Re: To segregate or not?
Ask MIL whether she, being an old woman most likely well past menopause, is really risking adultery by sitting with family men.
One of my maamijaans wears a burqa. She’s quite old, and her kids are all older now, some married. One day I asked her why she wears a burqa (her daughters sure do not)…
I asked “Ab iss umar mein, aap ko kaun dekhayga?”
Whew, good thing she’s got a sense of humor. She thought I was hilarious.