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Submitted by maryam kim martin (Bahrain), Jan 19, 2006 at 02:59

Read Quran in arabic and get urself some islamic classes by the sheikhs of Mekkah before you comment on what a face cover is for. Just to correct you. the pagans of arabia didnt wear face covers at all. The cover was to be worn from the time that when sauda bint zalamah one of the wifes of prophet mohammed pbuh went outside with no head cover or face cover, and a man saw her and said, i see u sauda, ur tall and pretty. she ran back to her home and told prophet mohammed pbuh and the ayat of quran was revealed shortly after. Read surah Nisa - the women ayat 10 to 30.

Im a women wearing face cover and head cover and the long gown, IM NOT A CRIMINAL IN DISGUISE. such generalisations and accusations are what make us muslim women so angry.

May Allah guide u and ur intellectual knowledge about Islam.Ameen

p.s next time im in uk and i see a man with a balaclava or scarf on his head in winter, ill tell him he is a thugg/criminal and thief because he has that on round his head to keep warm.
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Title Commenter Date Thread
face veils are not Islamic, should be banned in public [214 words]A. WhealeyDec 12, 2005 22:0929843
face veils are for modesty and protection. [197 words]maryam kim martinJan 19, 2006 02:5929843
Are you Muslim? [103 words]AliayahJun 6, 2006 10:3229843
america the free [85 words]ummzazaAug 8, 2006 15:0529843
Niqab and Islamic Indentity [49 words]ZahraSep 10, 2006 10:5029843
Niqab [477 words]Against NiqabOct 4, 2006 11:4429843
Face Veils are Intrinsically Dehumanizing [148 words]Paul NewcombeNov 1, 2007 05:2929843
Why do you care? [203 words]SammyNov 14, 2007 22:5129843
2Militant Islam Forces Me To Care [1097 words]Paul NewcombeNov 16, 2007 04:0629843
why not [20 words]danNov 19, 2007 10:2429843
1Against nikab?? [258 words]Aeishah Griffiths-WilliamsonApr 1, 2008 14:4029843
hey who are you please [18 words]osmanJan 26, 2010 15:2429843
Garments meant to hide [68 words]Ed BrophyDec 9, 2005 16:5029714

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