Most Muslims believe that Hejab (Hair cover for women) is an important element in Islam. Except some groups such as the Ismailis, most Sunnis and Shiaat's believe that women need to wear Hejab. Women grow confused, if they don't like it they feel guilty, and if they wear it, either they look down on others who don't wear it or they simply hate, take it out and forget about all of the Hadiths Or Koranic verses that asked her to wear it.
Around 10 years ago, Dr. Shahrour from Damascus wrote a great book called "The Book and the Koran". In it he opposed Hijab as an Islamic element. Instead his research indicated that it is more of an historical element, cultural element. His book was best seller and many countries welcomed it except off course few countries that banned it such as Saudi Arabia. But in Syria, ,where he is from, it was a big hit.
Today, I found another site that falls into the same new thinking about Islam.
I support such studies and I feel it is about time to wake up from our nightmares and get rid of these dead ideologies that has stung for over a thousand of years.
This site explains how the Hijab is nothing but a cultural element http://www.submission.org/dress.html
But it seems to be a generally good site. A good step toward freedom. Freedom of dead Ideology and perhaps a return to a real submission to the divine.. Check it out http://www.submission.org/
Other contemporary sites are:
Progressive Muslims
Feminist Muslims
Dr. Shahrour
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On this toppic, I would also suggest visiting this site:
http://www.islamiccall.org/fehress.htm
It belongs to Jamal Al Banna; the brother of Hasan Al Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brothers (Ikhwan Al Muslimeen). Where one brother was a militant and a so called fundamentalist, his brother Jamal is a liberal thinker as you can find in his writings. He has views on every contentious topic in Islam, including hijab.
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