Why, As a Muslim, I Defend Religious Liberty

Some day in January 2013, I got on a plane from Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, to Istanbul, the metropolis of Turkey. What made the otherwise unmemorable flight rather memorable was the dress code of some female passengers that changed dramatically from the departure to the destination. In Riyadh, they all boarded on the plane all covered, from head‐​to‐​toe. When the plane approached Istanbul, however, I noticed some of these women walk back to the lavatory and emerge dressed in a very different fashion. Now, they were all wearing much more relaxed dresses -- a few of which were quite revealing -- along with heavy makeup. One woman, I can say, was wearing one of the shortest miniskirts I had ever seen. Apparently, she was ready to party in Istanbul's famous nightclubs.