SOMETIMES I just do not believe how some people can ask naïve questions, such as: Would you marry a woman who does not cover her face? I read this question the other day on Twitter and it keeps popping up every now and then on social media websites as if it were a really important question. However, the truth is that there are some who attach great importance to such an issue and refuse to marry a woman who does not wear niqab. When I read the hashtag, I answered: "Yes, I would marry her." I explained my answer by saying that women should not be judged by whether they cover their faces or not, but on their ethics and morals and character. I have no doubt in my mind that the person who asked this question deprives women of their right to decide for themselves whether to cover their face or not. This is a person's right and only a woman is entitled to make the decision. After all, it is her face. I was surprised when someone asked this question on Twitter. He even went as far as asking me to put the photo of my wife online to show it to everyone as a sign that I do not have a problem marrying a woman who does not wear niqab. Such a person, in my opinion, seems to be some kind of misogynist who is obsessed with the face of women. Moreover, he seems to have no respect for women and believes that men should decide issues for women and that women have no right to make decisions for themselves. By the way, my wife wears a niqab because she wants to, although I believe strongly and am convinced that women are permitted to uncover their face. Men who attempt to control women should realize that women are adults and can make their own decisions and bear the responsibility of the consequences. I do not know when such men will stop exercising their authority over women by making decisions on their behalf. We should all understand that men and women complement one another. They should share the decision-making process. Men and women are equal in this process; they should not impose their decisions on each other. My message to naïve men who seem to be obsessed with such issues is to focus on how to help society to be more creative and productive and enable both men and women to play a more efficient role in developing society.
