Muslim women uncover myths about the hijab

CNN ^ | 8/12/09 | John Blake

[Nachum]

She doesn't want your frosty public stares; the whispers behind her back; the lament that she's been degraded by her father.

What the Muslim high school senior wants you to understand is that she doesn't wear the hijab, the head scarf worn by Muslim women, because she is submissive.

"It represents beauty to me," says Abdelaziz, the 17-year-old daughter of two Egyptian parents living in Old Bridge, New Jersey.

[Nachum]

"It represents beauty to me," says Abdelaziz, the 17-year-old daughter of two Egyptian parents living in Old Bridge, New Jersey.

Ah, and also- your parents would kill you.

[Brad’s Gramma]

The older FR's will get this...

classygrayhairedbroad here....

Nag, nag, nag, nag, NAG!

[don-o]

Attempting to give a damn.
Fail.

[SevenofNine]

Trust me fellow women would be talking about why you wear that ricudlous headdress okay LOL!

[Sir Clancelot]

Interesting that the NOW hasn’t made any headway into the Muslim female culture, pressing for women’s rights, etc. I guess they have been too busy taking Sarah Palin to task for choosing to be a working mom.

[Bertha Fanation]

Just remember, no petting below the hijab.

[doc1019]

And a fat man wearing spandex could try to explain away his appearance in a similar manner, wouldn’t keep people from laughing at him either. ;-)

[BykrBayb]

Don’t worry. If they grade on a curve, my fail will boost your grade exponentially.

[workerbee]

I guess they have been too busy taking Sarah Palin to task for choosing to be a working mom. the mother of handicapped child.

Fixed.

[Dallas59]

She can wear what she wants as long as her RELIGION doesn’t behead someone for not wearing it.

[Squantos]

Bet she wears a thong...Eaker go give yer a drop check for us !!

[steveo]

And if I don’t say that they’ll kick the crap outta me...

[Stepan12]

She is free not to wear the hijab today and, then, free to get her head chopped off tomorrow (I think that is a paraphrase of Lenin).

[ken in texas]

Now that, as they say, is a blast from the past.

[TNdandelion]

Why don’t Muslim men wear the hijab? Furthermore, why don’t Muslim men kill each other for sex crimes against women? If the family is dishonored when their family member is assaulted, why don’t they personally bear the responsibility for failing to protect their child or wife from the crime?

[arthurus]

and also- your parents would kill you.

That would not be beautiful.

[Mila]

She's fortunate that in her case the hijab frames a pretty face.

[Eaker]

Arghhhhhh!!!!!!!

[Havisham]

I don't see very many women in this head cover who look self-confident and upbeat. They seem to feel quite oppressed if their depressed facial expressions are any indicator. I don't believe the hijab is voluntary, therefore I pity the women encased in them.

[PLMerite]

I wonder what would happen to her if she declared that she wanted to date one of the local boys, maybe a Jew or a Christian...or maybe a Rastafarian ?