Friends, I feel that the dress and the eating habits are governed by the climate and not the religion.My little knowledge is that in the days when Islam was in the initial stages,the kabilas were moving from one place to other and there was no central leadership.In desert to save the body and to save the women folk from the enemies, Burqua was a must. Now with the progress made and the spread of knowledge, there should be no controversy on the dress. Yess, the dress should not be provocative and at the same time it should be comfortable to wearer so that it can discharge it duties more cofortably.For example, in the areas where Saree was the main dress, ladies have started wearing Salwar and the men have slowly changed from Dhoti to Pants, a westeren outfit. It is not proper to fight over the tiny issue of dress.Rather we must think about the well being of the family which is possible with well being of the ladies of the house and not by dictating a dress code for them. Umesh
