Once again, traditions that a man respects, where women have no say over their own bodies. For example, mentioned earlier, men desired to send their female children to "schools for girls" but only veiled because its a tradition for men to tell women what to wear. There is no choice for a woman to wear it and be religious or not. Of course since I am not muslim and I cannot say if wearing a veil or hijab or any other dress of that nature is oppressive, the way it is being described is.

This paragraph reminds me of a similar time period in American history, the Andrew Jackson Presidency, where white men wanted more democracy and "power to the people." Except power to the "people" meant white middle class men and no mention of women. Here we have the same issue but within a different culture where once again the nationalist movement is designed for better opportunities and experiences for men. This includes anything from more economical gain, higher status, and domination in culture/customs.

(in former times) the separate part of a Muslim household reserved for wives, concubines, and female servants

I find it interesting that there is a school specifically designed for young women to learn how to do historically female gendered tasks. The division of domestic labor in the household is almost always the responsibility of the women in the house.