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Olde Tyme Religion
Islam does not require women to veil
2006-11-23
Women have the right to dress as they please, but the rights of the individual have to be balanced with the rights of society. Taking up the current controversy over the veil, Tarek Fatah, founder of the Muslim Canadian Congress, writes in the Toronto-based Globe and Mail that the veil is not required by Islam, nor should it be viewed as a conflict between Muslims on one side and the “Islamophobic” West on the other. The debate, he argues, is being waged primarily within Muslim society and is part of the battle for the heart and soul of Muslim communities from Tunisia to Turkey, Indonesia to India, and right here in Canada. He cites Yusuf al-Qaradawi who said last week, “It is not obligatory for Muslim women to wear the niqab. The majority of Muslim scholars and I do not support the niqab in which women cover their faces.”
Posted by:Fred

#3  The translation of the q'uu'r'an I read phrased it, in the key passage as I understand it (repeated in various forms all over the thing), as "women must hide their beauty". That has been interpreted in every way imaginable. Why they must hide their beauty is never actually addressed. I guess it's just a short-dicked guy's way of hanging onto his squeeze.
Posted by: .com   2006-11-23 23:42  

#2  "The majority of Muslim scholars and I do not support the niqab in which women cover their faces.”

Notice he only mentioned the veil - not even Saudi Arabia or Iran require the veil, although many tribes/groups within them do require them. Hair covering, though, is another story. That is absolutely required in Iran and the Magic Kingdom and is universally accepted as an Islamic requirement.
Posted by: xbalanke   2006-11-23 22:54  

#1  Pure unmitigated horseradish. So long as these sanctimonious rectal cavities allow raving sphincters like Taj al-Hilali to go uncriticized for calling women in Western attire so much "uncovered meat", the veil is a de facto standard. While Muslim men go largely unpunished for raping women, whether or not to wear the veil is not an option.

Let me know when a world-class gold plated turd like Qaradawi puts out a death fatwah on al-Hilali. Only then will I even remotely begin to believe that Islam is making any progress towards reformation. Until then, Qaradawi and al-Hilali are merely circle-jerking the West.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-11-23 03:12  

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