Islamic bicycle

Muslim women riding traditional bicycles as this one are seen as immodest

The proper Islamic bicycle for the Muslim women is a topic of heated discussion in both Sunni and Shia Islam. Secular academics worry that Turkey’s Islamist government is putting Islam ahead of science. Mustafa Akyol argues that the very idea of an Islamic bicycle is indicative of a "mentality that has stagnated Muslim thought".

The Iranian version of the Islamic bicycle has a “boxy contraption that hides a woman’s lower body.” In Iran it is forbidden for women to ride traditional bicycles out of concerns for modesty. Women riders are attacked by vigilantes. Critics condemn both the bicycle ban and the Islamic bicycle as tools of oppression.

See also

• Outline of cycling