THE FEAR OF OSTRACISM IS THE KEY TO GHETTOISATION

Actually the Holy Book talks about women being modestly dressed without any vulgar exposure of her body. It does not say anything about covering the face or anything like that. No Naqab or Burqa which have all been cooked up by insecure men who are scared of women like the Taliban. In fact this dress code of being modestly covered should be adhered to by all women irrespective of religious affinity as no decent or dignified community would like its women to be dressed in a vulgar fashion like some of our women in the show business and modeling world are which is blindly copied by the uncultured and those with poor family backgrounds who consider the vapid film stars and vacuous models to be their ideals.

The traditionally sari or salwar kameez are perfect dresses for women. If only the moderate Muslims who are in the majority could pick up the courage to defy their self-appointed moral guardians-the mullahs and throw away the stifling and unhealthy Burqa . Just one or two Shabana Azmis,Javed Akhtars, Dr.Taslima Nasreens or Teesta Setalvads are not enough. During a student exchange programme when some young girls had come to India from Pakistan recently, they were shocked to see more Burqas on the streets of Delhi than they get to see in Karachi. Come on the vast majority, please stand up and be counted. We have millions of liberal Muslims in India alone who can lead Muslim opinion the world over.