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Old 27-07-2008, 05:54 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by brian pearson View Post
I wonder how many Muslim women really want to wear the veil, if indeed they were free to wear whatever they wanted.

I suspect Muslim men choose what Muslim women wear.
Which is one of the many reasons why Islam is a terrible religion.

However, that doesn't change the fact that people should be free to wear what they wish.

In fact, I bet there are many Muslim women who have been so blinded by their dogmatic beliefs that they think it is their place to be subservient to the man and are happy to be treated like cattle.
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