I participated the Hijab/Kufi day by wearing a hijab and assisted the booth. I wanted to fully experience what Muslim people face on a daily basis. It was a concern if someone would react negatively. I wore the hijab throughout the day, there were a few people who gave me looks, but everybody didn’t make a big deal about it. When I assisted the booth, I convinced women to wear a hijab to experience the culture. People were just interacting with each other, there were a lot of pictures taken and just positivity within the community. Wearing a hijab was a powerful experience, it meant more than just a “choice” for these women, and it meant courage, strength, and hope. I learned that different women wore the hijab differently by folding or pinning
Fatemeh Fakhraie’s essay “Scarfing it Down,” explains how Muslim women suffer because of what they wear. Fakhraie blogs about Muslim women in her website she explains; “Seeing ourselves portrayed in the media in ways that are one-dimensional and misleading." Several people judge Muslim's by their appearance because they assume they're a bad person. The author of this essay wants the reader to know that Muslim women wearing a hijab are not a threat to the world.
Samuel Seium. I attended a Sikh temple that is located outside of Baltimore, Maryland with a friend who is Sikh and commonly attends the services. The temple was the size of a regular sized church and appeared to have a common Sikh temple design. Before entering the temple, it is customary to take off your shoes. My friend and I attended this event on a Sundays. Although the temple is open seven days a week, in America it is common for Sunday to be the busiest day at the temple because that is when the major religious group in this country attends their services so the Sikhs at this temple do the same. In the prayer room, we sat on the floor and crossed our legs. There was a person in the front of the room that was leading prayers. However,
Ever pass by Muslim woman in a hijab at the mall or park and think how oppressive and restraining her culture must be? Maysan Haydar, a New York social worker who practices the Muslim tradition of veiling, believes otherwise. In her article, “Veiled Intentions: Don’t Judge a Muslim Girl by Her Covering,” Haydar highlights on her experiences as a Muslim living in an American culture, where showing more skin is the “norm.” Haydar speaks specifically to a crowd who unconsciously makes assumptions about certain Muslim practices, in hopes of sharing the truth behind them. Haydar suggests that, contrary to popular belief, not all Muslim women cover themselves strictly as an “oppressive” religious practice, but that some women, like herself, find
...spects, as manifest destiny attitudes could spur conflict. Similar to the conflicts of instating leaders into other countries, adoption of American and Western culture has become a mandate for any country seeking further economic progress. France has recently had issues with the banning of wearing a full face veil, religious headwear for women in Islam, while on in public (Erlanger 1). While in the West there are outcries of sexism and discrimination, for the women wearing the hijab, it is an essential part of their religion and taking it away from them diminishes their chances of an afterlife. While the institution of Islam may be sexist, that should be left to the followers. With the tools to make the decision for themselves, removing the hijab can be a possibility, as long as the Western World does not try to make them “see” when so blind to the culture of Islam.
The Bwa are an indigenous African ethnic group currently residing across Burkina Faso and Mali in Western Africa (1). Despite French attempts at integrating Western Africa into the French Colonial Empire in the late 19th and early-20th centuries, the Bwa peoples have successfully continued to practice the cultural traditions of their distant ancestors (1).
People in Iran have used the Solar Hijri calendar for over two millennia which is one of the longest chronological records in human history. The Solar Hijri calendar is also known as the Iranian or the Persian calendar. I lived in Iran about eighteen years, and now for about three years that I have been living in the United States of America. So I am familiar with two kinds of calendar, the Iranian calendar and the Gregorian calendar, which we use in the United States of America. One important difference between these two calendars is that the Solar Hijri calendar is based on astronomical observation while the Gregorian calendar is based on mathematical rules. However, both have twelve months with four weeks each and four seasons in a
Clothing is perhaps the simplest form of expression used by people to differentiate themselves from other members of society at both the collective and individual level. Clothing has the ability to simultaneously delineate an individual’s identifying attributes such as gender, profession, religion and ethnicity. Likewise, religious symbols entail wearing particular garments, amongst many other articles, and individuals choosing to wear it to overtly demarcate their religion and faith. Many traditions have distinctive religious symbols, such as Sikhs wearing the turban and Catholic nuns wearing the black veil. In Islam, there are several religious symbols such as the hijab, the burqa and the niqab intended to be worn by Muslim women. In recent
The topic I am going to discuss is pilgrimages and more specifically I am going to compare the traditional pilgrimages of the Hindu traditions with modern pilgrimages in America. My research question is that pilgrimages are present in many cultures and have been for thousands of years, are these places then intrinsically sacred or do we give them meaning? To answer this I will analyze the traditional Hindu pilgrimage in Hardwar and various untraditional pilgrimage sites in America including natural wonders and tourist attractions. I will be using sources specifically about American pilgrimages and Hindu pilgrimages as well as some sources about spiritual places and the geographies of pilgrimages in general.
But one day when I was on social media I had encountered a post with a picture of two white women nicely dressed in a hijab with a caption saying ‘People take things way too seriously, we were just feeling a little ethnic today’. I had no thoughts about this but seeing the replies made me aware of the offense the two women had made. Someone had replied telling them that a hijab is a Muslim women's identity not something to make someone looks trendy or hipster. He angrily expressed on posts how when people of his ethnicity wear hijabs they are tormented. After reading this i was able to have a understanding of cultural appropriation and I totally agreed with the man on why he was so angry and
299). The study consisted of having in-depth personal interviews to share their experiences of being a Muslim American woman (Anderson Droogsma, 2007, p. 300). Veiling to these women was a way of freedom while also having a Muslim identity (Anderson Droogsma, 2007, p. 301). It was also a source of behavior control, to not be sexually objectified, a way of commanding respect from others and even a source of checking their own behavior (Anderson Droogsma, 2007, p. 301). One of the women interviewed said, veiling to her was a way to feel connected to other Muslim woman who veil (Anderson Droogsma, 2007, p. 302). Veiling can be a way to feel connected to your religion and God as well as being connected to those who practice the same faith, it can be considered an act of membership. Many of the women interviewed noted they have been removed from planes, been treated unfairly, and have had strangers shout at them all for just being Muslim and being more visibly recognized from veiling (Anderson Droogsma, 2007, p. 303). This is an example of how media can affect the general population. When the media only shows radicals and compares all Muslims to being terrorist or dangerous they are actually putting Muslim people at risk of being assaulted in public. Muslim woman in particular are more at risk for being assaulted as they are more identifiable. So while veiling can be a source of empowerment and freedom for women it is a double-edged sword because it also puts them at further risk of being
Hijab is a choice that some women or girls make for their own security, for more privacy, or because it makes them feel comfortable and confident about themselves. It should be a choice though, and as it is not proven to us that it is obligatory, countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Pakistan should remove their laws that insist every girl puts the veil on. Freedom of choice should be given in these countries. It is not required in Islam so it shouldn’t be forced on anyone anywhere. In addition to this, Islam’s beauty is it’s freedom, the choice it provides you with, let it not be ruined.
Wearing the burqa and veil by Muslim women in France has become a controversial topic. The burqa and veil are recognized in France as a conflicti...
I do like your ideas you brought up about the Marjane and children in wearing of the veil. Growing up as a child required a lot of questions and wondering, especially seeing a different character and the attitude of the people. Marjane and the others female girl was not happy about the wearing of the veil. They keep saying that they do not understand the reason behind the veil. I would say that some of the culture in our society has brought a lot of oppression that women faced today. However, I am not saying that the society does not supposed to have their own culture guiding them. What I am trying to say is that they should make their culture in a way that, no one should rebel or become intimidated about the culture. In addition, most of the
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...ted. There are many countries that frown upon standing out to the extent of the Americans. In some Middle Eastern cultures, women are required to cover their bodies from head to toe. They dress in dark clothing so that little attention is drawn to them, if any at all. Differing from the Middle Eastern culture, American people often dress to the extreme; showing them off as if the world is always watching them. Although one covers their body with a black hijab and another prances around in a rainbow dress, the one covered is not any less of an individual as the one standing out physically.