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13. agreed. i am very against state enforced hijab

Wed May 30, 2012, 08:34 PM

May 2012

but i am also against state enforced unveiling

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The hijab has liberated me from society's expectations of women [View all] Neoma May 2012 OP

+1 laconicsax May 2012 #5

How many of us women have deliberately dressed down hedgehog May 2012 #2

I thought of that example, too obamanut2012 May 2012 #7

I wear a lab coat to teach in. Starry Messenger May 2012 #10

Ditto SheilaT, only from the viewpoint of a western male.. Permanut May 2012 #3

I have no problem with anything freely chosen Warpy May 2012 #4

that experience is not unique to women btw nt msongs May 2012 #6

i agree. La Lioness Priyanka May 2012 #8

Ever read Zeitoun by Dave Eggers? Neoma May 2012 #9

That's the impression I've gotten... Violet_Crumble Jun 2012 #23

they did a study in europe looking at this (belgium) La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2012 #24

Very well said. ty MerryBlooms May 2012 #11

agreed. i am very against state enforced hijab La Lioness Priyanka May 2012 #13

One of my local supermarket's checkers wears a hijab FloridaJudy May 2012 #14

I think it's a two way issue. Neoma May 2012 #16

This is one of the harder aspects of empowerment to wrap my head around stevenleser May 2012 #17

I'm used to seeing women wearing them. Neoma May 2012 #18

I see it all the time too.. stevenleser May 2012 #19

... Never heard of that event(s)? Neoma May 2012 #20

Completely horrific. It almost makes me cry everytime I think about it... stevenleser May 2012 #21

To me it's a bit like saying LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #22