On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 15:09:06 +0100, "Ophelia" >
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>> On Fri, 15 Jul 2016 04:00:57 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
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>>>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>
>>>
>>>Cindy Hamilton
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>> What a lovely link! Some bloody attractive 'mail boxes' in that lot!
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>But I don't think he is referring to the hijab as a post box, just the
>burkas. They are rather different.

I would think Muslim women wearing them are extremely rare in Oz, they
are here. There are plenty of women in my supermarket wearing
'scarves' but I have never glimpsed a burqa.