Re: Mashriqi hayaa (Eastern Modesty)
Why hindu and muslim, even between hindus there is a different concept of modesty. I remember as a kid who had watched many a bollywood movie, I had once taken my dupatta and tried to cover my head with it before going to the temple. My great grand mother and grand parents who were accompanying me scolded me soundly. I still remember them blaming me for picking up an ugly habit from god knows where and telling me never cover your head unless u r protecting yourself from the sun, it is wrong. Another taboo was going abound with unbound hair even if said hair was only shoulder length . So what was a sign of modesty in one culture was a “bad practice” in another. 