the veil. Audience: The primary audience is the people who don’t have much knowledge about the Middle Eastern culture. The secondary audience is the radical and extremist Muslims. Purpose: The authors’ purpose is to give an explanation about the “hijab”’s value in the North African and Middle Eastern culture. The authors list many reasons behind the cause of wearing a veil by giving examples and justifications. The writers have a wide knowledge regarding this topic since they used to live in the
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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. You should be able to wear what you
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backgrounds. Women who choose to dress modestly face more discrimination because the hijab declares them openly and the American people spit on that with so many amounts of disrespect.”(Women in hijab: discrimination against Muslim women). Since the 9/11 attacks‚ Americans label Muslim Americans as a threat just because of their religion. The western world is in desperate need of
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In the article “My Body is My Own Business” by Naheed Mustafa we are introduced to the stereotypes and prejudices that Muslim people in our country are subject to. Mustafa’s everyday life consists of stereotypes because of her decision to wear the hijab. Mustafa goes on to talk about what covering up her body means to herself and her reasons for doing so. There are many problems in society today with teen girls thinking that they will earn respect form people by wearing certain clothing‚ and that
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clothing (head covering). THE HIJAB Muslim women obviously dress very different than other Americans and their dress apparel stands out. This is one of the biggest issues and challenges that Muslim women in American face. They are taunted‚ and harassed every day because of the head-coverings that they wear‚ which is known as the “hijab”. Hijab‚ is Arabic for “cover”‚ which is extended to mean modesty and privacy. Hijab is actually a practice‚ but when women are practicing Hijab‚ is when they wear the
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in Arab‚ men wearing thawb and with horses‚ and women in hipster hijabs driving and with guns. She put the men and the women in their actual clothing‚ but women’s clothes are too stylish and colorful. No men’s faces are shown in the video‚ but the women’s faces are. It is exactly opposite of what actually happens in Saudi Arabia. In reality‚ women are taught or forced to hide their faces. In one part‚ Maya hides her face with hijab before driving‚ but there is no modesty in that‚ instead‚ it was
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materials further indicating wealth.” Explained in Charlotte Jirousek article Islamic Clothing. Wearing the hijab was crucial while in public due to the exposer of the body. Any woman that was unveiled was viewed by men as a naked woman. Women should be covered to protect what is considered the men’s property at all times unless around immediate family in their homes. That is why “Women wear the Hijab around strangers (especially males) that they do not consider as part of their family. It is believed
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in Islam Lidia Fiorelli Spring 2012 PLT 364 Hadi Enayat The question of Hijab‚ Arab common name for what is imprecisely meant as veil‚ as well as gender issues‚ has been a sensitive case of perception of Islam‚ in European and Western counties. “The subject of women in Islam is in fact a burning issue and a source of polemics and mutual incomprehension” The question of Islamic veil is problematic. The Hijab is in fact a symbolic banner‚ both for Muslims‚ among Muslims so to speak‚ in establishing
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countries especially the United States. They are reported sometimes and given cruel punishments. Muslims are mostly being targeted because most terrorists are‚ Muslim. Many women Muslims are being targeted because they stick out with wearing their Hijabs whenever there outside or at home. You can see now that there are many people you don’t even know around the world who are treated like an outsider. Everyday Muslims are being accused of being a terrorist just because they’re Muslim. For example
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see as “religious justice” into their own hands‚ often hiding behind their first amendment to freedom of speech. I experienced one such case one day outside a mall when a man began harassing a young woman for expressing her faith through wearing a hijab. I was walking to a bookstore next to the mall when I noticed a young woman sitting at a table‚ minding
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