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Does the veiling of women in Islam lead to deficiency in vitamin D?

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by Anonymous on September 13th, 2009
I would need to see serious scientific study before I backed this claim.

My guess is no or someone would've noticed the ill effects by now.
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- it is a question
  not a claim
  please answer the question.
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  by sharpjwe on September 13th, 2009
- My answer is I don't know. I'm not a dermatologist. Any answer to the contrary would be pure speculation by myself so if I'm forced to choose I'm going to say no.
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  by Anonymous on September 13th, 2009
- thanks but see the other answers and links say clearly ther eis a deficiency in some women
  not enoght to kill but bad enought to have been recorded
  besibes it is an insult to all women
  this barbaric parctice od covering
  in the world there are 50% men and 50% women
  100% of us have an ass!
  50% men have cock
  50% women have pussy
  what is the big deal of beeing naked
  how can a religious person dare see their own disgusting body to need to cover it
  lets all be naked for ever
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  by sharpjwe on September 13th, 2009
- All that stems from the fragile egos of men. I'm sure it had a practical purpose at some point but warped into something entirely different over time.
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  by Anonymous on September 13th, 2009
- we both agree
  it is a shame on man kind
  to bag women up
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by randomness - is now a Maestro on September 13th, 2009
In some severe cases yes. There have been a few cases of children being born with rickets due to their pregnant mother's being entirely covered and not getting enough vitamin D.

Muslim women should be sure to take vitamin D supplements when pregnant, and sit in the sun without their veil for a period of time each day, just in case. This can be in a backyard if they are that afraid of anyone looking at them...
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- big brother is looking in from the sky
  thanks for the good answer
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  by sharpjwe on September 13th, 2009
- You're welcome :)
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  by randomness - is now a Maestro on September 13th, 2009
- well i hope one day women are free
  and men too and we all be NUDE
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  by sharpjwe on October 11th, 2009
- Yes, I can agree with you there. I think that men and women should be free to wear whatever they want, be that a veil, or be it nothing at all. There should not be laws forcing women and men to hide their bodies if they don't want to.
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by Spengo on September 13th, 2009
You must first ask yourselves if veiling of women is a completely Islamic thing. It is not. The veiling of women in general is bad, but it's not a muslim thing...it's middle eastern culture. Don't confuse the 2
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- exported with islam
  in the west you see bagged up women
  it is a shame and makes then sick
  please also answer the question spengo
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  by sharpjwe on September 13th, 2009
- of course it doesn't. In the west, more than anywhere in the world, people work 3rd shift jobs. Those people sleep during the day and are out at night and they aren't having vitamin d issues. I don't see how someone wearing more clothing than another person and being outside in the day would give them a deficiency any more than that.
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  by Spengo on September 14th, 2009
- night workers do have some problems
  but they do have the sun on their days off
  du to the non natural part of work at night
  and poeple in the poles also have some disorders .
  well it does see all the info on the net about it
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  by sharpjwe on September 14th, 2009
- I worked nights for 5 years. I had no problems. No...night shift workers do not get sun on their days off. If we were to work overnight 5 nights a week and then try to be on days during the weekend, we would have to stay up for 24 hours straight 2 times almost back to back and we would be tired to the point of falling asleep on our monday. Long term night-shifters stay on overnight shift even on their days off. In 5 years I had no problems with Vit D or anything else.
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  Your argument that there is information on the internet about it is pretty lacking....just because the internet says so does not make it so.
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  The women in Islam aren't wearing black plastic...it is cloth...light does pass through them.
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  by Spengo on September 14th, 2009
- so we can see though
  that is UNISLAMIC
  stone them
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  by sharpjwe on October 11th, 2009
- You are the most retarded person I have ever had the displeasure of knowing.
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  by Spengo on October 11th, 2009
- you do not know me
  for those who really know me love me
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  by sharpjwe on October 12th, 2009
- If you would ever show something other than your dim-witted poorly written anti-religious speech so I could try to get to know you I would. Don't give me the "I'm dyslexic" crap because I am also Dyslexic. Don't give me the "I'm a foreigner" crap because you claim to be world wise and that you have lived in so many countries you should be able to have a polite and decent conversation that isn't broken up, mispelled, illiterate, or ignorant. When I said "retarded" I mean that in a clinical way that you understand things very very very slowly. Just stop the nonsense and talk to people as an equal...don't try to look down on people for having verying view points.
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  by Spengo on October 13th, 2009
- spengo you are no better .
  you live so much for your religions
  you fail to be human
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by Thriftymaid on September 13th, 2009
I know they veil themselves in public; do they not enjoy their own yards without veils? I don't know anything about it really.
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- well now with statellites being able to see in your own backyard
  they could but most do not get even out of the houses
  as it is not allowed for women to go out alone in some places
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by Anonymous on September 13th, 2009
No I am certain that the islamic men provide their woman with enough of that for them not to become deficient. The veiling has nothing to do with them recieving the nutrient. Actullay, the veil comes off during the process of recieving this lovely nutrient. I am the one thats vitamin D deficient.
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- vitamin D come thought the skin
  does the coran talk of suplement oral vitamin D?
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by AliyaZahra313 on January 7th, 2010
Vitamin D is absorbed through the face, and when wearing a hijab the face is free. When indoors the sun is still able to enter the room/house through windows with the blinds closed. It doesnt cause any illnesses of any sort otherwise why would God make it obligatory? And the veiling of women is NOT a cultural issue but a religious issue - in the Holy Quran it specifies that it is compulsary to wear long loose clothing covering everything but you hands from the wrists and your face. If you want to cover your face that is your own choice and a respected action - you must cover as much as you feel you must to not draw unwanted attention (wandering eyes). And if there is little sun what about people that live in places like colder and duller areas then England or America. It doesnt affect us so much that we lack it.
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- Actually there were a lot of cases of rickets during the times of ww2 because a lot of children were brought up in the shade of huge tennent blocks. More for the girls than the boys because they were expected to help their mothers indoors.
  This resulted in a lot of women being crippled throughout adulthood.
  Another reason it doesn't happen as much as it could in counties that practice head covering is because rickets develops in childhood with growing bones and most little girls are not expected to cover themselves in the same way as their mothers until they older.
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by sweetielowe on January 7th, 2010
Good question.
What you are refering to is Rickets. This usually only develops in childhood with growing bones. If a child doesn't have enough vit d them their bones will being deformed and weak. By adulthood the damage has already been done.
If you notice though most little girls in the middle east are not expected to cover themselves in the same way as their mothers. This could very well be one of the reasons.
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by JakobA I^_^I the alooney on September 13th, 2009
Not significantly, a lot of the light go right through the cloth.
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- are you kidding us
  Veiling of Muslim Women, Vitamin D and Osteomalacia
  Monday, 29 June 2009 05:07 Acharya S. In the global debate regarding the veiling of Muslim women, one important factor is often overlooked: The fact that depriving a human being from live-giving sunlight and air represents physical torture. Indeed, this form of torture has been used for centuries in prisons.
  
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  It has long been known that the average human being requires a certain amount of sunshine on a daily basis in order to be healthy. Under the right circumstances sunlight creates vitamin D in the oils on the skin, which is then absorbed into the bloodstream and helps generate health throughout the entire body, largely serving to assist calcium in bone formation.
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  by sharpjwe on September 13th, 2009
- http://www.islam-watch.org/iw-new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62:veiling-of-muslim-women-vitamin-d&catid=81:acharya&Itemid=58
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  by sharpjwe on September 13th, 2009
- well...if islam-watch said it...it must be truth.
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  by Spengo on September 13th, 2009
- the same for you
  your koran say it it must be true
  to all those who beleive
  have you heard of the group http://muslimsagainstsharia.blogspot.com/2009/02/another-woman-whose-speeches-are.html
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  by sharpjwe on September 13th, 2009
- @ sharpjwe
  No I am not kidding you. By your profile you are male, so I am sure that you too (in your wayward youth) have found that place under the schools stairs where you could look up at the girls with the sun behind them so you could see their body contours despite whatever clothes they wore.
  Now I am not a muslim, and I actively LIKE bashing those silly fundies (Moslem or Christian) who think hating people is more important than loving them. But this question is a wrong and dishonest way to do that. The 'health risk' you are trying to conjure up is microscopic and irellevant to anything.
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  by JakobA I^_^I the alooney on September 14th, 2009
- the question proves that god has no clue
  and religions are pervertion
  of men to control women
  if you like taht your choise i hate that
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  by sharpjwe on September 14th, 2009
- All I am saying is that that Vitamin D theory is ridiculous. And no wonder seeing as how it comes from islam-watch.org, those guys are as fundamentalist as the taliban.
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  And in my book, the enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend.
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  There is a quote about that, now how does it go ? "First they came for the communists, but I did not like communists either so I did not speak out, ..." ;-))
  
  regards JakobA
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  by JakobA I^_^I the alooney on September 14th, 2009
- jakob, your point is well made. I am a Muslim and proud of it. I am not a crazy radical though so I don't take offense to your statement. I am glad to see someone that has a brain to play with that can tell the difference between logical disagreement and ridiculous bashing.
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  Salaam
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  by Spengo on September 14th, 2009
- the point is we should agree that women should not be covered
  it is ridiculus and serve no purpose
  for most women in the world are not covered and live well
  the obligation to d\cove ris getting extram
  there for we react
  and as you say "First they came for the communists, but was not communists either so I did not speak out the they came to get me and there was no one there to defend me , ..." ;-))that is why i am not muslim and i defend muslim women from theyranny of muslim men
  i have no probelm with individuals but i have a real problem with islan the religion that wants to kill me as i am gay and kill gays every day whne you understand that you might start beeing realistic
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  by sharpjwe on September 14th, 2009
- your hypocricy astounds me sharp. You want to stand up and fight against peoples beliefs that are different from your own and they differ because they want to stand up and fight against your beliefs. Simply astonishing
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  by Spengo on September 15th, 2009
- women are forced to wear the veils
  they do not do it of their own accord
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  by sharpjwe on September 15th, 2009
- tehy absolutely do
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  by Spengo on September 15th, 2009
- @ sharpjwe "the point is we should agree that women should not be covered"
  I sort of agree. The less covered the better I like it.
  But I do not agree that you, or I, should force other people to agree with us. Particularly not when it is their business, and do not affect us in any way.
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  Fried liver is healthy food, lots of vitamins and iron in a way we can digest and use for making our blood healthier.
  And I like fried liver (I really do).
  So it is tempting for me to say "sharpjwe. You MUST agree that fried liver is healthy. Science has proved it. you MUST eat fried liver. eat it ! Now ! (or I spank you)".
  Should I ?
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  by JakobA I^_^I the alooney on September 15th, 2009
- i do eat it the fried liver as it is good
  thanks for the info
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  by sharpjwe on September 15th, 2009
- religions stone women for not wearing the veil
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  by sharpjwe on September 15th, 2009
- no...relgion does not pick up a rock and throw it. People that are misunderstanding the religion pick up the rock and throw it. Don't blame Islam for bad Muslims
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  by Spengo on September 15th, 2009
- it is in the koran
  but the koran is not islam
  then according to your words
  how can good muslims misunderstand so much t
  to the point of killing
  sharia law is to be impleemented in ache
  stonning for gay and adulteres as bonus
  tha tis not islam either
  wha tis islam
  for i cannot get it
  muslims cannot get it
  who can get it
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  by sharpjwe on September 15th, 2009
- No it is not in the Koran. What is in the koran is that Women should not be slutty or immodest. That is in the bible too by the way. It is also considered a good Idea by many atheists.
  But then some people have interpreted that to mean that women should cover themselves all over.
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  The wearing of weils (or burkhas) is currently a controversial issue in several Islamic countries. In Iran and in Sudan women are lobbying and demonstrating, working to get those sharia rules changed so they can wear what they want. In other countries too.
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  Such struggle takes time, And you do not help them in the least when you bring in a ridiculous argument like those D-vitamins.
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  I am sorry that you are being persecuted, I guess it is no consolation for you that there are many Christian countries where gay people also get persecuted like that. But try to realize that it is not Islam (or Christianity) that is to blame. It is stupid people who dishonestly misinterpret their holy books, in order t...
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  by JakobA I^_^I the alooney on September 16th, 2009
- ..., in order to justify their own prejudice and hatred.
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  And when you do the same thing, then you are aiding them more than you are opposing them.
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  by JakobA I^_^I the alooney on September 16th, 2009
- brilliantly said jakoba, the problem is that sharp still won't get it and will continue his fight.
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  by Spengo on September 16th, 2009
- read www.sodomylaws.org
  it is clear it is the coran and the bible that
  states the gays should be stonned or burned to death.
  should there not be those books of hate the humans could be better.
  i agree many women fight to free themselves of the burka and veil tha tis good and has my support . i agree it is men driven ways to impose their power and to shame the women.
  but we can live witout religious lies and stop the sperad thereof
  how come religions are never to blame
  it is always the humans ?
  for me i blame religions and there sytem of indoctrination
  humans are the victime of the abuse of religious doctrins
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  by sharpjwe on September 16th, 2009
- Okay...sharp...I'll slow this down even further...You say "humans are teh victim of the abuse of religious doctrines". You are saying that Islam and Christianity can get together in a room and force people to believe them? Not, Muslims and Christians...but Islam and Christianity.
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  by Spengo on September 16th, 2009
- they do that to the kids from birth
  before they can think
  and they beleive the teacing as their perents did before
  that is not freedom
  thoug today fewer are beileving in westen world
  in some places chrch attendenc is down to 5% and it is pentioneres who have nothing else to do it is a social funtion.
  then. i agree some enter religions freely
  but that is a small portion
  look at chistians converts when comming from islam they face death
  all religions are the same to me . not to be trusted
  with respects to you spengo humble human
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  by sharpjwe on September 16th, 2009
- You didn't answer my question.
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  Has Islam or Christianity ever stoned someone to death? Again, I'm not asking about Muslims or Christians. I'm asking about Islam and Christianity.
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  Could Islam ever murder someone? Could Christianity?
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  by Spengo on September 17th, 2009
- it is written in the koran bible and tora
  all thos ebooks of hate
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