Islamic beliefs honor Women
Have you ever walked through a mall and seen a woman with a veil covering her hair? What crossed your mind? Did you think she was one of the many wives of a rich Saudi Arabian oil sheik? Did you feel sympathy for her because some man forced her to dress that way? Or did you shrug your shoulders and decide it was just one of life's mysteries?
The veiled women are Muslims who have adopted the Islamic dress code for modesty. Islam is one of the world's largest monothestic (belief in one god) religions. Almost one billion people in 40 countries are Muslims, with Arabs less than 20 percent of the total.