What is modesty? For us Muslims, modesty is what Allah and His messenger - peace be upon him - say modesty is. Anything that falls short of that is termed as 'a lack of modesty' and this differs as to how close/far a person is from what Allah and His messenger have stipulated. To say anything to the contrary, (i.e. that a person can be modest without wearing a hijab etc) is to say that Allah and His messenger did not define modesty properly or went to extremes. And this, we seek refuge in Allah from such beliefs, is a clear deviation from the path of the believers.
Having said that, I think the photo of the sister at the beginning of the article should be taken down. The reason is apparent. May Allah bless all and guide us to His path. - Mazin
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