June 29, 2008

Egyptian e-mail campaign compares women without veils to unwrapped candy attracting flies

Caption: "You can't stop them. But you can protect yourself. Your creator has your best interests at heart."

France 24 has posted this image, which is circulating via e-mail in Egypt to promote the use of the hijab and niqab by Egyptian women. The message is the same as that of Sheik Taj Din al-Hilali, who in 2006 outraged Australians by comparing un-veiled women to uncovered meat.

As usual, the notion of men having the responsibility to control themselves, or even being able to do so, is completely absent.