[Cherie]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

Muslim women and Orthodox Christian women are brought up differently to us. They are taught from an early age that a woman will only be respected by god if she shows modesty and a Muslim woman's hair is seen by those who are practising Muslims as the most sensual thing she posses.

You could compare that with the way we see a woman's breasts in the West. If we went over to Africa and mixed with tribal women who went about their work topless, would we feel comfortable doing the same? I probably wouldn't because it would make me feel vulnerable.

The ladies I work with are English, none of them wore a headscarf before they were married, they only did so to please their husbands they openly speak about it in the staff room, while the older Muslim ladies don't wear any so there are varying reasons why women wear headscarfs some to so for faith, some do so to please their partners, some because they live with strict parents/in laws some do it out of choice, some don't, I do believe women should have the choice but sadly they don't always have one