Muslim women who dress modestly...

Because they want to

Im a Muslim female. 35 years old. As a child I grew up to love my religion. Honestly. I used to pray at such a young age. I chose to go to boarding school at age 11. And I wore full abaya/niqaab. Post 9/11 I did get some pretty shitty comments but it didnt matter to me. Plus I didnt really understand why at that age people said what they said. Anyways I wore the full works till the age of 19 and then I just wore normal clothes but with my scarf on. I remember my dad being quite shocked when I did this. Haha. But again it was my choice. Fast forward to the age of 23 where even though I wore a scarf here in the UK when we went on our family holiday and it was scorching hot I was in a tankini and shorts so I could jump in and out the pool without being uncomfortable in my wet clothes. Then fast forward age 28 when I stopped wearing my scarf altogether. I had flare up psoriasis and just need my scalp to breathe. For a year or two it was on and off with my scarf. And then I just stopped. Unless im going into a mosque or to the graveyard. I am mindful of how I dress more in the uk than abroad. I feel so awkwardly exposed here. It's just weird. Even in my t shirt and jeans. But abroad im in my bikini and honestly so comfortable. My point is as a Muslim woman I chose. I know my husband would much prefer if I wore less revealing clothes but no I like to wear them. My choice. I know what my religion says but im at this point in my life where what I do is between me and God. Im not harming anyone, I havent killed or robbed or committed a heinous crime. And I hope i continue to enjoy my life and become a better Muslim. Think this went off topic here hahahahha. Gosh I just wish people wouldn't be so ignorant.

It is a ridiculous* *comparison.

What's the actual reasoning for women having to cover up but not men

If you search for videos on youtube of Iran day to day, basically people walking around streets and markets filming, there are plenty showing women with hair flowing free and not dressed in religious clothing.

Christ almighty - it was a photo..
Lighten up.

You clearly don’t know what you’re talking about. First of all, the Shah was a puppet propped up by foreign powers. Ever heard of SAVAK? It was a brutal intelligence agency trained by the CIA and Mossad, used to silence dissent and push a Western agenda, including discouraging the hijab and Islamic clothing. I’m not here to give you a full history lesson, but here’s one fact: Iranian women are highly educated and make up around 60% of university students today. While many still dress modestly in public, more and more are choosing not to wear the hijab, reclaiming that choice for themselves.

And let’s be clear: Iran is not some backward country. It has a rich cultural, scientific, and intellectual legacy. Despite decades of sanctions and political isolation, its people, especially women, continue to push forward with strength, resilience, and vision.

Educate yourself, like the women in Iran.

Not ridiculous or a comparison. Please report back on how modest you felt.

@DreamTheMoors also if you search in youtube you will find many homemade videos of the streets and markets of Iran showing the majority of women wearing the same clothes as you, some with headscarves and some with hair flowing free.

Except they aren't. It's you who is being judgemental.

It was a photo, describing life in Iran in 1979 and 2022 — as I said, before and after the Ayatollah.
A photo.
A snapshot.
That’s what I saw.
I’m no expert. I never claimed to be.
And that fashion originated in the UK - in London, to be precise. In the 60s.
You have a lovely rest of your day.

I live in a hot country with a big Muslim population (Kurdish Syrians). The men dive into the sea with their children and have a great time, the wives stand on the beach covered from head to toe in black and look on anxiously.

Always the ridiculous comparison. 🫣

You clearly don’t know what you’re talking about. First of all, the Shah was a puppet propped up by foreign powers. Ever heard of SAVAK? It was a brutal intelligence agency trained by the CIA and Mossad, used to silence dissent and push a Western agenda, including discouraging the hijab and Islamic clothing. I’m not here to give you a full history lesson, but here’s one fact: Iranian women are highly educated and make up around 60% of university students today. While many still dress modestly in public, more and more are choosing not to wear the hijab, reclaiming that choice for themselves.

And let’s be clear: Iran is not some backward country. It has a rich cultural, scientific, and intellectual legacy. Despite decades of sanctions and political isolation, its people, especially women, continue to push forward with strength, resilience, and vision.

Educate yourself, like the women in Iran.

Still here judging everyone...

I wonder how people think that boots and miniskirt were normal clothes in Iran. You know they were a fashion imported by America, and women were actually forbidden from covering up? And many chose to stay home rather than go out uncovered?
Did you think miniskirts were irans traditional clothing?

And what gives you the right to tell anyone "uncover your body and let the air get to it"? I won't because I don't want to. I wear long black clothing because I choose to.