@QRahman Said:" Covering head is mentioned in the Qur'an, so I think it is a requirement of Islam." It cannot be a mandatory requirement of Islam just because it is mentioned in the Quran. There are many verses in the Quran that you are not following based on modern day understanding and knowledge of the customary/societal /health traditions. There are instructions in the Quran to kill infidels wherever you find them, which you do not follow. I understand that those instructions were given during a War. Even then I cannot justify it. Just think about it – even in that war, majority of Infidels (men, women, and children) were not involved, and they are innocent. Blanket statement like this, in my view, does not appear to be justifiable in any circumstances. Anyway, there are many fanatics in this world, who believe that they are constantly at war with infidels, until the entire world is under Islam, and all infidels are fair game unless they get converted en masse. I know they are wrong. This is just an example to show you that - mere fact that - something is mentioned in the Quran cannot make it a mandatory requirement of Islam. We need to judge things with a proper context. A female athlete wearing a head-to-toe covering cannot perform in all sports with her full potential. You can limit them to the winter-sports only, which will be a violation of their rights and misuse of their potentials. The proper context would be – those restrictions were imposed at that time for the security/safety of women; nothing more than that. There is no other religiosity in this practice. Today's world is not like what it was at that time. In today's world, women can join police forces and go to war. Now, women can challenge and fight men for their rights and privileges, at least in the civilized world. This needs to be the context of our decision making. Yes, women still get into troubles with men, but - so do men also. About slaughtering animals in public, yes, Quran mentions about animal sacrifice; Ibrahim did it on top of a hill, if I am not mistaken. He did not do it in front of a crowded gathering. The question is how to do it. Apart from hurting the sentiment of Hindus, cow slaughtering in public is indecent and inhumane, and it creates sanitary nightmare, to say the least. Such practice in public, in many cases, is geared towards hurting the sentiment of Hindus. Yes, in some cases, they may not be aware of it. But, I doubt it - because, it is well known that Hindus do not like cow slaughtering. You said that if we stop cow slaughtering in public, we are somehow violating Muslims' rights. That's not the correct interpretation. There are proper ways of exercising our rights. As I said before, the way it is being done in that part of the world (Bangladesh) is improper, and unhealthy.
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