It is true that many Muslim women are voluntarily opting to wear the various degrees of the veil — there are so many variants of them from the full 'burqa' to the scarf — in the western countries. They are doing so as an expression of their religious and cultural identity. I find the response of the governments in France and Turkey to Muslim women wearing a scarf to be harsh. The Quran mentions 'haya' (modesty), but there is nothing in it about what to wear and how much. It is more about decency. Secondly, 'haya' does not lie in the dress but in the mental attitude as well. This should be seen in a broader perspective. It is not a clash between a monolithic Islam and a monolithic West. That is a misinterpretation. There is a struggle within the community. This is a struggle for the identity of the community, for the soul of the community.
Are you arguing the point that jihad, as much else about the Muslim profile, is more a regional point in your new work?
http://newageislam.com/-jihad-is-business-for-the-taliban-/islam,terrorism-and-jihad/d/604
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Moderate Islamist here
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