'Mecca Syndrome'

That's my term (a variation of Stockholm Syndrome) for the malady suffered by Muslim chicks, like this one, who insist it's terrif' to be hidden away in a heavy black shroud:

Just because a woman is covered up, does not mean that they are silenced by their society, are inferior to men and don’t have the right to an opinion. No one is, or should be forcing them to cover up. As a Muslim, I have been wearing a head scarf all my life, and yes I do get the occasional disapproving stare from time to time, but doesn’t that happen to anyone who is slightly different from the norm of society?

As Muslim women, we are taught to conduct ourselves modestly and covering up is our way of acting upon these valuable Islamic teachings. There are many young Muslim women at my university who wear the niqab and even the burka, and this in no way serves as a barrier for them in obtaining an equal education. They are equal to those of different faiths and religions, and are not secluded from any activities that they wish to partake in. Many in fact, feel more liberated by covering themselves up. Thus, a woman in a headscarf, niqab or burka is not a “walking coffin” but rather a free spirit in her own way.

Nusrat Mahwish Javaid, Vaughan. Ont.

Nusrat has convinced herself that a burqa really is a sharia fun sack (instead of something that hides chicks from view because their kooky, misogynistic menfolk cannot stand the sight of them).