http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6378821.stm
AV wrote a blog about how women are dress this way as a possible way of protection. They claim that if they wear the traditional dress which covers their entire body then they are less likely to be raped or assaulted. In this article(link above)a women claims to be sexually assaulted by policemen. Even though she was wearing the traditional dress, she was still assaulted. So this protection in style thing is put to the test, and it failed mine. No matter what a woman wears, she is always at the same risk for rape and assault. Covering their whole bodies and using that as an excuse is unexeptable. -ak
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Even though she may still have been wearing the traditional clothing and got assaulted, that doesn't prove AV's point is wrong. You would have to look at all of the crimes like those and compare how many times they were dressed appropriately vs. inappropriately. One example isn't enough to make a judgement. I think that these women are less likely to be attacked if they are covered. For two reasons. The first is the positive male reaction to the clothing. The men may not see what the woman looks like or may realize that it is religion that is telling her to dress like this. The other reason is the negative reaction men have to under dressed women. They see it as dangerous and as if it is the woman's fault if she were to be attacked. They think that she is bringing it on herself, therefore justifying the man's action. Both reasons make me agree with A.V. MW
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