and the strict law that the government imposed upon the Muslim women. The fact that if they did not carry the hijab which is the head scarf they might be banished from their tribe, or if they don’t follow their husband rules they getting beat up by them, some of them have no choice than accepting their husband having more than one wife just to name a few. Why do Muslim women wear their hijab? people thank of everything when it comes to describing the reason why Muslim women carried their head…
opportunity and the right to express our opinions. There was a time when my sisters were at a apparel store when a white man comes behind her and pulls off her hijab and said "this is not allowed in our country" and threw in the trash,there have been a set of changes since 9/11 happened in America, especially on Muslim women because of their hijab, as there has been a lot of discrimination, hatred against Muslim women who also are racially profiled because of what religion they believe in. The…
in the book is of women fighting over the compulsory Hijab in the midst of the revolution. This scene introduced readers into the chaos that was the Iranian Revolution as most Iranians, such as Marjane and her family, believed that the expulsion of the Shah would result in a better country where the citizens had more freedoms and rights, when in fact this was quite the opposite of what ended up happening. Situations like those seen in the Hijab debate show just how confused and clueless Marjane…
Womens Rights: Saudi Arabia and Other Mid-Eastern Asian Countries For most women, waking up in the morning, getting ready for their day by picking out their outfit of choice and doing their daily makeup routine, eventually driving to wherever they need to go, sounds like a typical morning. Having a happy marriage with someone who shares the same interest and starting a loving family with them doesn’t sound odd either. Many women in America, Canada, and other democratic countries take for granted…
Integrity in Contemporary Sociey In both Arwa Aburawa’s, Veiled Threat: The Guerrilla Graffiti of Princess Hijab and Madeleine Albright’s, Faith and Diplomacy, the authors examine critical issues core to the notion of human integrity and the influences behind the actions people undertake. While the articles are indeed vastly different in their own right and are directed at opposing audiences, they both evidently seek to find logic in why people do the things they do and the extent to which said…
the fact that she was wearing a hijab, which went against Abercrombie and Fitch’s store rule about wearing any head wear (Andrzejczyk, “Civil Rights vs. the Abercrombie and Fitch ‘Look’” 99). Abercrombie and Fitch did not try to accommodate Elauf and her religious beliefs, but simply turned her down for any possible position at its store. During the interview, she was never asked about her religion, but it was assumed she was Muslim because Elauf was wearing a hijab. Elauf did not let the…
As my mom was walking out of the mall someone came and pulled off her hijab. The man was in his 30s that pulled her hijab and then called her a terrorist. This was taken a few days after 9/11 a terrifying event that shocked the world. This event was frightening for Muslim living in western countries. The problem with humanity, is it likes to blame…
a terrorist, all due to a simple piece of clothing; the hijab. Interestingly, it is hard to imagine a devout Catholic or Baptist, who wears a hat to services, being subjected to the same remarks. Nevertheless, Muslim American women are often asked why they wear a hijab and or if they feel oppressed by it? Dalia Mogahed, Director of Research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, responded with the following: I wear the hijab, “because it’s an act of devotion to God. This is, as I…
Being an immigrant is a title, but I view it more as a story, my story. On my way to America I’m reciting , “Dil Dil Pakistan Jaan Jaan Pakistan”, in my mind.The literal translation of that is “Heart Heart Pakistan Soul Soul Pakistan”. I was the definition of a stereotypical immigrant. A heavy Pakistani accent, for sure a curry lover, and of course I wanted to go to Harvard, the only option available for me. Inspired by the fact that America was the one and only place that I would be able to…
Have you ever wondered what challenges teen women face in Arabic countries everyday? These countries include India,Chad,Yemen,etc. It’s a pretty horrible situation over there because Young girls and teen girls are forced into marriage at a young age, they also are raped and or abused, and most can’t get a good education. Oh boy where do I start? One of the many challenges teen women face everyday is child marriage. Child marriage is when a young girl is forced to marry a man twice her age.…