tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13593902.post851370335574632587..comments2024-02-11T09:55:50.468-08:00Comments on The Eastside View: ClothingCharles Sherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480432901356490235noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13593902.post-38877401070549115912016-01-05T07:52:58.812-08:002016-01-05T07:52:58.812-08:00Cool pictures.
The question about Islamic clothin...Cool pictures.<br /><br />The question about Islamic clothing styles is pertinent now.<br /><br />The rag and the veil and the robe all seem to have come into use during a period when Islam was in its infancy. <br /><br />The eccentricity of wearing veils may indeed be their utility against sand storms, or cold winds. <br /><br />But today these prescriptions have hardened into draconian pronouncements--requiring obedience at pain of injury or even death. <br /><br />Last Saturday, we saw a woman at Berkeley Bowl--where we now do all our food shopping--in a full length purple burqa and veil with just a slit across the eyes. She was speaking with a companion, and seemed to be having trouble moving her lips against the fabric. It seemed so ridiculous--a woman in America wearing an outfit more suited to the sands of Araby than the streets of Berkeley. This is where religious duty and American common sense collide. Curtis Favillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634noreply@blogger.com