Who feels Intimidated by muslim women that wear the veil?

Question

please note im just asking to see what other peoples comments are , and if you do feel Intimidated why?

jbog- i wear the veil, and it's not beacuse im ugly, it's about protection and preserving my modesty (beauty). i wouldnt want any stranger to look at me and stare at me, as sadly this happens in present days.

Sassy!- im a muslim woman who does wear the veil, i just wanted to know wot other peopel thort, as recently i have many comments when i am outside... my intention was not to raise any kinds of issue.

HANS LAXMAN- lol nah im not her. but its the honest truth alot of people do stare, it shouldnt be lyk that but it is. well thats good u dnt feel scared as there isnt any need to feel scared we are human beings just lyk the rest!!

anyone- tnx for your honest answer but i can tell you a covered face does not hinder converstaion as i observe the veil, i even work in a school and when i go to uni i can perfectly communicate with the tutors and my peers.

Raven's Voice- thanx as u shudnt feel scared any way...

BigPappa- tnx for ur comment, i meant people used to stare before when i didnt use to wear the veil, but now its even worse!!! but i jus smile behind it, as Allah swt protects me..

Answer 1

The veil itself will attract stare when used in a culture wherein it is not common.

This should be a challenge to you modesty, and making people understand you modesty, using the veil, and yet being approachable, is a wonderful demonstration.

Don't you think?

Answer 2

Why does a bride at a Christian wedding wear a veil?? Why does a Priests wear an outfit like a KKK gown!! If Western women want to go around with their boobs etc hanging out (as if they are on sale), so be it! I am not Muslim, I'm atheist, this doesn't mean that I don't have any self respect! Unlike a lot of Western women!! I don't like any religion Whether it may be Muslim Christian or any other, I think they are all nutters!! As for Jack Straw, the only reason he raised the point was to get a few sympathetic ears, he is just another politician on the make, and in my opinion he is way up in the top 10 creeps in government at the present time. By all means bash religion but lets bash it all, I think I will start a Bash the Christians week, yes great idea ! I think its very intimidating seeing a guy walking the street wearing a white plastic dog collar!! is it some sort of fetish?? What does he really get up to at night, any whips involved?? Or choir boys???

Answer 3

If it was a cultural norm in the US, it probably wouldn't bother me much, but as it is, it's kind of scary to have people hiding their faces. In the Western way of socializing and communicating, we need to see faces to understand people. A covered face hinders communication. And in the US, we have the theoretical equality between men and women. Men with covered faces are VERY scary.
But I'll try to stick to the question.
The message that I get personally from a woman with a covered face is that this is a person who does not want to interact AT ALL.
That's okay with me. I can respect the privacy of other people. But here is what other people will need to respect about ME: I can't trust a person whose face I can't see. I won't talk to a person with a covered face, won't be even commonly courteous to a person who wears a mask. In fact, I will make every effort to act as if I neither see or am seen by people who wear masks in public.
I have nothing whatsoever against Muslims. I just don't trust people who hide.

Answer 4

No I don't feel intimidated by a Muslim woman wearing a veil. Why would I? Do you? To me it's like asking white person if they cross to the other side of the street when they see a black person approaching. What's the purpose in this question other than to invoke stereotypes and racists comments?

Answer 5

Firstly, unless you are cleopatra, please don't complain about people staring at u.

Secondly, I do not feel intimidated by women who wear the veil. I grew up in a school that had lots of muslims. But how do we know that its a woman, and not a man with explosives hidden under the black cloth?

Answer 6

when i am at school i occasionally see this girl who veils herself entirely except for a small slit for her eyes. she doesn't intimidate me but i have to admit they way she looks gives me the creeps.

Answer 7

Not I.