Women & Islam: Tales from the Road - Melissa Vinitsky says, "With Muslim women largely behind the scenes and out of reach, a foreign woman, even modestly dressed, stands out like a bikini-clad ... women should always cover their hair in mosques, period. The Answer bank also describes traditional Muslim women's garments:
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Muslim group calls for burka ban; CBC ; A Canadian Muslim group wants the federal government to ban two kinds of garments, the burka and the niqab, worn by some women. The Muslim Canadian Congress said ... Canadian Muslim organization urges Canada to ban traditional Muslim garments in public Star Tribune 2009-10-08...
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"In many Muslim societies, for example in traditional South East Asia, or in Bedouin lands a face veil for women is either rare or non-existent; paradoxically, modern fundamentalism is introducing it", ... However, unlike female garments such as jilbab, lihaf, milhafa, izar, dir' (traditional garments for the body), khimar,
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Many complain that the Hijaab enjoined upon the Muslim women is far too restrictive and rigid and is in order to keep them inferior to men. ... Say to the believing women to draw over them their outer garments (or cloaks) so that they be recognised and not molested." Rasulullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam says in a sahih Hadith,
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To comply with the code, Muslim women often wear a chador, ... Whether the burqa, chador or simple headscarf, though, these garments are frequently perceived as a sign of women’s oppression under Islam. ... Nonetheless, I understand why a woman from a culture more traditional than mine might be disturbed by such an event.
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Then, trying to get parents involved they invited “moms only” for a gathering. This in keeping with Muslim tradition that married women should not mix with other men. ... I think if they required students and teachers to wear Muslim garments and whatnot during the Muslim tradition, they should do the same with...
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Ben Smith's Politico.com blog on the 2008 presidential race, with a focus on the Democratic candidates. ... Barack Obama today called the two Muslim women who were barred from sitting behind him at his Detroit rally to apologize, one of the women and two other sources said.
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