Why the obsession with hijabs and burqas?

No, I am not referring to our silly tabloids but some of our own Imams. Today’s Khutbah was so depressing. The Imam got himself worked up because he said he saw Muslim families out in public and – shock, horror – their grown-up daughters were not covered up. ‘Neither Burqa, niqab or even a hijab’ were his exact words. ‘They are promoting Zina (fornication or adultery),’ he shrieked. [inayatscorner] Read more