I think the whole "showing your face" thing is terribly insulting. The religious reasoning behind it is that women are told that men are biologically unable to control their sex drive and if they are tempted by a beautiful woman, they will at the least be tempted into sin in an aims to have sex with the woman and at the worst rape. So if a woman is raped, it is her fault for looking sexy. Therefore they must cover their bodies completely.
Codes: Most ARE willing to meet halfway. One of my closest friends came from Somalia. His daughters, while they DO wear the hijab, have been very well educated and have good jobs. His family cheer for Canada at the Olympics, his son is learning hockey, his English is near perfect and his children are tri-lingual (Somali, English, French). However, there are a few that refuse to meet halfway. And the anti-multicultural folk, (HOZ has in the past railed against multiculturalism) they seem to put a spotlight on these few. The attempt is to paint all Muslims, or all minorities, with the same brush.
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