Saudi Cleric Favours One-Eye Veil – With Video
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Somebody call Mzz. Ashley Judd … I’m sure she’ll be real concerned about these women.
Saudi Cleric Says Women Must Wear One-Eye Veil to Prevent ‘Seduction’
(BBC)
A Muslim cleric in Saudi Arabia has called on women to wear a full veil, or niqab, that reveals only one eye.
Sheikh Muhammad al-Habadan said showing both eyes encouraged women to use eye make-up to look seductive.
The question of how much of her face a woman should cover is a controversial topic in many Muslim societies.
The niqab is more common in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf, but women in much of the Muslim Middle East wear a headscarf which covers only their hair.
Sheikh Habadan, an ultra-conservative cleric who is said to have wide influence among religious Saudis, was answering questions on the Muslim satellite channel al-Majd.
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