yes women in any community should be respected but in this case it is mostly to due to baised view of Western world about Muslim women...They are unreasonably sacred of niqabs and headgears...They think every muslim is a terrorist ..which cant be more...

I personally feel that this gender equality is some idea westerns are unable to understand themself...Men and Women are already equal ...they are two beautifull side of same coin just that they area of work is different...Men provider and women ruler on...

I too agree with uzair...if women are free to expose then they are free to cover up ..very good comment uzair...amjithp..it is good when u said that let our girls be clean and neat..but does this not apply to muslim men...check ur comment and see u have...