October 5, 2026

The Islamic Veil

In the West, we generally see the veil as a sign of women's subjugation, but this is an unfounded interpretation.

All civilizations have standards of decency and modesty, for both women and men, including our own. One can wear a bikini at the beach, but not at school. Full nudity is never permitted in public, whereas statues from antiquity often depict precisely that.

The issue is not just the veil itself, but the fact that women's clothing in Islamic societies conceals feminine shapes, whereas our clothing tends to accentuate them.

Today, the veil has taken on another meaning: the rejection of sex outside marriage. For this reason, it has become a decisive issue.