The veil issue
Too much has been written about niqaab already. It's time we focus on mini-skirts! Mini-skirt is no less extreme than niqaab. Imagine a teacher looking around the class and all he gets is an unwelcome glimpse of the girl's private parts. Is normal interaction possible in this case? Mini-skirt is an impediment to cultural development and spiritual enlightenment. It increases the risk of sexual harassment. We cannot always depend on men to not rape us and expose ourselves for every random person to leer at. We need to be truly liberated. If these girls wearing mini-skirts are advised to wear even the basics of hijab (not niqaab), which is undoubtedly obligatory in major religions, they quickly retort “Hijab cannot be forced. We are free to wear whatever we want.” Can the same be said about niqaab? Can a woman be forced to unveil while some girls are given the freedom to roam about in mini-skirts? Can the society itself isolate and rebuke niqaabis so much and overlook these girls donning mini-skirts? There has to be more discussions/write-ups revolving around mini-skirt and its effects on the “welfare” of society.
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