[STD]

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.

[muawiyah]

Actually, the binding of feet is not an "ancient Chinese practice" but one with a rather recent vintage. It was still going on when the Commies took over circa 1950!

I'll matcha chadora in Kabul against bound feet in Peking any time, year for year, right up through that time, and you'll find the women preferring a chadora (assuming anyone bothered to ask their opinion on anything).

So, this evening, when you get home, give your daughter or wife this question ~ do you want to start wearing a chadora, or what time can you set free so I can bined your feet?