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  • trooperbill-1

    i read somewhere that the whole burka thing is a result of mohammed telling his wives to dress modestly and not show off as they were to set an example... i get it but theres a whole difference between for example michelle obama wearing a hoochie dress and how she dresses to support her husband.... wasnt this the intent and not covering women from head to toe?

    • That was the intent taken afar by the traditional Arab society over a thousand years ago. In the meantime they got effected by neighbouring religions likeBeeswax
    • Christinaity. The current black veil is a direct copy from Christian Nuns. But they even covered it up more. Women & 6th century arab society is a whole topic.Beeswax
    • Women had no rights, they were like a property owned and traded by men. Muhammad tried to change it by giving them rights for the first timeBeeswax
    • And he succeeded during his lifetime but right after his death Arab society reset itself back to their 1000 years old traditions. The head cover was merelyBeeswax
    • a protection for women in those times. I mean how safe was it for a women to live in the middle of a desert where tribes and bedouins rule.Beeswax
    • Look at these two different interpretations about women covering. http://i.imgur.com/O…
      I accept the first one but majority doesn't.
      Beeswax

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