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To: mercy
As has frequently been the case Moslem standards of modesty have been a tad more liberal than what the ladies had been used to.

You have to remember, wearing a sack isn't the worst thing that can happen to a woman ~ having her feet bound, which actually did happen to millions of Chinese women, is reputed to be far worse.

136 posted on 04/03/2005 3:39:17 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah

muawiyah, you appear to be the number one apologist for Islam on this website. What religious persuasion are you anyway, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, New Age Occultist, Mason, atheist, or what? Or none of the above, just a post stirrer.


138 posted on 04/03/2005 10:23:47 PM PDT by sasportas
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To: muawiyah

With regard to the treatment of women; you cannot judge the treatment of women in islam today with the ancient Chinese practice of binding feet. It's like comparing today's supermarket with the open markets of the ancient near-east. They are not temporaly relevant.


144 posted on 04/04/2005 8:05:04 AM PDT by STD (Last Action Hero)
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