but, when I saw footage of the elections last week, it looked like most of the women still wear them....I would love to know why...
Guessing--part of it is that they're used to wearing them...like I'm used to wearing shorts in the summer & jeans in the winter. If I 'have to' wear something else, as in 'dress-up', I feel goofy.
Biggest part, I think, is a sense of personal security. They feel protected and would feel vulnerable in something more revealing. It's as much or more a social custom as it is a religious one and customs are slow to change.
I can buy that...sounds good to me...
You know, I see women all the time that SHOULD wear burqas...LOL
shame on me!!...I like shorts and BIG T-shirts, myself.