As an adult woman, it is up to me and only me, to decide what I am feeling comfortable to wear. What is the deal about Muslims who can't be good Muslims unless all the women in the world are covered or at least the ones that they see in every day life?
The fact that one talks all day long about God, the Quran's teaching, or any other religious teaching does not mean that one has the experience of God or even know what they are talking about.
It is amusing to see how certain human beings, because they are supposedly living in the "real" Muslim way--who knows what that means!--act as if “Their God" just signed a contract
with them that entitles them to show everyone else. Get a grip! A load of fabric over a woman's body and a big bear on a man's face is just that: "New-old Fashion." What is the big deal about a woman's legs and breast? It is just a human body. Behold the body it is dust to dust!
Those who profess to cover women are so scared and can't trust themselves with their own reactions when they see a naked human body. They need to get help toward some personal growth. We are not going backwards, we are going forward. The coming and future generations are of course going to dress different that the past ones.
It is not about becoming "westernizing muslim women" it is about basic human rights: To be treated with Respect and Dignity. I am a woman and I am no less than any man on the earth or anybody else. I am my own person and no ne else’s. Not my father's, not my brother's, and for sure, not my husband’s. I am not covering. My body is a gift from the divine and I don’t have to show up and I don’t have to cover either. If seeing women's bodies disturbs your spirituality, you better get off that path because I tell you what: you are not on any spiritual path. Women are part of the creation. And Arabs and most Muslim men are still asleep in caves. They are behind economically, emotionally, politically and the easiest way for them to cope with the pain of losing the competition to the men in the west is to control their women. It is the only illusion they can hang to right now to distract their own pain.
It is easier to rejoice in the victim identity “the West has done it to me and they are still after me” than take responsibility and do something about your life.
Be courageous enough to live and do it joyfully. It is easy to hate, blame and point fingers. It takes more effort to love because it requires one to deal with one’s own feelings and emotions. We have yet a lot to learn from those who created McDonalds or similar businesses to look down on them.
Islam is one religion among many. It is neither the Best nor the Worst. Claiming that one’s religion is the only Truth is pure Arrogance.
The point is by keeping women down, we keep our children down, and by keeping children down, we keep a whole nation down. It doesn’t help the suffering of people of Morocco. And pretty soon our youngest are an easy prey to some extremist who is ready to slaughter other human beings in the name of a fictional God he made up from his own image.
