I like it how you first appeared to agree with me, while in the course of your comment it turns out you didnt - very diplomatic :)
That said, i'm sure the issue is multi-faceted and there are more than two interpretations. One thing i'd like to add here before i go to Soccer City (*nasty grin*) is this: curiously, women veiling their faces, although an ancient tradition, only started to become massively practiced in the Muslim countries with the arrival of the Europeans. Interesting, dont you think?
Also, lets not forget the cruel fate of many modern Western women, who've been mercilessly forced to cover their faces by the fashion dictators of today:
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That said, i'm sure the issue is multi-faceted and there are more than two interpretations. One thing i'd like to add here before i go to Soccer City (*nasty grin*) is this: curiously, women veiling their faces, although an ancient tradition, only started to become massively practiced in the Muslim countries with the arrival of the Europeans. Interesting, dont you think?
Also, lets not forget the cruel fate of many modern Western women, who've been mercilessly forced to cover their faces by the fashion dictators of today:
http://pausenreflect.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/sunglasses.jpg
http://th01.deviantart.com/fs11/300W/i/2006/184/0/a/Big_sunglasses__Big_hair__by_Unionhoney.jpg
:D
Oh well. I better run to the stadium i guess. Later!