continuing on N Indians comments, 3) The Burqa issue Bro, if u think this is a very bad oppression system from 17nth century present today only in Islam, u probably havent seen christian nuns. They too wear the exact same dress code as Islam suggests(covering all except face and forehands and do not reveal body shape explicitly). Now, dont they run charity organizations, schools, colleges etc? are they not educated? are they oppressed? Definitely not. It is just the problem with us muslims that most of us restrict women from main stream life and world gets such image about our religion. High time to act. Already I know many elite women who are teachers, professors, doctors, engineers, etc who be in this costume. Hope this trend wud continue. Quran asks women to follow this dress code so that they will be distinguished (perhaps like when u see a nun). It is true that Islam doesnt support wearing the "modern" dress like minis, strapless, bikinis etc. Sure that wud be a visual treat, but is that what decides girl's distinction. This is exactly how islam protects women from being traded for their beauty virtually everywhere from TV ads to the streets.