Fashion students at Va. university design abayas

Very good article. Most of all I agree with the freedom to wear the abaya, if that is the woman's wish (?) and should be fashionable if she choses.

"Hopefully, if nothing else, those 20 people in my class have gained a more neutral approach to what goes on in the world," Guthrie said. "Just because the women wear this doesn't mean they're oppressed."

Lets see, they can't vote, can't go out in public with out a male escort. They can be beaten to death or imprisoned if they are raped. They are considered property and not humans. Am I missing something?

I'm waiting for the Burka fashion trend to take off here.