That’s because I want to let you know I think this is a very sympathetic post. And for sure it helps me understand the decision of Muslim women to wear a veil. At least of one Muslima.

As you may expect “understanding” does not mean I share all of your arguments. But I do agree with your call for mutual respect.

Love this part!

hahaha..funny way of desctribing it. i also use the same expression sometimes.

Brave girl, perhaps i am not as active as you. keep on moving, you are so inspiring!

In fact, some people were actually surprised when I told them that Christian and Catholic women are asked to cover their hair as stated in Bible — and Qur’an also states that we women have to lower our gaze and guard our modesty. Barely people knew that years ago Christian, Catholic, and Jewish women used to wear headcovering when they went out. However, as you know, this practice is no longer common nowadays, although a number of women still practice it. Some women wear wigs to cover their hair and some only cover their hair when they go to Church. Amazingly, we are the only one who still maintain this practice Alhamdulillah. I’m so proud of you all, Moslem women!

Is that so? Wow.

praise the lord that u r muslimah, and not muslim. the reason are these:

1. there are only two verse (4:34-35) informing about the obligation of wife to husband, while there are at least 25 verses about obligation of husband to his wife (4:34, 4:19, 4:129, 4:3, 4:24, 2:222, 2:223, 12:28, 12:30, 12:50, 43:18, 51:29, 23:6, 33:50, 33:52, 70:30, 65:2, 65:6, 2:233, 65:6, 65:7, 2:228, 2:229, 2:231). QUR’AN

2. In the afterworld, men (having passed Allah judgement) will have to face additional judgement for their FOUR special responsibilities he bear in the world (before he enter the heaven); his responsibility to his wife, his responsibility to his mother, his responsibility to his daughter, and his responsibility to his sister.

On the other hand, moslem women may enter any heaven’s door she likes, by fulfilling only 4 obligation; five times prayer, fasting in Ramadhan, obeying her husband, and preserve her dignity (jilbab/ head scarf is one of the example). (HADIST)

and the rest.. i agree with u, especially this point: jilbab made society values muslimah not from their outer beauty (body or physical attraction), but from their inner beauty.

CONCLUSION: muslimah, express ur praise to Allah by jilbab. and muslim, beware of ur obligation to muslimah [for if u fail, u’ll lose the benefit of ur lifetime prayer u did]. seriously..

I understand your point in the sense that wearing a headscarf is a way to expressing your faith to God. But I don’t understand why you feel so proud about this
“Amazingly, we are the only one who still maintain this practice Alhamdulillah. I’m so proud of you all, Moslem women!”
What I am really proud about women is that we are finally achieving equal rights as those of men: now we can vote, we can work freely, we are paid according to our work, not to our sex… we are treated more like what we are: humans, as good, clever, and important as men are. This is something to be proud of!
Another thing is that I don’t think that wearing a hairscarf is promoting the inner beauty more than not wearing it. I am pretty sure that many people around me, me included, value people from their inner beauty, and none of us are wearing hairscarfs. And, don’t you think that maybe men in your country are so impressed about seeing hair just because you are hiding it? This must the reason to explain the difference in behaviour between muslim men and other men.

You are also indirectly saying that you don’t go out with your friends. And in this point I feel sorry for you. Going out doesn’t imply drinking alcohol or flirting with men. In my case, none of this happens, since I never drink (just for health) and I am in love with my boyfriend. And I enjoy to talk to my friends! the same way men enjoy talking to their mates. Don’t you think? If this is something wrong, it should also be wrong for men!!

And don’t tell me you encourage women to carry that black overall with a little gap your the eyes, please. That is just to much. The personality of a human is also shown in their gestures, in the way of looking, in the way of smiling. We shouldn’t imprison those beautiful projections of the soul.

One more point, debukaki has just commented some words from islam. “Obey your husband”??? I feel total indignation. Are they more reliable or better than women in any sense??

Please, consider my questions and answer back. Thank you

http://androidesroqueros.blogspot.com/2008/05/el-velo-de-las-mujeres-musulmanas.html

[…]Hace unos días me encontré con una página interesante donde una joven musulmana explica sus razones para llevar velo.[…]

[…]Some days ago I found an interesting page where a young Moslim women explains her reasons to be wearing a headscarf.[…]

An important distinction difficult for fundamentalists of all faith traditions is that dress codes are a matter of choice, not religious mandate or obligation. Without choice, no act bears meaning. According to Islamic scripture, an act is judged by the intent with which it was performed. If a woman chooses to wear a scarf because she believes in its benefit to her, she has a pure motive. However, if she covers to please another person, whether that person is her husband, brother, father or mother, while not believing in its benefits, the motive is lost and the act of wearing it loses all meaning.