re: #233 CuriousLurker

They’re supposed to go hand in hand. Some Muslim women don’t cover their hair; some wear crazy clothes, but do cover their hair; some wear jilbabs, some just wear skirts & long-sleeved blouses or dresses; some wear the niqab, some wear the niqab and gloves—I’m sure you’ve seen every variation in NYC. And if you go to Iran and other ME countries, you’ll also find prostitutes wearing chadors, abaayas, and burqas. The covering by itself is meaningless.

There are some crazy Jewish women who have taken up the burqa. They are considered whackjobs even among the most “ultra-Orthodox.” However, their numbers, while marginal, are increasing. It is a disturbing trend.