I think there's a distinction between burqa and hijab - The Burqa covers all the face and can potential cause a lot of health and security problems.
As for the hijab, I'm indifferent to ti - I think it is wrong to wear it just to please Allah, but if women want to wear it I'm fine with it. One thing many westerns ignore so often is that being a woman, specially if you are pretty, can mean being hit on, catcalled and harassed frequently, stared by men, etc - For some women, simply covering part of their heads or wearing larger clothing fixes this and I don't see anything wrong with it. I think part of the problem with any headscarf, regardless of religion, is that we live in a society where women are supposed to be pretty and look good, and those who wear that kinda challenge the norm, the same way a guy wearing a skirt would challenge.
As for the hijab, I'm indifferent to ti - I think it is wrong to wear it just to please Allah, but if women want to wear it I'm fine with it. One thing many westerns ignore so often is that being a woman, specially if you are pretty, can mean being hit on, catcalled and harassed frequently, stared by men, etc - For some women, simply covering part of their heads or wearing larger clothing fixes this and I don't see anything wrong with it. I think part of the problem with any headscarf, regardless of religion, is that we live in a society where women are supposed to be pretty and look good, and those who wear that kinda challenge the norm, the same way a guy wearing a skirt would challenge.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
