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But the blight on the sex itself from this unnatural regulation, sad as it is, must be regarded as a minor evil. The mischief extends beyond her. The tone and framework of society as it came from the Maker's hands are altered, damaged, and deteriorated. BUT THE BLIGHT ON THE SEX ITSELF FROM THIS UNNATURAL REGULATION SAD AS IT IS MUST BE REGARDED AS A MINOR EVIL A MISCHIEF EXTENDS BEYOND HER THE TONE AND FRAMEWORK OF SOCIETY AS IT CAME FROM THE MAKER'S HANDS ARE ALTERED DAMAGED AND DETERIORATED
ess seclusion of the harem and zenana. [Sidenote: Society vitiated by the withdrawal of the female sex. Mohammedan society, thus truncated, incapable of progress. The defects of Mohammedan society.] This ordinance and the practices flowing from it must survive, more or less, so long as the Koran remains the rule of faith. It may appear at first sight a mere negative evil, a social custom comparatively harmless; but in truth it has a more debilitating effect upon the Moslem race perhaps than any thing else, for by it _woman is totally withdrawn from her proper place in the social circle_. She may, indeed, in the comparatively laxer license of some lands be seen flitting along the streets or driving in her carriage; but even so it is like one belonging to another world, veiled, shrouded, and cut off from intercourse with those around her. Free only in the retirement of her own secluded apartments, she is altogether shut out from her legitimate sphere in the duties and enjoyments of life. AND THIS LAW COUPLED WITH OTHER RESDICTIONS OF THE KIND HAS LED TO THE IMPOSITION OF THE BORCA OR KUDA THE DRESS WHICH CONCEALS THE PERSON AND THE VEIL AND TO THE GREATER OR LESS SECLUSION OF THE HAREM AND ZINANA THIS ORDINANCE AND THE PRACTICES FLOWING FROM IT MUST SURVIVE MORE OR LESS SO LONG AS THE KORAUN REMAINS THE RULE OF FAITH IT MAY APPEAR AT FIRST SIGHT A MERE NEGATIVE EVIL A SOCIAL CUSTOM COMPARATIVELY HARMLESS BUT IN TRUTH IT HAS A MORE DEBILITY CHANGING EFFECT UPON THE MUSLIN RACE PERHAPS THAN ANYTHING ELSE FOR BY IT WOMAN IS TOTALLY WITHDRAWN FROM HER PROPER PLACE IN THE SOCIAL CIRCLE SHE MAY INDEED IN THE COMPARATIVELY LAXER LICENSE OF SOME LANDS BE SEEN FLITTING ALONG THE STREETS OR DRIVING IN HER CARRIAGE BUT EVEN SO IT IS LIKE ONE BELONGING TO ANOTHER WORLD PALED SHROUDED AND CUT OFF FROM INTERCOURSE WITH THOSE AROUND HER FREE ONLY IN THE RETIREMENT OF HER OWN SECLUDED APARTMENTS SHE IS ALTOGETHER SHUT OUT FROM HER LEGITIMATE SPHERE IN THE DUTIES AND ENJOYMENTS OF LIFE
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