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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 1 Apr 2010, 12:53)
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I think ...we shouldn't be embarrassed about how offensive the full face hijab is to us. In the same vein as excessive amounts of exposed female flesh is offensive to them.
The conservative arms of all three monotheistic religions cover a woman's hair; orthodox Jewish women wear wigs, Christian nuns wear a wimple and Muslim women wear a headscarf.
But why remove the face? There is a practical reason for this in a desert culture; it protects you from windblown sand stinging your face. The whole 'preserving my beauty for my husband' thing is a cover for promoting difference over integration.
Also, if you took a photo negative, a full face hijab looks a hell of a lot like a KKK grand wizards outfit.
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