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Originally Posted by Lindy
StanT, I agree. Unfortunately, some sects are not open to "comfortable compromise" and find great discomfort in any compromise.
Lindy
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id be interested in hearing more of what you think Lindy. I know of some muslim women from many different walks of life that dont feel a great deal of comfort dressing in a way that they feel is inappropriate. There are more in some sects than others, but its not exclusive to any particular group.
I think that your comment about people finding any degree of comprimise unacceptable a bit of a reach.
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Originally Posted by StanT
Hmmm, "This is not hijab" is very common in Boulder.
When on vacation in Italy, I saw a van pull up with several families. All of the women were fully covered; but wearing some outrageous blue shoes. 15 min later, they were out dressed as "thou shalt not" with the same blue shoes. "When in Rome..." and all.
I think there is usually a comfortable compromise between cultural and religious sensitivities.
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i found the same thing in Turkey. I rarely saw covered women ( arabian gulf hijabis) in istanbul, but upon entering and exiting attaturk international airport the place was full of dish-dashes and hijabs. i only spotted 1 the whole time i was there.
what i have noticed is that the legion of faithful tend to be in countries that are outside the realm of traditional islamic countries. personally, im finding that muslims in non-muslim countries tend to adhere to their faith more than those back home.