She Asks the Questions I could not

I had these same questions but put them to the back of my mind, fearing if I spoke my mind in Kuwait, I would end up in big trouble, or worse.  I think my answers to these questions are in the paintings I did of women in abaya and beyond. Shurooq Amin 30 May 15:06 Questions. I like questions. They stem from curiosity and a thirst for knowledge. We were created with brains and we were encouraged as children to ask questions. The brain is a beautiful thing; perhaps as an organ it's aesthetically unpleasant to look at, but one would assume your brain is inside your head and so you only need its functional value. You are blessed with a working brain. Use it. Ask questions. Don't be shepherded. Don't "maaaa" and "baaaa". And whatever you do, don't just complain from the comfort of your home and sit back and wait for others to fight for your rights. So I'm asking questions: Would forcing a woman to cover her head with Hijab or Abbaya make her any less sexy? Would forcing a woman to cover her head make her instantly submissive to men or to authority? Would forcing a woman to cover her head create a moral code of conduct WITHIN her to make her a pious, religious woman all of a sudden? Would forcing a woman to cover her head eliminate corruption and immorality from the world or even the country? Would forcing a woman to cover her head solve the problem of hunger, poor economy, mediocre health system, a failing educational system, rape, molestation, pedophilia, theft, embezzlement, or even wife/child abuse? Would forcing a woman to cover her head help the progress of a nation or an entire Arab civilization? Ask these questions with me. Ask them everywhere until they echo around the world. Ask them until "they" (those in authority who are NOT using their beautiful God-given brains) answer with the correct answer. For there is only one correct answer to all these questions. The answer is: NO. I like questions.

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