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52 September 18, 2010, Al-Fazl International, October 22, 2010) During Hazrat Khalīfatul-Masīh V’s atba tour to the United States, a meeting was held in Bait-ul-Rehman Mosque in Washington with female Ahmadi students. The students asked Huzoor Anwar atba some questions with his permission. In response to one of the questions, Huzoor Anwar atba advised the students and the whole Lajna at large about observing Purda at home, in schools, colleges and universities and reminded them of their responsibility as Ahmadi women. In response to a question about shaking hands with male colleagues at the workplace, Huzoor Anwar atba responded: “The same logic applies to not shaking hands with men as the logic related to the (veil). It means that if you protect yourselves from the eyes of unrelated men, then why not from their hands!”(Meeting with students, June 26, 2010, Washington, U. S. A, Al-Fazl International, August 17, 2012) In a question and answer session held with the Waqfaate Nau Germany, a girl related that she visited an organization where a man at the reception extended his hand for a handshake. She wanted to know what should be done in such a situation? Huzoor Anwar atba replied, “I have also had similar experiences a few times, and I respond by slightly bending forward which makes the other person understand. You have to be your own saviour. If you fear the society, it will not work. If you do this a couple of times and also inform the other person that your religion forbids you from shaking hands with men, he will correct himself. ” Further explaining the issue, Huzoor Anwar atba said, “If you have to propagate your religious teachings, and have to tell people about