Een hoofdoek wordt over de hele wereld gedragen, door zowel religieuze groepen(Joden, Christenen, Moslims, Boedhisten). Ik citeer wikipedia:
Headscarves may be worn for a variety of purposes, such as protection of the head or hair from rain, wind, dirt, cold, warmth, for sanitation, for fashion, recognition or social distinction; with religious significance, to hide baldness, out of modesty, or other forms of social convention.[1][2] Headscarves are now mainly worn for practical, cultural or religious reasons. Until the latter 20th century, headscarves were commonly worn by women in many parts of the Southwestern Asia, Europe, North Africa, and the Americas, as well as some other parts of the world. In recent decades, headscarves, like hats, have fallen out of favor in Western culture. They are still, though, common in many rural areas of Eastern Europe as well as many areas of the Middle East.
Maar ook door niet religieuze:
Practical reasons include protection from bad weather and protection against industrial contamination, for example in dusty and oily environments. A headscarf can ensure that the hair does not interfere with the work and get caught-up in machinery since, avoiding long hair can get into rotating parts of machines, either by means of a suitable head covering like a cap, hairnet or kerchief; cutting the hair shot; or by putting on a scarf. Hygiene also requires wearing a head cover, for example in kitchens and hospitals. Such usage has gone on since about 1900, when women 's use of mob caps and Dutch bonnets declined.
Wikipedia: Headscarf
Of onze eigen Hollandse hoofdoek, niet al te lang geleden:
Wikipedia: Dutch cap
Dus iedereen die denk dat een hoofddoek per definitie een religieuze uiting is moet zich toch even beter verdiepen in de materie.
Het leuke van dit soort topic vindt ik altijd dat het pijnlijk aantoont hoe weinig kennis er is van andere culturen en andere wereldburgers. Maar helaas ook hoe xenofobisch bepaalde personen zijn.