Muslim women who wear the hijab are at risk of serious illness because they do not get enough sun, doctors have warned.
They said an alarming number of women who cover their skin are suffering bone deficiencies over a lack of vitamin D.
Most of the body's vitamin D - which prevents rickets - is obtained through sunlight acting on the skin. Only a little comes from food.
Doctors told a London conference today that people with dark pigment are at risk because of "cultural reasons" and because they are less efficient at producing the vitamin.
See link - http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23404811-details/Women+in+hijabs+'need+sunlight+or+risk+illness'/article.do
Question - What are your thoughts on this ?
2007-07-18 08:46:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Drink milk. Or they should start wearing short sleeves.
(personally I think the whole idea of muslim women covering there face is extreme but the christians have taught me it's pointless to argue against someones belief anyway.)
2007-07-18 08:52:11 · answer #1 · answered by Rek T 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
"O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw theircloaksround them(when they go out). That will be better, that sothey may be recognizedand notannoyed."(Holy Quran 33 :59).
Thus, the hijab dress for muslim women going out of their houses is enjoined by God.
In these days of sex scandals. this dress would be the armour of the weaker sex .
Those who wear it know the real worth and those who have not availed it cannot pass judgement on it.
2007-07-18 09:04:39 · answer #2 · answered by The Tribune 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
But sun can lead to skin cancer!
And I'm sure they can get it in their backyards or something. My bro. said u only need about 5 min. of sun a day. I'm sure in the flipping desert, somewhere along the day they get that much.
2007-07-18 20:30:06 · answer #3 · answered by justmyinput 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Outstanding point!
Now the question is: Do muslims care about their women?
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2007-07-18 08:50:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Can we charge them more for health care since they are creating the illness themselves?
2007-07-18 08:51:24 · answer #5 · answered by GoGo Girls 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like a load of balderdash to me.
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Beekeepers have apiaries. They are apiophiles.
2007-07-18 08:56:59 · answer #6 · answered by Mathsorcerer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
think of it this way.........no sun burns,a lower chance of getting skin cancer and it will keep them warm
2007-07-18 09:11:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah sure. and they won't have skin cancer either.
2007-07-18 08:56:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋