The Science Behind the Veil (Hijab)

Gibbs I agree with you. (it happens lol )

If someone says "science proves" and you aske for the actual study, it  should be available. 

Rape is about power and control. And one must have the opportunity to act upon as well.  If you live in a gender segregated society, whether someone has ill-intentions or not, they must be given opportunity. Hard to do if you are only around men if in a family, thre are ALWAYS people around. Plus I read from sisters, in places like Egypt, women in hijab get sexually harassed.

And in the west where sex is quite accessible, we have plenty of rape. Why? They can get sex. Why would a good- looking college man drug and rape a woman? He can get sex. Why do that? That is a twisted mind with opportunity.

Hi Chrysalis,

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Again, there's no problem for women wearing a veil either as a symbol for religion or to keep the head warm in winter.

There is a problem with face veils and moderate Muslim women should come up with creative strategies to make this unfortunate tradition disappear. Face-hiding garments are wrong except when walking to the south pole. Women should participate in public life, show their faces and have a significant influence in society. Showing their faces in private is not enough. Faces is what makes us human. As social creatures we rely on face perception. Taking faces away is a way of dehumanizing people.

If a man behaves in an inappropriate manner in public for example staring at you, tell him. That's what mature women do. If women think the veil reduces being stared at, fine. If it makes them more comfortable that way I can accept this. But they should not lose their faces. Foolish men should not be the reason for women to turn into faceless ghosts whenever they are in public. And in Western countries we got dress codes too. In a city it's not appropriate to run around naked and it's also not appropriate to run around fully cloaked. This has little to do with religion. It's a matter of culture and dress code. When Western women travel to Iran, for example as journalists, they respect the local dress code which means wearing a veil. This is okay. We should respect that. But we also want some respect when it comes to our culture and our dress codes in Western countries.




Edited by Matt Browne - 12 June 2010 at 6:22am

Hmmm.... up till now I'd always been under the impression that rape usually has the arousal factor as the initiative. Learned some new facts

Hayfa wrote: Some people get arousal thinking of a woman afraid.

This one shocked me a little. That's just too heartless and seriously retarded

Matt,

I agree with you. Violence against women is a huge problem all over the world, and it comes in many facets. Genital mutilation is actually an African custom, you won't see it say in the Middle East or the Far East. It is a cultural practice. Performed by Christians and Muslims alike.  To what happens to those young girls is quite horrifying.

This one shocked me a little. That's just too heartless and seriously retarded

Yes it is shocking but you realize that people who rape people are not "normal" in sense. Some can only "perform" if they dominate.  When you think about it, why would anyone want to force themselves on another human being?

Gibbs: I agree with you.

Also, if you want to see a show that will either turn one gray, or cause one to loose hair, watch a show called "I Survived" on Bio. It is INTENSE and not for the faint of heart. People talk about situations they survived like being stabbed 17 times, raped and left for dead or lost in the wilderness.  There are very deviant people out there.