>>86853647its wrong, the religion states that both men and woman should cover their head hair from the gaze of others.
This was because in islamic religious countries wearing a bulkier type of dress that prevented you from being outright recognized as a man or woman at night reduced rape attempts. ( thus averting lust)
religious fanatics started claiming only women needed to be covered fully even if the texts said otherwise, and nowadays there are a lot of coutnries that dont really observe most of the texts but keep the hijab coverings as religious heritage integrated with the culture.
Its like those jews that wear shawls and hats with curls, only the really extreme ones would be wearing full coverings unless they were in a place where it was culturally expected.
(im descended from arabs)
