(November 25, 2015 at 1:10 am)robvalue Wrote: Well they should stop doing it then, it's disgusting. God/Mo is clearly a terrible guide to follow.
You can justify anything with that reasoning.
Nowhere in the Quran does it mention specific items of clothing to cover the head though. I suppose people can twist Quran 24:31 a little bit in order to control women, but the notion that women should exclude themselves society must be a predominately a Hadith thing. But I can doubt on even that verse, and Taj Hargey has an interesting theory about the garments the OP wants us to talk about, and he claims they were actually around before Muhammad (was even born) to control women. It is unfortunate that he chose to write about his campaign in the Daily Mail though.
These items of clothing are insulting to both genders. They suggest men cannot control themselves, sexually. You have this idea, in places where there is too much Saudi money, that the moment a woman reveals her face she will be raped. This is wrong. Someone who is of the mindset that they will abusive a woman in such a way will do so regardless of whether the they are alienating themselves from wider society or not.
I would like to see all religious clothing banned in public, but I know that won't happen. Having said that, a Daster has the complete opposite effect on me that the burqa, etc., does. I know that if there is trouble, the man can quickly whip out their Kirpan and maybe do some Gatka. Yes, I'll admit it, women who do not want be part of society scares me.
