Friday, October 10, 2008

Islam's one-eyed women

Saudi Cleric: Veil for Women Should Reveal Only One Eye

Sheikh Muhammad al-Habadan, a Muslim cleric in Saudi Arabia, has called on women to wear a full veil that reveals only one eye. He told the Muslim satellite channel al-Majd that showing both eyes encouraged women to use eye make-up to look seductive.
(BBC News)

1 comment:

LHwrites said...

This makes sense. Without depth perception, they will be discouraged from all those other unladylike behaviors, like leaving the house or engaging in any kind of physical activities.