Will Atheists let their wives and daughters move Nude in Public? [Answering Islamist's Objection]

Islamic Preachers are asked if the Hijab is a CHOICE, why then do Islam and Islamic States and Muslim families IMPOSE it upon their daughters by law and by force?

In response, Islamic preachers think that their best option to defend Islam is to bring the issue of NUDITY in a non-religious state and families. They immediately ask a counter-question:

• Will non-religious people bring their kids to the naked gay parades? 
• Or will they allow their daughters to go NUDE in public? 

You will also find such Islamic Apologists:

Islamic preachers also bring the issue of the people walking nude in the pride parade (Video Link)

Our Response: The Origins of Clothing is Not Modesty, But Survival

The issue with Muslim preachers is their denial of the "Evolution of Dress," which is a factual phenomenon. The evolution of dress began as a response to weather conditions, as our ancestors migrated to colder or hotter regions. They needed clothing for protection against extreme temperatures, while modern humans lost their body hair, leaving them vulnerable to the elements.

Over time, the way people dressed became a symbol of status, with women from wealthy families covering themselves more, while women from poorer families or slaves often remained naked or partially clothed. This evolution eventually turned into a fashion trend. The lower class people, including slaves, often wore little to no clothing, and the upper class wore very luxurious clothing. Clothing norms evolved from there. This wasn't universal taboo; in warm-climate hunter-gatherer groups, near-complete nudity remained the norm for both genders, free of the sexualization we project today.

In short: In human history, we dressed for protection against sun, cold, and parasites, not to "cover sin."

Clothing has an interesting history, but it wasn’t originally invented for “modesty” reasons. Actually, ancient people had no issue with clothing at all, and dress codes became established relatively recently on a human history timescale. It was these dress codes that led to the cultural aversion in some places of people being naked.

The question arises: Why do Muslim preachers solely use Western countries as their example? They should also consider indigenous tribes (link) that have practised Naturism (i.e. a lifestyle of practising non-sexual social nudity in private and in public) for thousands of years.

Although these tribes move naked in public without any dress, they still maintain strong family systems. These tribes don’t have rape and sexual assault as a big issue within them, and men and women see each other COMPLETELY NAKED. 

Anthropological records show these communities often report near-zero sexual assault, attributing harmony to communal norms that desexualize the body: When everyone's equally exposed, the human form becomes mundane, not mysterious or forbidden. Anecdotal surveys from global naturist groups echo this; incidents of harassment are rarer than in clothed settings, as exposure normalizes bodies and empowers quick reporting of boundary-crossers (link).

Compared to this, millions of Muslim women experience extreme molestation in Muslim countries despite wearing the Hijab. Even during the most religious Hajj gatherings, Muslim girls are exposed to extreme molestation. 

WHO data shows intimate partner violence affects 30% of women globally, but rates spike in many Muslim-majority nations, up to 81.5% lifetime sexual violence in Iran and 74.6% in Turkey, per regional studies. Even sacred spaces betray the myth of "protection through covering." During Hajj, the world's largest religious gathering, reports of groping and assault persist. Hundreds of women shared #MosqueMeToo stories in 2018 alone, describing harassment amid the crowds despite universal veiling. 

Reason: Not showing men women's bodies is only going to make them fetishize the tiniest detail they do get to see. If women's bodies were treated normally, men would get used to them and not fetishize every tiny part of them. The same is true if you don't let men talk and interact with women. It will never allow them to understand women and their feelings and how to deal with them respectfully.

Suppression breeds obsession. Psychological research on taboos shows that hiding the body (or interactions between genders) fetishizes glimpses—a stray ankle or casual chat becomes hyper-sexualized, eroding empathy and respect. Men denied normal exposure to women as equals struggle to see them as such, leading to frustration-fueled aggression. (For a deeper dive, see our article: The practice of Islamic Hijab and Modesty leads only to sexual frustration)

Western Progress: From Shame to Sanity

Europe followed a similar path. Christianity brought the idea that the body was sinful and shameful. This belief became very strong. In the Victorian era, people saw public nudity as something very wrong and dirty. Beaches were separated for men and women. Some women even used special machines to go into the water so no one could see their ankles.

But in the 19th century, a movement started in Germany called Freikörperkultur (Free Body Culture). This movement said nudity is healthy and natural. It also said people should not feel ashamed of their bodies. This movement helped create the modern naturism we see today.

Now look at the present day. In Scandinavian countries like Denmark, it is legal to be naked along 4,500 kilometers of coastline (source). Many families go to these beaches with their children. The children play without clothes and it is completely normal. There is no big increase in sexual assaults because of this.

People also wear bikinis freely in public parks and other places. Even with all this openness, the rates of gender-based violence (violence against women) in these countries are among the lowest in Europe. They are clearly lower than the European Union average of 33% of women who experience physical or sexual violence.

The clear lesson is this: When society treats the naked body as something normal and natural, people become more comfortable with each other. This creates more respect and understanding. It does not lead to the moral chaos and danger that some religious preachers try to warn us about.

In short: The question about nudity shows much more about the cultural fears of the people asking it, than it shows about atheist values. For most of human history people lived without clothes. It is usually the strong rules, whether they are rules about clothes or rules about shame, that cause problems for people.

For more details you can read:

• Wikipedia article: History of Nudity

Islam itself Practiced Public NUDITY (and the worst form of it while it was a FORCED Public Nudity)

Islamic Preachers totally forget these realities:

• It was Islam who made slave women move in public topless. There were thousands of slave women present in front of Muhammad and in public with naked breasts. 
• Umar Ibn Khattab used to beat them with a stick for taking the Hijab and told them not to resemble free Muslim women by taking the Hijab. 
• It is the 1300-year-long history of Islam where slave women had to stay topless. 
• And Islam turned poor slave women into sexual objects too, and Muslim men were given licences to fulfil their sexual lusts by raping them. They were presented in that naked state in the Islamic Bazaars of Slavery, where Muslim customers were also allowed to touch their private parts (just like sheep and cattle are groped before purchase). 
• And Muslim men were molesting slave women, without any fear of physical punishment, while Allah (i.e. Muhammad) didn't punish or even rebuke them for molesting slave women. Muslim men were raping slave girls in Temporary Sexual Relationships, and selling them, in order to buy new slave girls to rape them too. They were even buying small non-adult girls from slave markets to use them as sexual objects. They were swapping their slave girls and raping them. In short, Islamic Sharia turned Muslim men into serial rapists legally by giving them full control over the poor slave girls. 

This history exposes a deep flaw. If covering the body truly stops lust and builds respect, why force some women to uncover? It did the opposite. Exposure made slaves more vulnerable to assault, not safer. Preachers today focus on voluntary nudity as "immoral." But forced nudity in Islam caused real harm. It shows how religion can justify control over the weak. Modern Muslims have mostly ended slavery, thanks to global pressure. That progress came from human rights, not just faith. It proves societies improve by questioning old rules, not defending them blindly.

For full proofs and sources, read these articles:

1. Islam Prohibited Slave Women from Taking Hijab or Even Covering Their Naked Breasts in Public
2. Crimes of Islamic Slavery Against Humanity

Forced Nudity in Islam: Slave Women with Naked Breasts in Public

Naturism in Western countries is completely different from the forced nudity of slave women in Islamic history. Naturism is about respect for the human body and personal choice. It has nothing to do with sex. No one can force a woman to go topless or fully nude. Touching anyone without consent is not allowed and can lead to serious punishment. Naturism brings no harm or evil.

Islamic preachers often blame naturism for high divorce rates in the West. This claim is wrong. Indigenous tribes around the world have practiced naturism (living without clothes in daily life) for thousands of years. These tribes still have strong family bonds and lasting marriages. They show that nudity itself does not destroy families.

The real reasons for higher divorce rates in many Western countries are different. Modern life has become easier because of technology, better jobs, and social support systems. People no longer need to depend so much on family for basic survival. This freedom makes it simpler to end unhappy marriages. If tough times returned and families had to rely on each other again for food, shelter, and safety, family ties would likely grow stronger.

This pattern appears even in Gulf Muslim countries. Divorce rates there have risen sharply in recent years, sometimes reaching high levels. For example, in Kuwait, reports show divorces happening frequently, with some periods seeing up to 50% of marriages end that way in short terms. In Saudi Arabia, recent data from 2025 shows around 57,000 divorce cases, with many happening in the first year of marriage. Other Gulf nations like the UAE and Qatar have seen increases too, though rates vary (some lower at around 0.7 per 1,000 people in recent years, but overall trends show growth). These countries follow strict hijab rules and no naturism at all. Yet divorces rise because wealth and modern comforts reduce the need for strong family dependence. People can live independently, so unhappy marriages end more often.

The Hijab in Islamic Countries: The Opposite of True Freedom

The naturist movement in the West does not force anyone, including Muslim women, to go nude. It promotes freedom for all humans. It respects personal choices about clothing and body. True modesty and decency come from respecting women and their decisions, not from covering rules. The West teaches men to treat women with respect and equality. This creates safer and more decent societies.

But the hijab in many Islamic countries works in the opposite way. It brings several serious problems:

First, Islamic history shows clear discrimination. Sharia rules banned slave women from wearing hijab or covering their breasts in public. Only free Muslim women could cover as a sign of honor and respect. Millions of slave women faced forced exposure for centuries. Muslim women today should see hijab not just as a personal choice. They should also speak out against this past injustice to slave women.

Second, hijab is often forced on women in private and public life. It becomes a tool for men to control women, limit their freedom, and make them depend on male guardians. This takes away basic human rights like moving freely, working, or making decisions.

Hijab rules also demand gender segregation. Women face limits on leaving home or talking to men. This lack of normal contact makes men fetishize even small things, like seeing a woman's face or hair. It creates sexual frustration and stops men from learning to treat women as equals with respect and understanding.

Love, a natural human feeling, gets suppressed too. Islam often disapproves of romantic stories (like Layla and Majnun, similar to Romeo and Juliet) and punishes people for falling in love outside strict rules. Hijab and modesty rules control this emotion instead of letting it grow naturally.

In practice, many girls marry men they barely know—no real interaction, no understanding of personality or values. This turns hijab and modesty into tools of oppression. It causes daily struggles and hardships for women.

To see real examples of these problems, read our articles:

• Islamic Hijab & Modesty حياء leads only towards Sexual Frustration
• Negative role of 'Hijab' and 'Islamic Modesty' in the Incident of Ifk (Highly recommended)

In summary: Naturism promotes choice and respect without harm. Forced nudity in history caused real suffering. Hijab, when imposed, limits freedom and creates problems that preachers ignore while attacking the West. True decency comes from equality and consent, not control.

Muslim Youth in Islamic Societies have no chance to get rid of their Sexual Frustration

In earlier centuries, Muslim men had opportunities to interact with the opposite sex, while:

• There were thousands of slave women present in public.
• And it was allowed to look at them and to talk with them. 
• And even Muhammad was moving in public while holding the hands of slave girls of other men (Sahih Bukhari, Hadith 6072 & Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith 4177)

In modern times, the existence of slave women, thanks to the influence of the Western world, is no longer prevalent.

Today, Muslim boys face challenges in getting married until they reach around 30 years of age. They often prioritize obtaining an education, securing a stable job, and saving a significant amount of money for a dowry, also known as Haq Mehr.

These unnatural restrictions imposed by Islam on the interaction between the opposite sexes inevitably result in extreme sexual frustration among Muslim youth.

An incident from the time of Muhammad, the Sahaba (companions), highlights the struggle of controlling their desires. Initially, Muhammad/Allah forbade them from having sexual relations with their wives during the nights of Ramadan. However, unable to cope, the Sahaba secretly visited their wives during Ramadan nights. Eventually, Muhammad/Allah had to revoke this order and permit the Sahaba to engage in sexual activity during Ramadan nights. This incident is documented in the Quran.

Surah Al-Baqarah (2:187)
“It is made lawful for you to have sexual relations with your wives on the night of As-Siyam (fasting) ... Allah knows that you used to deceive yourselves (by going to wives secretly), so He turned to you and forgave you (for this sin). So now you are allowed to have sexual relations with your wives.

Sahih Bukhari, 4508: