Monday, October 6, 2003
I have lived among Muslim families for many years before and after independence, and I know what I'm talking about.
These women have degenerated
In the early years, Muslim women dressed decently, and their conduct at home bespoke good upbringing.
I recall that up to 1963/64, a father or brother went out of his way to restrain his kin from waywardness. Even non-Muslims knew this and respected it. Perhaps the proliferation of bars, night clubs and "boogies" of the 1960s started it all.
Then came the real plague - tourism in the 1980s and 1990s which promoted negative indulgence.
Muslims should watch out. Those whom they copied are getting "saved" in their hundreds and pointing a finger at them. Give the buibui (Muslim veil) the respect it deserves.
J. SIMIYU,
Mombasa.
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