Reply #59: "A veil can help free women," is how it was explained to me.

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She went on to say that if you are veiled there is less emphasis on your looks and more focus on who you actually ARE as a being.

I will also tell you the woman who said this is a contract lawyer in the health care industry, a law school lecturer, and active in the local Women's Bar Association. She is in no way "subservient" to her husband or any other male. She is a Muslim woman who does not wear a veil in her daily life, but when I asked her about it that was her response.

I have to be honest here, I was also pretty up front with her that I felt that the entire culture was demeaning to women, in part because of how I view the wearing of a veil. She is a Muslim feminist, and it was amazing to speak to her about the subject. I gained some very real insight into my own cultural bias as a result of our conversations.




Laura