Taking the Veil

An observation from attending a conference last weekend: a lot of women wearing the complete burqa/chador, the veil, at the conference spoke fluent English with regional American accents or British accents. A number had blue eyes.

Nobody wants to hear it, but a lot of Western, non-Muslim women, once they are over here, are embracing the chador. Just as the Arab women do.

What could be more absurd than the notion that in choosing to wear a particular style of dress, women are “oppressed”?

The chador is liberating. Given only that you are not constantly on the prowl for casual sex.

But that’s what it all comes down to, isn’t it? That’s all “women’s liberation” or current Western “liberalism” is about.