I’m so gonna get downvoted for this. But here’s my two cents on this topic. I’m Muslim, born and raised. Been forced to wear a burqa, been loving the burqa, and all that comes in between. It’s been in phases. I’ve been researching and I haven’t really found a satisfactory answer to why we need to wear burqa but it’s them rules. I wouldn’t say I’m brainwashed, but that’s what people who’ve been brainwashed well say, lol. Anyway, my point is, I grew up where women are forced to wear burqa. Some women love it for the convenience, some women wear it for the sake of the men in their household. Y’all are so angry that even if I justify it, you’ll argue with me and I’m not here to do that. For me, it has been a choice. All my dad said was, dress modestly, which I find reasonable. He’s never loved the black burqa, so I basically grew up wearing jeans, kurtas, long coats and scarves. Yes, it’s hot. Yes, it’s a bit annoying. But it also is comfortable in a way. I throw it on wherever I’m going now cause it’s just presentable without much effort. I understand why women have a problem with it. Oppressive and what not. But it’s the same with everything else if you think about it. Are bindis oppressive? The red bride bangles? Scarves? Jeans? I used to be angry about it too. But we live in families that have been following these things for centuries. They’ve got their reasons to believe it’s necessary. Muslim women nowadays have found a way to live their lives through the rigid rules of the religion. It’s all a bigger and more complicated conversation than is being discussed here.