Well Liz (who also needs to read more!),

If you are going to accept the niqab without qualms, you should also consider the health risks and recommend Vitamin D pills and cod liver oil (while wearing) for all wearers, if you really care. Lack of sunlight on body causes Rickets and contributes to Osteoporosis. Also Prosac would be useful also - as a lack of sunlight can also cause DEPRESSION/OPPRESSION. So I would suggest a health risk warning tag on the niqab garments sold for those who seek an unnatural dress lifestyle. Otherwise they will be a burden to the health system.

Would you recommend this also, Liz? Just a suggestion.

Jewely,

The times I have seen niqab wearers, their partner is not at all equally clad. He can be wearing shorts and thongs.

Connie:”The times I have seen niqab wearers, their partner is not at all equally clad. He can be wearing shorts and thongs.”

True that. I don’t wear what my hubby does either. But I think I get enough vitamin D.

Last time I was in the Middle East they were still selling facial lightening creams in the supermarkets, now there is a health risk. Burqa wearers having lower chance of skin cancers are all okay with me though. Might have even been why the whole thing started.

Maybe the niqab wearer is wearing a thong beneath her shroud
or maybe nothing at all.
Can any Muslimahs tantalise us further on this point?

What would Mohammed want his wives or slave girls to wear under their freedom sacks?
My guess is nothing at all.

We'll never know, Proxy :)

Bra and knickers only underneath for me and it was still too hot but 55C is a killer to go out in. I had flash silk abaya’s for going to the big fancy malls and plain ones for like the market place or local supermarket. Local women wore light long trousers and tops.

Nice restaurants you had rooms to eat in and in places like KFC you pulled a shower curtain type thing around the table. I was covered completely but the head part was like a giant bit of cloth you could remove (so you can eat) which took me awhile to learn to do it up all professionally.

Is there really no one from the Middle East on OLO? ...I guess I wouldn’t admit it here if I was either.

Hopefully your western male minds are now satisfied.