"In this book, John Andrew Morrow explores the so-called hijab , a major social and political issue in many so-called 'Islamic' countries, and presents a comprehensive academic discussion of it. The author has done an outstanding job of informing readers about the subject. Covering women from head to toe is a preoccupation of the Sunni and Shiite clergy and their followers. They are fixated on their beards, turbans, and bathroom rituals, but they are even more obsessed with women's hair and clothing. The Qur'an does not instruct women to cover their hair; nevertheless, the clergy pervert the meaning of a few words and imply such an order. Neither does the Qur'an instruct women to cover their faces; on the contrary, it talks about the beauty of monotheist women. However, the clergy bury women alive in black sacks, erasing their identity in society. Neither does the Qur'an instruct men to enforce a dress code on women, nor on any woman; nevertheless, the clergy insult, berate, and even beat women who do not adhere to their man-made religious rules.

For centuries, the professional religious class has enforced explicit dress codes on women, but the Qur'an never issues such penalties. Despite hundreds of verses that narrate the debates and dialogues of more than two dozen prophets and messengers on a variety of topics including monotheism, freedom, reasoning, critical thinking, honesty, human rights, women's rights, social and economic justice, equality, rule of law, peace, forgiveness, the environment, unity, righteousness, and charity, the Qur'an does not provide a single discussion or debate about women's dress code. Yet, the clergymen's major mission is to cover and silence women. The word hijab refers to a wall or partition and has come to refer to the religious prison created for women by men inflicted with numerous psychological and theological diseases, including ignorance, arrogance, and polytheism. This book explores the relationship between women's dress codes and other social and political issues in 'Islamic' societies and argues that reform of women's dress codes is an essential step towards improving the status of women and quality of life in these societies." Edip Yüksel, J.D., Qur'anic translator and commentator.