The hijab (etc) is immodest

[The Architect Of Fate]

Actually, you'll find that the vast majority of rational adults simply believe that women, just like men, should be free to wear, or not wear, almost anything they want.

The only problem anyone finds with the hijab is that it is a symbol of the oppression of women within the Muslim world. That some women have been brainwashed to think that the hijab is a good thing means very little, and is akin to a Christian child being scared of swearing, or eating an extra cookie, lest they end up burning in hell for their ungodly transgression. In fact, no rational adults seem to think there's any good reason for a woman to cover her hair. Covering breasts and the rear end is one thing... but hair? Who the fuck actually thinks that? Oh, it's only religious bigots. Imagine that.

Even still, if a woman is going to insist that much that she wants, herself, to wear a hijab, then so be it. I simply think there should be more education so women who insist on wearing a hijab know exactly what it is that they're wearing and why.

There are many theories on this. My theory is that in a time when there was no sunscreen, no regular cold shower and of course no air-conditioned jeeps to ride through the desert, the hijab, being of black color was simply the ideal dress for a very hot and arid country. Until the 19th century most European farmer women were also wearing dresses covering their heads and their entire bodies. In fact, the more you go north in the Muslim world also, the less Hijab they are wearing.
 
Ancient people did not have the choice of being stupid. Even on religious issue. Just like a hard working European peasant woman had to protect her body from the sun, the wind, insects etc, Arab women who mostly worked in the area of stock farming in the Arabian Peninsula had to protect themselves from the sun. Otherwise they would be dehydrated and they would die.
 
Now taking this and saying “This is our tradition, This is the rule of God…” etc… that’s a whole different issue (and it’s not true).

Just a note sunscreen is actually an ancient concept