On Friday, July 15, 2016 at 7:34:07 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > On Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 6:35:44 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> > > In article >,
> > > says...
> >
> > > > As usual, taking my words out of context. In referring to women IN
> > > > CANADA who wear niqab or hajib I said I would defend their right to
> > > > wear it.
> > >
> > > You're defending extremist islam, which is a male chauvinist, women
> > > suppressing culture.
> > >
> > > > In point of fact, just because some Muslim women wear it does not mean
> > > > they are part of an 'extreme' branch of Islam.
> > >
> > > Oh, come on. You don't walk around like that if you're not extreme.
> >
> > You really need to get out more.
> >
> > Yesterday at the grocery store, I saw two giggling teenagers and my cashier
> > wearing hijabs. If I'd been paying attention, I might have seen more.
> >
> > <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-beautiful-reasons-why-these-women-love-wearing-a-hijab_us_57320575e4b0bc9cb0482225>
>
> Sorry, my muslim terminology's a bit rusty. I'm not talking about head
> scarfs, but about burqas.

Lucretia was talking about both hijabs and niqabs (which are pretty
much equivalent to burqas). I couldn't tell which one you were objecting
to. Most of the Muslims around here are pretty Westernized, although
I don't often get to Dearborn, which has much higher concentrations of
fresh immigrants.

Cindy Hamilton