Naheed Mustafa, a young Muslim who began to wear the hijab once she blossomed out of her teenage years, finds it difficult to apprehend the fact as to why society views her differently compared to other girls her age. Due to the mere fact that she wears a hijab, she gets a “whole gamut of strange looks, stares, and covert glances.” Because she lives in Canada, which adapts the Western culture, wearing a hijab is not very common. Because of this Naheed and many others like her, are often viewed as outcasts and treated differently. This takes a huge toll on one’s identity which can be either negative or positive. However, Naheed abides by her choices and wishes to make a positive change out of it.…
Then, there is a question of veiling herself. In this society woman’s sexuality is considered a danger to herself and a whole community. So, abaya is seen not as an enforced item, but as a protection. It also helps to preserve family honor. The woman’s fidelity doesn’t only determine her own fate, but affects the whole family. Her siblings might not be able to get married; even business might get affected and the family will become outcasts.…
As if it is not enough for women to avoid wearing heels to prevent being taller than their husbands, Nelson provides evidence that female athletes will sometimes go as far as expressing apologetic behavior for their “‘masculine’ strivings” in order to preserve acceptance as a genuine feminine woman (Nelson 572). The athletes cannot display their desire to go out and win without appearing aggressive and unladylike, so they might compensate by being featured in the media modeling for makeup ads or squeezing into revealing swimsuits and posing in vulnerable positions to depict themselves as the weaker sex.…
“Everyone was staring and kind of freaked out and avoiding me.” Although Amal was going through injustice at school, she embarrassed the Hijab and wore it anyway. If you're getting made fun of for something you can’t control, like your religion and what the requirements are, don’t let someone make fun of you Instead, stand up for yourself and overcome the harsh words. Although you're told to take a stand for yourself, there are some times when taking a stand is not appropriate. An example of when you shouldn’t take a stand is if you get arrested and you try to defend yourself, it could get worse than it was to start.…
The specific topic of this book is the oppression of women. Its overall purpose is to understand the women behind the veils and why the Muslim women take up the hijab. The purpose is also to show how political, religious, and cultural factors shape the women’s lives. It is written for the average westerner because they have been exposed to more negative and one-sided views about the religion, however they are clueless about what really goes on in the religion of Islam, which concludes that there are many stereotypes and judgments on the subject. Brooks is probably used to this because she was raised in Australia as a Jew. Knowing about the Jewish background and how they were discriminated against could have been an important factor in the writing of Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women. New York Times reports that “She wanted to avoid the many judgments and assumptions, but add a valid account of the women in the Muslim world.”…
Dorsa Derakshani is an 18 year old Iranian girl who is trying to make a change in Islamic countries. She is a chess grandmaster and competed in a tournament in Gilbraltar and was later kicked off the national chess team. Why was she kicked off the team? Simply because she refused to wear a hijab, a head covering worn by Muslim women. No matter where you live or what religion you follow, you should have a right to wear or not wear a hijab. Being kicked off of a team, punished, or condemned, should not happen because you believe differently, or refuse to follow others' norms.…
Friedman, Marcelle. “Justice Prevails, as Saudi Woman Allowed to Wear Hijab in Olympic Judo Competition.” Slate. 26 August 2012. 12 Sept 2012. .…
Everyone has at least one natural talent in a certain field.Some people show their talent very early when they are kids, but some people just find their talent until they become adults.Marlen Esparza’s talent was revealed in the sports field when she was youngand the author suggests, "Marlen was always desperate to compete against her brothers” (851). Although Esparza’s father desired one of his sons become a boxing legend, his younger daughter had an interest in boxing than his sons.Boxing is a sport that requires strong, healthy and high endurance, but Marlen who is a girl did not fearless when she dared to fight boxing with her brothers.This action showed a passion of a young girl who likes playing boxing that is mainly for boys instead of play activities for girls.In addition, a girl who could beat her brothersdemonstrated that she is very strong and have good stamina to pursue boxing.Inside her, talent seed had been budding when she was young.…
Mona Eltahawy in "My Unveiling Ceremony," believes wearing a hijab (headscarf and clothing that covers the whole body except for the hands and face) is a form of oppressive behavior expected of women, and illustrates in her essay her experience with her loss of identity, resulting in her choice to stop wearing her hijab as symbol of empowerment and freedom. The following three points supports why Muslim women should not wear a hijab.…
It does so from the insider’s view of rule changes and conflict of interest by reviewing both research based information and financial issues that may have influences the controversial removal in that the author’s experience in amateur boxing provides insight into the mindset of possible ethic decisions by AIBA. I have worked as a professional boxers and amateur boxers and currently train amateur boxers and I am an active member of USA Boxing and an official and coach. In making the reader of aware that these experiences could be viewed to have the potential to cloud my judgment. I argue that these experiences provide a unique insight into the mindset of AIBA, which in turn helps me address the ethical question on whether the removal was safety based or financial based and that the study the stating that it is safer has not been released and only referenced in a Wall Street Journal…
John Hirst’s article ‘Should we ban the burka?’ (2014) in The Australian newspaper provides us with some of the arguments for banning the burqa. It also contextualises society’s perceptions as it is a relatively representative position of many Australians both liberal and conservative. It is important to note though that The Australian newspaper’s editors are often critiqued by third-party scholars for an alleged bias as the newspaper often reflects the views of its owner, Rupert Murdoch a very wealthy Australian-born, American citizen with strong conservative ties. Observing this potential bias we can dissect Hirst’s arguments in favour of a burqa ban. Foremost in his argument is that wearing full body clothing is consistent with an attitude of “I can see you but you cannot see me”. He argues that this shows “contempt” for Australian values as it “discourages normal human interaction” on the basis that facial signals cannot be read (‘Should we ban the burqa?’, 2010, para. 3). This point seems fair in an open society such as Australia’s, however, this does not qualify as a reason for enforcing what women can or can’t wear. It may be a noble end but it is in no way a noble means. As outlined in earlier paragraphs the enforcement of such a ban denies the women it affects the agency to affect their own changes. The apparent neglect in addressing this point in the article is indicative of the accuracy of Mohanty’s argument that Western hegemonic discourse subjugates its…
Reading 2 “Chappals and Gym Shorts: An Indian Muslim Women In the Land of Oz,” Almas Sayeed…
Bilqis said, "It's hard being a young Muslim woman in America. It takes strength to walk outside and look different than anyone else. She said some people think Muslim women just do what they are told. This is wrong, she said”. Muslim women athletes that wear hijabs should have all the opportunities that other women have.…
Secondly, Sultana Yusufali addresses the audience about the hijab controversy and that hijabs are banned from being worn due to the ignorance of today’s…
Boxing is a game loaded with hard hitting, quick developments and a lot of blood; however, being a boxer is not excessively fierce for the general public, but rather it has its goods and bads. Boxing is a sport that is watched all around the world and has considerable amounts of income and views on television. There is a rising argument-causing event over the sport, because of the number of people who have gotten hurt and the deaths of people in the ring. There is a lot written on the serious injuries in boxing: for example, blackout, mind wounds, and break of the skull and facial bones. These individuals who are focused and encounter outrageous anger ought to take part in boxing to avert physical conflicts which will promote deflation of anger.…