So I was watching Oprah today...

...and a woman from Dubai was on the show to help describe how people live around the world. The woman described how her mother-in-law wearing a traditional head covering called a shaila and face covering. Oprah asked her what she wore on a daily basis and she told her that she chose not to where the head and face coverings, but her sisters do. And then she said, "I think the feminist in me is coming out." I immediately thought that was why she did not choose to wear the head covering, but I was wrong! She said no one questions when men wear the typical head covering called a ghutra. She explained that it is about culture, not suppression, and that goes the same for the women. Maybe we should re-evaluate our views on women and culture and stop being so ethnocentric. Feminism is about accepting peoples differences and embracing them. The head covering is empowering for some women and a connection to their home. Let's respect that.