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But the peculiarity of the Mussulman polity, as we have seen, is such that the sexual laws and institutions which call for restrictions of the kind as founded on the Koran are incapable of change; they must co exist with the faith itself, and last while it lasts. BUT THE PECULIARITY OF MUSSULMAN POLITY AS WE HAVE SEEN IN SUCH THAT THE SEXUAL LAWS AND INSTITUTIONS WHICH CALL FOR RESTRICTIONS OF THE KIND AS FOUNDED ON THE KORAN ARE INCAPABLE OF CHANGE THEY MUST CO EXIST WITH THE FAITH ITSELF AND LAST WHILE IT LASTS
ced upon them by an ordinance which is opposed to the best instincts of humanity. Sustained progress becomes impossible. Such is the outcome of an attempt to improve upon nature and banish woman, the help-meet of man, from the position assigned by God to her in the world. [Sidenote: Yet the veil necessary under existing circumstances.] At the same time I am not prepared to say that in view of the laxity of the conjugal relations inherent in the institutions of Islam some such social check as that of the veil (apart from the power to confine and castigate) is not needed for the repression of license and the maintenance of outward decency. There is too much reason to apprehend that free social intercourse might otherwise be dangerous to morality under the code of Mohammed, and with the example before men and women of the early worthies of Islam. So long as the sentiments and habits of the Moslem world remain as they are some remedial or preventive measure of the kind seems indispensable. IS WANTING AND THE PEOPLE SURELY RELAPSE INTO THE SEMI BARBARISM FORCED UPON THEM BY AN ORDINANCE WHICH IS OPPOSED TO THE BEST INSTINCTS OF HUMANITY SUSTAINED PROGRESS BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE SUCH IS THE OUTCOME OF AN ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE UPON NATURE AND BANISH WOMAN THE HELPMATE OF MAN FROM THE POSITION ASSIGNED BY GOD TO HER IN THE WORLD AT THE SAME TIME I AM NOT PREPARED TO SAY THAT IN VIEW OF THE LAXITY OF THE CONJUAL RELATIONS INHERENT IN THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIS LAMP SOME SUCH SOCIAL CHECK AS THAT OF THE VEIL APART FROM THE POWER TO CONFINE AND CASTIGATE IS NOT NEEDED FOR THE REPRESSION OF LICENSE AND THE MAINTENANCE OF OUTWARD DECENCY THERE IS TOO MUCH REASON TO APPREHEND THAT FREE SOCIAL INTERCOURSE MIGHT OTHERWISE BE DANGEROUS TO MORALITY UNDER THE CODE OF MOHAMMAH AND WITH THE EXAMPLE BEFORE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE EARLY WORTHIES OF HIS LAND SO LONG AS THE SENTIMENTS AND HABITS OF THE MOSLEM WORLD REMAIN AS THEY ARE SOME REMEDIATE OR PREVENTATIVE MEASURES OF THE KIND SEEMS INDISPENSABLE
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