As a Muslim I really do not want my religion to be misunderstood because of a meg
So if you wanna know, what I, as Muslim think, pls read.

Let's start with saying that Islam isn't a misogynistic religion (it's actually never about religion but about SOCIETY, CULTURE, + https://twitter.com/sngegg/status/1385991592000069633
TRADITIONS, so learn to differentiate between these 2 things)

Technically, both men AND women should cover
But it is never something forced
Note: Islam came to be as a religion back in 1400, how do you think ppl dressed back then? Lol

Secondly, you have no say in what others +
Do, wear, say or believe.
The <minding your own business> is really well explained, it is basically said to unsee (as in don't spread even if you see something "wrong", ignore it)

Thirdly, Islam and the Quran are actually quite complicated. Analysing and understanding the text +
Is no easy feat, even today there are actually many interpretations of different Quran verses, this is also where MANY misunderstandings come from.

I'm no scholar nor have I gotten deeper into the analysis of this religious text, all I wanna say is, there's no specific <right>+
Or <wrong>
It's difficult for Muslims themselves many times, so non Muslims really should shut the fvck up.

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