Why Do Muslim Women Wear The Hijab?

In the film, “Under One Sky: Arab Women Talk about the Hijab”, the women in the collective address the tension between religious obligations and feminist aspirations by debunking the stereotype of hijabs in relation with the Islam faith. They believe that just because a Muslim women wears a hijab or face covering, it does not mean that they are oppressed by the religion. It is when the women are forced, by the people and culture of that religion. Ultimately, they state that meaning of being a woman in Muslim, in their eyes is one who embraces their religion by wearing a hijab with confidence and respect for their religion. I believe their resolution was satisfactory because they showed that Islam is not a religion where women are completely

Muslim women wear the veil for a variety of reasons, which vary from individual to individual and from culture to culture.

More than a few people believe it to be about sexual repression and making sure that the only man that is allowed to look at a woman is her husband. That is not true for many Muslim women. For some, it is to worn to express modesty and their devotion to God. Some women choose not to wear them because it is completely their choice. Whether it is based on prejudice or the disbelief that a non-English speaking country could allow its women this basic freedom, some Americans choose to not believe this. The lives of Muslim women became the focus of inaccurate Subject Appropriation, which is when an “outsider represents members or aspects of another culture” (Young

Many people judge another Muslim when they see them and make fun of them. People now when they see a woman with a headscarf on they see it as sign of terrorism. There are many positive reasons behind the headscarf that they wear. When people see young girls or woman wearing it they think they are being forced to wear it. If you really were to look in the true meaning of wearing the hijab it has more meaning then just a scarf on your head.

When I started going to school in Canada I felt pressured to redefine my identity and felt pressured to take my hijab off because I wanted to fit, I wanted other people to see me like they would see any other person. I wanted to let my long, thick, black hair out. I wanted it to dance in the wind, blow around wildly in different directions. I remember people asking me don’t you want to show your hair or don’t you get hot wearing hijab. I would tell them, of course, I want to take it off, but I can’t and they would ask me why, but I had no answer even though I was wearing hijab I didn’t know why I was wearing hijab, I didn’t know what it meant and what was the purpose of wearing hijab. So, I asked my mom, I read some books just to find out what does wearing hijab

The wearing of the veil degrades women because of the negative traits we associate with the hijab. First off, in a quote from The National, under the opinion section, Faisal Al Yafai states, “The Hijab … exists as the nexis of racism, sexism, and nationalism.” Personally, I believe that because people associate the hijab with both the Middle East and the Religion of Islam, the people who wear the hijab live wrongly associated with multiple, mostly false, stereotypes. These mistaken ideas could potentially stand as the source of the traits correlated with the negative stereotypes. Secondly, Behind the Veil, a Mother Jones article, defines, “The Hijab as traditionally been a means of controlling women.” In the Middle east especially, segregation

In every country around the world, women's lives are shaped by the influences of both society and by religion. “The Quran, Islam’s holy book, mandates that women have the right to seek education, choose their own mates, work, possess and inherit wealth or property, divorce, and remarry” (Hurley 76). So despite the Quran’s clear support for women’s rights and equality, why do many people feel that Muslim women are oppressed? The hijab head covering worn by Muslim women has been in the news on and off for some time now and has been a topic of many debates. Here in America, one would feel this requirement on women as oppressive, but most Muslim women feel that this is a way to be looked at not for their beauty, but for their minds. The issues here is that people have a hard time differentiating between culture and religion, two things that are completely different but have a huge effect on each other. People also have a hard time understanding things that are different. Just because it is different than how we live, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s wrong.

Does the hijab please everyone? Do people know why they or their peers are wearing a hijab? The hijab or veil is enforced and embraced in Islam tradition; and it is also a topic to dispute. Some woman like Marji in the graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi do not like to wear the veil, and some woman like Attiya Latif in A Feminists Choice to Wear the Hijab enjoy wearing the hijab almost everyday. Overall, the people that are familiar with the hijab have very contrasting thoughts and opinions, which leads to strong beliefs about the hijab.

Among other studies done on young Muslim women who hijab, one women said “"I lived in a co-ed dorm and it was really the first time I had to deal with unwanted attention from guys. I guess that was the first time I really understood why it was necessary to wear a scarf, because as soon as I did, all the idiots left me alone” (Ali, 2005). Another woman’s view was “because I began to realize that what people think is nowhere compared to Allah, and so, how could I blatantly disobey an order because of 'standing out?” (Ali, 2005). It would also surprise many that in some of these women’s cases, their choice to hijab was not only not forced, but also not even supported by family members. Some of these women’s parents had hard times coping with their daughters taking up this wardrobe.

The wearing of a hijab or also known as a veil has lately become a problematic issue in numerous locations around the world, in particularly the Western part of the world. Hijab or veil is a headscarf that is regularly worn by Muslim women. Muslim women will wear a veil as a sign of favor to their faith. On the opposite side, others will wear it because they have no other choice from the pressure of their family members and religion. Individuals will even argue that the wearing of a hijab is a spiritual liberation. Other individuals will have a difference in opinion by saying that by wearing a hijab is an unjust to women, they believe that the wearing of a hijab is part of a Muslim system that brings women under command and control.

Within the Middle East, the largest population of the men and women are Muslim. The Muslim religion suggests that the women wear a veil or hijab, which is a headscarf that only exposes a woman’s eyes, accompanied by a burqa which is a full body cloak. The sole purpose of the clothing is to cover a woman’s feminine features from men’s eyes. The Qur’an, an Islamic scripture supports, and slightly obligates the uniform by saying that women are to be conservative, “Let them wear their head covering over their bosoms, and not display their ornaments.” (Qur’an). Muslim women, instead of feeling oppressed, view this as a positive aspect in their lives, influenced by their devotion to Allah. Their acceptance could be influenced by their

The hijab used as a symbol of the Muslim culture is just one characteristic of how it can be perceived; the hijab is also a sign of life, safety and personal identity (Tabassum, 2006, p. 37). Tabassum (2006) interviews an individual by the name of Raheelah who identifies the hijab as not just a piece of clothing that covers a Muslim women’s face, but also as a portrayal of themselves as a person (p. 37).

I was born into a family of mixed cultures and religions. My father was Christian and my mother was of an Islamic descent. I was always respectful to any religion, regardless of it’s beliefs, because it is a symbol of devotion and peace. When I grew up, I was fascinated to see how quickly Islam started to spread in Western parts of the world. My fascination was also followed by disbelief of how ignorant and cruel anti-islamic activists were, blaming every single act of terror and violence onto a religious group. I could believe it on a global scale, but I never knew it was something that could wait for anyone wearing hijab, right around the corner. In my first semester at Hawaii Pacific University, I decided to wear hijab to school, just

I’m already a muslim so I have a background understanding of the niqab.A niqab is weared by muslim women and it is veil that is used to cover their heads and faces but not the eyes so they have somewhere to introspect out of and muslim women wear one for mostly religious reasons and it makes them feel as if they can express themselves in some way.They decide if they determine to wear one or not if they just hanker because even though it’s more superior for your religion it’s not as if you have no choice to wear it, if you don’t hanker to wear it all of a sudden one day you can take it off and wear normal clothes to go into the public.The Muslim women can also wear this other type of Muslim clothing such as the veil but it is used for your body

At about the age of 6, I used to think everyone was equal. I genuinely believed that people did not care about appearances. Believe it or not, I did not always wear a hijab. What is a hijab, you may ask? A hijab is a head covering Muslim females wear as a symbol of religious beliefs to show modesty.