To Margaret Hijab/veils/

Submitted by Lisa USA (United States), Nov 5, 2008 at 16:09

Margaret this does not hold true for Morocco.or at least all of Morocco..Its an open country and some of your facts stated are wrong so I will clear ones mind for this country and surrounding cities to at least El jadida and Casablanca....My fiance sent me pictures the other night of his old male university frnd who was leaving going back to France. He was there visiting and the photos shows the frnd's sister & her husband and another man/woman and two kids and they went to eat at resturant out and the women had on jeans...very low cut blouses showing cleavage and they look light skin muslim and the men were light skin or maybe considered "white morrocans"...My fiance had told me all along what I wear is fine and good there in his city that his sister who has money dresses as well as I do...They do not wear the veils and are not covered in front of men that are not relatives and he has married sisters and a single one. So this may not be followed by all. I know his dad and family is strong in their faith especially the 74 year old father. I know for the sisters the dad/mom or brothers did not choose their husbands as well. They were free to chose.....and with my man the mom's or dad's sister had come to his mom and asked her opinion of my guy marrying the daughter (cousins-pharmacist) and she did ask him what he thought but he is not interested in her just cause she has a good job/house/car but he did say his mom was ok with his decision at the end of their discussion and she knew he was free to do whatever he felt in his heart.....I know he says when the cousin shows up at family home, he leaves without speaking to not send her false hope or apply he is interested back which is sad cause they are family regardless. I think marrying cousins family ....there are boundaries being crossed and he feels he can't speak to her now. He says its best cause he doesn't want to hurt her since she is family. I also have pictures of younger nieces and teenage nieces out in public and they are not wearing hijab or veils as well. Also I had wedding photos of a brother and some woman had on hijab without veils just head wrapped -mostly older women older than 40's 50's and then again had on just the robe looking attire and head/face not wrapped but his mom did have head wrapped but no veils.....also you can see you.tube.com videos and not all in streets are wearing hijab or veils......alot of what you read on internet is also false...It was confirmed by a US citicem who is Moroccan who lives here in US......so be careful what you read about muslims...its not always facts for all countries. I think Iran and afhganistan are countries who might apply the veil/throat cutting etc cutting off of hand if you steal etc.....

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