I tend to think that the advocacy of "the veil" and other similarly very concealing clothing is, whatever the protestations, largely about the control and subjugation of women. Religions often make up irrational requirements of their followers, and my suspicion is that in many cases this is cynical for it enables the religions to attribute blame and to demand something to the advantage of the organised religion by way of reparation for the alleged transgression.

Who invented the requirement (in this context) that women dress modestly? Men, for in most organised religions (including Islam) men are in charge. Is there a similar requirement that men dress modestly, to avoid inflaming the passions of women? I think not. Yet (I am sure I have heard it said) of the pleasure of sex that God (in this context the "God" of Islam) gave to man one part and to women nine parts. Something does not compute here.