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This seems important.
SUPER IMPORTANT
colour-coded British National Granny.
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jfc now this is going to bug me all day
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I do not believe that the veil is a necessary part of desirable behaviour for women. There is no basis for such a claim. What is the relation between desirable behaviour and exposing or veiling the face of a woman? What is the basis for discriminating against women? Is not good behaviour in reality the same for both men and women? Is it not a product of an individual’s intentions and work rather than of external appearances and clothes?
The fear of temptation, addressed by almost every line written on the subject, is a matter close to the hearts of distrustful men. Women should not concern themselves with it nor ask to know anything about it. Whoever fears temptation, whether man or woman, should avert his or her glance. The instructions that appear in the precious verses about averting one’s gaze apply to both men and women. This proves clearly that it is no more appropriate for a woman to cover her face that for a man to cover his.
How strange! If men feared that women would be tempted, why were not men ordered to wear the veil and conceal their faces from women? Is a man’s will weaker than a woman’s? Are men to be regarded as weaker than women in controlling their desires? Is a woman considered so much stronger than a man that men have been allowed to show their faces to the eyes of women, regardless of how handsome or attractive they are, while women are forbidden to show their faces to men, from the fear that man’s desires may escape the control of their minds, and they may thus be tempted by any woman they see, however ugly or disfigured she may be? Any man who claims this viewpoint must then admit that women have a more perfect disposition than men; why then should women always be placed under the protection of men? If however, this viewpoint is incorrect, what justifies this traditional control over women’s lives?
” —“The Liberation of Women” by Qasim Amin
Egypt 1899
It deserves its own post because it is an excellent passage okay.
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aw man, this is sweet
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