Ramadan is coming up and I have questions about Islam - Hijab, art, and ity.?

Hello & welcome. I will try to be as brief as possible. The covering of the face is not required by the consensus of islamic scholars and the idea behind the hijab in general is to protect the woman, but as with anything the bottom line with this is that is something determined by God, not by human beings, So when a woman wears it, she is fulfilling one of her responsibilities towards God. Yes men should control themselves and Muslim men know very well that according to Islam, the first look (at a woman) can be forgiven, but anything after that it is considered a sin on them ({the men not the women). So both men and woman have a responsibility to be modest in dress and behavior. As for make up, I agree it is a contradiction and I personally do not wear it when I am in public. It is the same with tight clothing. Many people see the hijab as just a head covering when in fact it is the total package. Of course people vary in their degrees of faith and Muslims are no different. As for art, not all forms of art are banned by islam. And to be honest, there is great division regarding the issue of drawing and music in particular. Many scholars are of the opinion that drawing, even of animals for example is only forbidden if the intentuion is to use such drawings in some kind of worship. Other scholars disagree and say it is haram no matter what. With Music it is the same thing. Some scholars say it is categorcally forbidden, while others say it is ok as long as the lyrics are not dirty and it does not distract the person from doing the obligatory actions of islam. Lastly, the issue of himouality is pretty black and white in Islam as it is with the other Abrahamic faiths. Such acts are considered a sin and there is no way to get around it. Marriage in Islam exists only between men and women. We cannot go against what is written in the Quran and the condemnation of uality is crystal clear in the Quran. Unlike the other issues, there is no wiggle room. I wanted to be brief, but I failed miserably, sorry :)