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The Republic: Issues in Islam Unfortunately, it has taken the horrors of September 11 and the bombing of Afghanistan to turn the spotlight on Islam and the Muslims and to encourage a reexamination of common biases against Islamic tenets and Muslim stereotypes. No subject seems to receive more attention as an issue unique to Muslims than that of women’s dress. Muslims and non-Muslims alike dwell on this issue, using women’s appearances to categorize others …

…should not censor the mind of the city with regards to the women population and the imposed veiling tradition. The true city of the just is a city wherein the belief that women must not be heard nor seen is not a ruling directive but rather, a city wherein the citizens, which include the female population, are allowed to exercise their powers and identity, and place their own personal, religious, and cultural values into action.