The hijab is a symbol of oppression, sexism and perversion - Agree or disagree?

[Chica Yeyé 41]

mwahahahahaha

In other issues, here's another question. Can the hijab be made of any material?

welllllllll some will disagree im sure of it but i find cotton the easiest to deal with and more comfortable just change the weight of the cotton for the time of year..........when its winter time i also use wool

oh, ok. But there is no limit? As in could I buy a nice long scarf in Mexico as a gift for my muslim friend and that would be oks?

[morocco4ever 63]

Hey y'all. Enjoying my morning coffee with you

Hey M4E, I posted a ? for your elsewhere......

That's great Len, but where?????

you know, where we do all the evil scheming to take over the world.....

Ah yes, more evil deeds to do.

[UmmSqueakster 54]

What the scarf (and other clothes) are made of really depends on the culture of the particular country. In Egypt, the current trend is to pile scarves on top of scarves and twist them into elaborate flowers and whatnot. That wouldn't fly in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Countries, where it's black, although there, women will decorate with fine embroidery and little sparkly crystals.

In general, the fabric shouldn't be see through (if it is, wear something solid underneath), and not too flashy based on the culture of the country/area.

Personally, I think the current egyptian trends are toooooo much. Now, I love color as much as the next girl (I'm not known as the girl in the hot pink hijab for nothing), but it's like, umm, yeah, I'm blinded here. I don't do fancy wraps, partially because it weighs down my head to have an imbalance of scarf on one side, but also because I'm incompetent and my designs tend to fall out after a few hours.

These are in a "spanish style" that is very popular in egypt:

More Egyptian Styles:

Designer Abayas from the Gulf:

Here are some turkish hijabs. They tend to be very shiny:

More Turkish hijabs. If I were rich, I'd be on a plane to Turkey to go shopping:

mwahahahahaha

In other issues, here's another question. Can the hijab be made of any material?

welllllllll some will disagree im sure of it but i find cotton the easiest to deal with and more comfortable just change the weight of the cotton for the time of year..........when its winter time i also use wool

oh, ok. But there is no limit? As in could I buy a nice long scarf in Mexico as a gift for my muslim friend and that would be oks?

Just be sure it doesn't have any symbols from other religions on it. My coworker brought me back a beautiful scarf from Italy, but it had hindu symbols on it. Couldn't wear that.

[Staashi 371]

Very cool, Rahma!

[morocco4ever 63]

This is why I said it is a fashion statement. Look at these? If I choose to wear a hijab I could so do those.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Oh my!!! Those are lovely indeed!

Thanks rahma for the tips.

[sereia 0]

cute stuff!!!

Edited November 24, 2008 by Sheherazade

[star_dragon 0]

Wow, some of those are beautiful!

[sereia 0]

I saw a commercial in Morocco this summer that had women with gorgeous tied hijabs...but I wouldn't have the faintest idea how to do all of them. Is there a link that shows how to tie the unusual styles?

[UmmSqueakster 54]

The blog I linked to earlier has some tutorials. The hijab blog genre is actually flourishing:

hijablog

hijab style

hegab-rehab

abaya chic

hijab chique

modest n fashionable

Select the hijab tips, how to, or hijab on youtube categories to find how to do specific styles. A few of them also link to other tutorials off site.

Again, all it takes me is one post to derail a thread into fashion talk, bwahaha! This is my style:

I'm almost all shukr all the time. I'm salivating over a few things that I hope will still be around when this current line goes to clearance:

Edited November 24, 2008 by rahma

[Staashi 371]

One other thing I'd like to point out...those Muslimas wearing those fashions that Rahma posted don't look too oppressed in my opinion.

[sereia 0]

To me there is a difference between women who are FORCED to wear it and women who choose to. Some women may be forced by the laws of their country, by their husbands and/or family, peer pressure, etc. And other women wear it proud because they want to.

So I find it hard to categorize a hijab in one way and leave it there.

[rclouse 0]

To me there is a difference between women who are FORCED to wear it and women who choose to. Some women may be forced by the laws of their country, by their husbands and/or family, peer pressure, etc. And other women wear it proud because they want to.

So I find it hard to categorize a hijab in one way and leave it there.

That's pretty much what I'd want to say. I think it should be up to the woman, and she should not feel any pressure one way or the other regarding it.

From what I understand, Muslim women are supposed to dress "modestly" as a form of protection. Islamic dress identifies her as a Muslim so men will treat her as an equal human being and not a sexual object. It's intended to empower women, not oppress them.

Of course in places like the Silly Kingdom they turn this on its head to oppress women based on their dress.

[Staashi 371]

Naturally, when you're forced to do anything it is oppressive, I was just pointing out that those women don't look too oppressed. But the burqa-wearing ladies of Afghanistan that is oppressive.

[HLM 1]

The blog I linked to earlier has some tutorials. The hijab blog genre is actually flourishing:

hijablog

hijab style

hegab-rehab

abaya chic

hijab chique

modest n fashionable

Select the hijab tips, how to, or hijab on youtube categories to find how to do specific styles. A few of them also link to other tutorials off site.

Again, all it takes me is one post to derail a thread into fashion talk, bwahaha! This is my style:

I'm almost all shukr all the time. I'm salivating over a few things that I hope will still be around when this current line goes to clearance:

i love ur style sister and thats what i like to wear too!!

i stay away from the massive egyptian 'hijab-dos' coz i think i might as well just show my hair which will b way modest that all this attractive decoration.