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The bright, refining, softening influence of woman is withdrawn from the outer world, and social life, wanting the gracious influences of the female sex, becomes, as we see throughout Moslem lands, forced, hard, unnatural, and morose. THE BRIGHT REFINING SOFTENING INFLUENCE OF WOMAN IS WITHDRAWN FROM THE OUTER WORLD AND SOCIAL LIFE WANTING THE GRACIOUS INFLUENCES OF THE FEMALE SEX BECOMES AS WE SEE THROUGHOUT MOSLEM LANDS FORCED HARD UNNATURAL AND MOROSE
ains 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truth it has a more debilitating effect upon the Moslem race perhaps than any thing else, for by it _woman is totally withdrawn from her proper place in the social circle_.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. 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. From the veil there flows this double injury. O 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TRUTH IT HAS A MORE DEBILITY CHANGING EFFECT UPON THE MUSLIN RACE PERHAPS THAN ANYTHING ELSE FOR BY IT WOMAN IS TOTALLY WITHDRAWN FROM HER PROPER PLACE IN THE SOCIAL CIRCLE SHE MAY INDEED IN THE COMPARATIVELY LAXER LICENSE OF SOME LANDS BE SEEN FLITTING ALONG THE STREETS OR DRIVING IN HER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 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 FROM THE VEIL THERE FLOWS HIS DOUBLE INJURY
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