Fashion Islam

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Firstly the matter of dress. A Muslim woman may wear whatever she pleases in
the presence of her husband and family or among women friends. But when she
goes out or when men other than her husband or close family are present she is
expected to wear a dress which will cover all parts of her body, and which should
not reveal the figure. This is in total contrast with Western fashions which every
now and then concentrate quite intentionally on exposing yet another erogenous
zone to the public gaze! In the past few years we have seen the rise and fall of
the minidress, the micro-skirt, the wet look, hot pants, the see-thru', the topless
and other garments designed to display or emphasize the intimate parts of a
woman's body. One may observe a similar tendency of late in men's dress which
has become almost skin-tight, although here the men's fashion designers appear
to have come to a temporary standstill until men are liberated enough to accept
topless or see-thru' trousers, which is fortunately not yet the case....