Mr Silver, what about Pakistan, a predominantly muslim country since it's inception in 1947. What about India? How about Africa?Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia etc etc..

Just because Iran had a revolution in 1979, signalling yet another change in the Middle East, doesn't mean other predominantly muslim countries didn't recognize or follow strict adherence to the koran.

Interesting questions Mr Silver & I don't mean to be rude but perhaps an arranged visit to your local mosque wouldn't be a bad idea? Again, depending on the mufti(?), you'll receive just one view. You may never receive the response you want either.

Wikipedia is also a good source on the chador, niqab, burqua and hijab
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chador

Is it ok to discuss this here? Snap???

C