windy. In these places, men cover their heads as well. Over time, the practical habit of protecting hair and face took on social or sexual connotations that may have had little to do with the original reasons.
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It does not give a percentage of women being veiled in Cairo,\nbut the figure is low.
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I am very upset hearing that Muslim women are banned from wearing head scarves in France and now the Dutch are ready to ban women from wearing the traditional Burqa (covering of the body with a coat and the face). These countries are basically telling everyone that Muslims have no right to do what is in their religion. I mean, how narrow minded can these people be? Seriously! These countries are taking away the freedom to practice religion and discriminating against Muslim women (and men) because a few idiotic people claiming to be Muslim have attacked the US. The fanatics should be caught and put in jail but don't tell everyone who are not fanatic Muslims NOT to wear what they want to wear or have to wear as per their religion. \nWhat would happen if the Christian and Catholic churches were banned from having their nuns cover themselves from their head to toe? What about if the Jews were told that they could no longer eat Kosher meat and had to eat non-kosher food because Kosher was banned? \nOf course, the people in these other countries are narrow minded folks who think they are right and everyone else is wrong. How much of this can anyone take? It is NOT right to take away a person's religious freedom because of security. I agree that there needs to be precautions but women can wear hijab and other police women can check them if they need to when they go to airports or other areas that they need to do security checks. Telling Muslim women (and it doesn't matter how many of them cover or not) is basically stating to the world that Muslims have no right to practice their religion freely in public (and in private if they go too far). \nFrance and the Dutch have gone too far with their bans. They need to stop persecuting those who have done nothing to them. Look at their own countries....there are people who are not Muslim who have tried to hurt them and get away from the security. So stop screwing Muslims over with these crappy laws!
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I am a muslim man and I have seen most of the time it is the woman that insist on wearing hijab despite their husbands wish. Well, a muslim women can answer this question better.
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Burqa is the veil that covers everything except the eyes. Peace.\n\nBtw, it's not synonymous with oppression, if it is the woman's choice to wear it. If she is being made to wear it, that's a different story.
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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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They're fine by me.  They don't always wear black.  In fact, you don't alway know a real goth when you see them.  They're goth because of their point of view, which accepts the good and bad in life, not how they dress.
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My best friend wears the full niqab- which covers her completely. Only her eyes show.  She is very beautiful underneath and when I asked her why she gave me two reasons.  \n1- because she believes that her physical beauty is for her husband to enjoy.  She feels free from competition and jealousies from women.  She does not have to have men googling and drooling all over her appearance.  Her husband has a lot of respect for her, especially since most of the women here in NYC are dying for attention and to show off as much of their bodies as possible.\n\n2. Secondly, she says she does it to please God, because when you are muslim you should wear something to show people you are muslim.  When you do this it is considered a good deed.  \n\nWhen I traveled overseas to Islamic countries I enjoyed wearing the Niqab and felt a sense of security and peace I have never known all my life here in America.
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It comes from the days when respect was a normal thing not an exception.  Most people consider a hat on a man as an accessory, but with women it's part of their attire or outfit (even when it doesn't match).  It used to be that men removed their hats anytime that they entered a building or came face to face with a woman (whether or not she was a lady).  Older gentlemen and even some young ones still remove their hats at the appropriate times, but as I said earlier, it is becoming a lost tradition, along with most chivalrous acts and mutual respect for the fellow man (and woman).
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i think most of us feel like if we do wear it ppl will attack us.but i know many muslim women who have over come this fear and wear.and ppl always think its the husband that makes them wear it.but its the woman's decision to wear it no one else.but the niqab isnt obligatory.the ruling in islam is if u dont wear face veil then there is no sin on u.and if u do wear it then u will get blessings.
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Most the time they don't "have" to cover their hair... it is often a choice.  It is a sign of the sacrafice they made for God.  I think it is because many men find hair very attractive on women, and so they want to keep it covered.  Christian women don't cover their hair because they haven't made that choice to commit their life to God the way nuns do.... to be unmarried.