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This article discusses the hadith around the revalation regarding [[hijab]], and offers an original speculative conclusion as to the reason.
This article discusses the hadith around the revalation regarding [[hijab]] and offers an original speculative conclusion as to the reason.
[[File:Hijab-protest.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Most Muslim women who defend the hijab are unaware of the reason speculated on this page why it is a requirement in Islam.]]
 
Headscarves and loose clothing, as found in most interpretations of hijab, are historically found in most cultures and are still common in many non-Muslim countries today, for example among Hindus and Sikhs. Such clothing was also common in Christian Europe (especially among peasants and in Eastern Orthodox countries) and Latin America until the twentieth century and is still worn by nuns of all Christian denominations. In the ancient world, this was notably the ordinary form of dress for Jewish women. However ancient art indicates headscarves and covering were found across Mediterranean and Asian cultures. Hijab is not, therefore, an innovation of Islam or in any way particular to Islam. (However the systematic veiling of the face (''niqab'') is historically rare outside Islam.)
 
[[File:Hijab-protest.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Most Muslim women defend the hijab.]]
==Introduction==
==Introduction==


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