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Another interesting thing to note is that all of the verses and ahadith examined so far are to do with ''Muslim men'' harassing ''Muslim females''. Thus Allah has revealed this verse to protect the believing women from the believing men. | Another interesting thing to note is that all of the verses and ahadith examined so far are to do with ''Muslim men'' harassing ''Muslim females''. Thus Allah has revealed this verse to protect the believing women from the believing men. | ||
In non-Islamic societies, women are generally free to walk around unveiled and not be harassed/assaulted every few blocks by men, but in an Islamic society (e.g. in [[Egypt]] where women and young girls are harassed 7 times every 200 meters)<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.ghanamedianews.com/us/sports/item/1072-egypt’s-ncw-chief-says-women-harassed-7-times-every-200-meters.html|2= | In non-Islamic societies, women are generally free to walk around unveiled and not be harassed/assaulted every few blocks by men, but in an Islamic society (e.g. in [[Egypt]] where women and young girls are harassed 7 times every 200 meters)<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.ghanamedianews.com/us/sports/item/1072-egypt’s-ncw-chief-says-women-harassed-7-times-every-200-meters.html|2=2012-12-31}} Egypt’s NCW chief says women harassed 7 times every 200 meters] - GhanaMed, September 6, 2012</ref><ref>Manar Ammar - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.bikyamasr.com/77158/sexual-harassment-and-pedophilia-await-egyptian-girls-outside-schools/|2=2012-09-14}} Sexual harassment awaits Egyptian girls outside schools] - Bikya Masr, September 10, 2012</ref> this would not be the case. If not arrested under indecency laws, women would be constantly harassed and/or assaulted by Muslim men. | ||
Furthermore, certain studies carried out in the Muslim world have proven that the widely-held belief that a veil is added protection against the chance of assault is actually false (i.e. the majority of victims wear the hijab).<ref>Magdi Abdelhadi - [{{Reference archive|1=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7514567.stm|2= | Furthermore, certain studies carried out in the Muslim world have proven that the widely-held belief that a veil is added protection against the chance of assault is actually false (i.e. the majority of victims wear the hijab).<ref>Magdi Abdelhadi - [{{Reference archive|1=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7514567.stm|2=2012-12-31}} Egypt's sexual harassment 'cancer'] - BBC News, July 18, 2008</ref> Thus we can conclude that the hypothetical situations like that presented by Naik and other apologist, in favor of the Hijab, are not only scripturally invalid, but also technically invalid, even in Islamic societies. | ||
===Different types of veiling=== | ===Different types of veiling=== | ||