Hijab is an arabic word‚ meaning “cover”‚ it is most commonly knowns as headscarf or veil. It is a visual symbol of the Muslim women. According to Pew Research Center‚ 297 women with hijab were the victims of racial and sexual profiling after 9/11 incident.‚ People have this negative connotation of terrorism when thinking about Muslims and that doesn’t exclude the woman group. Surveyed by Pew Global Attitudes Project‚ about 72% of population of United States‚ excluding Muslims‚ don’t know the purpose
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Why Muslim Women Wear the Hijab In this contemporary age‚ there has been growing public concern about whether Muslim women should wear hijab in the Western world. Naheed Mustafa‚ who wrote "My Body is My Own Business"‚ asserts that wearing the hijab offers her freedom. On the other hand‚ Catherine Meckes‚ the author of "Wearing a Uniform of Oppression"‚ objects that wearing the hijab is like "[be] an animal in a cage "(Catherine Meckes 91). Personally‚ I am in favor of the former view. There are
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In the graphic memoir‚ Persepolis‚ written by Marjane Satrapi‚ the new regime takes power during the Islamic Revolution and creates new restrictions in women’s lives. Women in Iran‚ including Marjane Satrapi and her mother‚ are stripped of their freedom by being forced to conform to a restrictive dress code. The dress code was enacted because women were seen as very sexual human beings in the eyes of men. The government found that men finding women sexual was a disruption to society‚ so therefore
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Many Islamic countries require women to wear clothes that do not flaunt or define their bodies in any form. In certain countries such as Iran‚ additional clothing is required especially when engaging in religious or outdoor activities. Iranian women are known to wear a chador or a loose black robe that covers the body from head to toe. Iranian women in specific have covered themselves for centuries due to religious and family traditions but after the revolutionary government of Iran enforced the
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decision was to wear hijab (he-jab)‚ which means scarf or head covering. Wearing hijab is a requirement for all Muslim women because it promotes modesty and encourages people to respect a woman for her mind‚ not her physical appearance. Not many Muslim women in the U.S. wear hijab. In fact‚ the number of young Muslim girls in my community wearing hijab five years ago‚ when I began thinking about hijab‚ was very small. At the time‚ I only knew one girl my age that wore hijab. That girl was one
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Islamic culture project Hijab Id 111200502 By Elvira Aggoune Instructor: Ms. Khouloud Al-NounouCanadian university of Dubai Hijab. In the resent years people in the world start to realize and read more about Islam and its concept. We have seen in the media a lot about it. Unfortunately we can not trust media in everything. Sometimes they exaggerate the real Muslim behavior. Most of non-Muslim people do not understand Muslims’ ideology. That
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How Identity is Represented Through Gender: Femininity and the Hijab An individual’s identity can differ depending on several different physical and biological factors including sexuality‚ gender‚ age and class. Throughout Ruby Tabassum’s article entitled Listening to the Voices of Hijab‚ identity is related to gender in a number of ways. I have decided to discuss this specific article because the idea of how femininity is portrayed is a significant aspect of Canadian culture nowadays.
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Should Australia ban the burqa? As we all know‚ Burqa is a loose‚ usually black or light blue robe that is worn by Muslim women‚ especially in Afghanistan‚ and that covers the body from head to toe. The burqa is not force by the Islamic holy bible‚ Koran. It only say that‚ women and men have to wear modestly in the public. Women‚ especially‚ cannot show their body to a man‚ other than their husband. This is written in the Koran. In Qur’an Sura Nur Chapter: The Light. Verse 31‚ "And say to the faithful
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What is the Hijab? Hijab refers to both the head covering traditionally worn by Muslim women and modest Muslim styles of dress in general. It’s not only physical‚ but Hijab has a social element too‚ in which a Muslim woman is encouraged to conduct herself (in public) in a modest manner. As to not bring any unwanted attention towards herself. Why do women wear the Hijab? Every woman will have her own story‚ some will say it make them feel liberated‚ some will say they feel protected‚ confident
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‘Heart to Heart’ slot. Regardless of the hate that I received before this‚ I am jotting down my rubbish opinion here because of my responsibilities as a Muslim woman and to spread the words for my beloved readers especially to those who are wearing hijab. Seeing the world in my own perspective‚ I found it very complicated. I think and argue a lot with myself‚ struggling to know whether what I thought is true or not. Then‚ Allah SWT gave me the right answer for this doubt. At first I think that by
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