Why Purdah is considered as a sign of backwardness?

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Re: Why Purdah is considered as a sign of backwardness?

@Little Princess

Pardah was followed long before islam.
My question is, on what basis did kkf say naqab is an indian/pakistani version of hijab ?

This is perception / misconception that prevails in Indo-Pak and that is backed by some observation (as are given in article I posted above) which may be incorrect.