Shame, control & oppression

“The West unintentionally help fundamentalists to suppress women like me when they glorify the hijab and make it the symbol of harmony.” — Maryam Shariatmadari

I remember being quite young when hijabs or veilings came into the sphere of my world. I can’t remember exactly what age, but I had travelled through much of Europe and Indonesia at this stage, so I wasn’t naive to other cultures. What I do remember is feeling that they were sexist. Why did the women have the cover themselves but not the men?