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A lot of non-Muslims ask about Muslim womens’ clothing and why they are ‘burdened’ to wear the scarf to cover themselves, while men don’t have to. To begin, all three Abrahamic religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam, preach modesty. Orthodox Jews dress modestly, and women do not expose arms and legs to the public. Catholic Nuns and Mennonite/Amish women also cover up. Islam, being of the same tradition as Judaism and Christianity, also commands its followers to be modest in their dressing. Women are asked to cover their bodies, including their heads. Face veils are not mandatory. The purpose of practicing modesty is to prevent unwanted attention from other men. Islam recognizes weaknesses in humans, and strives to prevent things that could lead from human lust, such as pre-marital sex, rape, unwanted pregnancies and abortions. People ask, ‘ We can understand why areas such as the genitals and the breasts need to be covered, but why hair?’ If we turn on a television today, or open a fashion or women’s’ magazine, we will see tons of ads about hair and hair products. Shampoos, gels, hair colors are plastered all over. The reason for this is that we might not consider hair to be an erotic body part, but subconsciously, hair is considered attractive. The proof is in the fact that we spend so much on hair products. Hair is considered a symbol of youth, health and beauty.
Although men are not commanded to cover up as much as women, there is still a clothing requirement. Islamic law commands men to cover the area between the navel and the knee. Someone could say, ‘Well, that’s still less than women have to cover up.’ The same applies to Western societies. While men can walk around topless in public areas of North American cities, women can’t. This is because a topless woman would attract a lot of attention, much like a woman not wearing a scarf in a society that wears scarfs would attract attention.