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[quote]&quot;Muslim women wear burqa by choice and not force. I don't see it as a religious sign,&quot; says newly-married Sana Hashmi 26, from Munger in Bihar. Sana drapes a large dupatta instead of a burqa because it's easier to handle. &quot;I feel uncomfortable without it,&quot; she says. &quot;When I wear the burqa, I feel safer and more protected than I do in a salwar suit. It is a way of life for my family's women, part of our culture rather than religion.&quot;

The need for modesty is pointedly made out in the Quran, say these women, and a chador is perfectly in order. They scoff at Sarkozy who had said that the burqa is not a religious sign but a sign of subservience.&quot;Any Muslim woman who is close to her Quran will embrace the burqa,&quot; says Tabassum. ...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Women-behind-the-veil-Burqa-secures-dignity/articleshow/4694567.cms

How I Came To Love The Veil
YVONNE RIDLEY
Having been on both sides of the veil, I can tell you that most Western male politicians and journalists who lament the oppression of women in the Islamic world have no idea what they are talking about.

http://outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20061025&amp;fname=yvonneridley&amp;sid=1[/quote]

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