Mac wrote-
Quote:Oh dear. You are going to tell me next that pornography empowers women.
Oh dear. You obviously don't understand. I never thought any such thing in relation to "women". And I don't much care for that " You are going to tell me next" trick in discourse.
But I'm sure pornography does empower some women. There are enough of them at it to suggest a lot of women agree that it does. If I was a good looking woman I would be bang at it. From what little I've seen of it it looks better than working in a shop or a packing plant. Better paid too I shouldn't wonder.
I assumed, as I think most people would, that by "covered" was meant the traditional Islamic dress for outdoors where other men besides the husband will be present. I can see their reasons for that. I didn't say I agreed or disagreed. I wouldn't be so arrogant as to comment on another culture's practices unless they involve evil which covering doesn't.
I was simply saying that Mrs Bari would be covered herself. Were she to be uncovered she would get arrested. Even here.
The grades of burks, burqa, hijab and chador vary with region and class and tradition. I presume Mrs Bari meant any of those.
I don't see how I could know whether more traditional Islamic dress in Turkey would be a retrograde step or not and I can't see how you could arrive at such a conclusion.