Well, my mum lands here in the middle east in 72 hours. The guest room is cleaned and ready for her. The beaches look glorious, the weather is fabulous, and we have hotel reservations for Oman. It is going to be fun.
I'm reading so many different bits in the news, I don't know what to begin with.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/world/middleeast/08drift.html?_r=1&hp In the area where I live, I've seen young men driving 4-wheel ATV's on the highway at night. Looks totally insane and totally dangerous. These are the kinds of things that scare mums of teenage boys!
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090302/FOREIGN/786302239/0/FRONTPAGE I found this other article to be totally fascinating. I think with any type of clothing, if you forbid it, then people are just going to want to wear it more. For instance, when bikini bathing suits first appeared, I know more than a few women who were young in the late 1950's early 1960's who wore them. The two piece suits were the 'in' thing. They were the 'cool' thing. Why? Probably because they were deemed so 'bad' by people. I'm not saying that a society should not set boundaries. But, by trying to ban any type of clothing, you just make that piece of clothing more irresistible.
I find head scarves both interesting and practical. First, I've known Muslim and conservative Christian women who wear them. Yes, dear reader, conservative Christian women. Why would a Christian wear a headscarf? Read up on the writings of Paul and prayer. Second, I find them very practical. Living in a hot dusty climate, I find a loose head scarf is much more comfortable than a hat. Not to mention, it keeps the dust out of my hair and ears. Not to mention, some headscarves are beautiful lovely pieces of clothing. Regardless, it is my opinion that the choice of wearing a head scarf belongs to the woman wearing it for whatever reasons she has. Period.
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