16. "No. I "If it's not
said an
wearing important
hijab is thing in
not an religion,
importan why is it
t thing in mentioned
religion." in the Holy
Qur'an?"
17. "You "You mean
know I God tells
can't you
follow all something
that's in to do, you
Qur'an." disobey
and then
it's OK?"
18. Yes. God is "God is
forgiving." forgiving to
those who
repent and
do not
repeat their
mistakes."
19. "Says the
same
"Says book that
who?" tells you
to cover."
20. "But the
lotions,
lipsticks,
mascara
and other
cosmetics
"But I set you
don't like free?!
hijab, it What`s
limits my your
freedom." definition
of
freedom
anyway?
"
21. "No.
"Freedom Freedom
is in doing is in doing
whatever the right
you like thing, not
to do." in doing
whatever
we wish
to do."
22. "So what?
"Look! I've seen There are
so many people people who
who don't wear are nice to
hijab and are you but are
nice people, and alcoholic.
so many who Should we
wear hijab and all be
are bad people." alcoholics?
You made a
stupid
point."
23. "I don't want "Then you
to be an are a
extremist or secular
a fanatic. I'm fanatic. An
OK the way I extremist in
am without disobeying
hijab." God."
24. "You don't
get it, if I
wear hijab, "So all
who would these
marry people
me?!" with
hijab
never
get
married
?!"
25. "Okay! What "What if
if I get your
married and husband
my husband wants
doesn't like you to
it? And wants go out
me to with
remove it?" him on a
bank
robbery
?!"
26. "That's "Disobeying
irrelevant, your Creator
bank is not a
robbery is crime?"
a crime."
27. "A
"But company
then that
who respects
would people for
hire who they
me?" are."
28. "Yes. After
9-11. Don't
you know
"Not about
after 9- Hanan who
11" just got into
med
school?
And the
other one,
what was
her name,
the girl who
always
wore a
white
hijab…umm
m…"
29. "Yasmeen "Yes.
?" Yasmeen.
She just
finished
her MBA
and is now
interning
for GE."
30. "Why do
you reduce
religion to a
piece of "Why do you
cloth reduce
anyway?" womanhood
to high heals
and lipstick
colors?"
31. "In fact, I did.
Hijab is not just
a piece of cloth.
"You
It is obeying God in
didn't
a difficult
answer
environment. It
my
is courage, faith
questio
in action, and
n."
true
womanhood.
But your short
sleeves, tight
pants…"
32. "That's
"Really? I
called
did not
`fashion`,
know men
you live in
could
a cave or
control
something
women by
? First of
hijab."
all, hijab
was
founded
by men
who
wanted to
control
women."
33. "What
about the
women who
"Yes. fight their
That's husbands to
what wear hijab?
it is." And women
in France
who are
forced to
remove
their hijab
by men?
What do
you say
about
that?"
34. "What
difference?
The woman
"Well, who asked
that's you to wear
different. hijab…she
" was a
woman,
right?"
35. "Right, "But fashions
but…" that are
designed and
promoted by
male-
dominated
corporations,
set you free?
Men have no
control on
exposing
women and
using them as
a
commodity?!
Give me a
break!"
36. "Saying
what?
You
think
"Wait, let that men
me finish, control
I was women
saying…" by
hijab?"
41. "I mean, you
are told to
look skinny
and anorexic
like that
"What woman on
do you the cover of
mean? the
" magazine,
by men who
design those
magazines
and sell
those
products."
42. "I don't get
it. What
does hijab
have to do
with
products."
"It has everything to do with that. Don't you see? Hijab is a threat to
consumerism, women who spend billions of dollars to look skinny and live
by standards of fashion designed by men…and then here is Islam, saying
trash all that nonsense and focus on your soul, not on your looks, and do not
worry what men think of your looks."
43. "Yes, it is. It
is a product
that sets
"Like I you free
don't from male-
have to dominated
buy hijab? consumeris
Isn't hijab m."
a
product?"
44. "Stop
"Fine. Say
lecturing
me! I WILL
that to
NOT WEAR your Lord,
HIJAB! when you
It is face Him
awkward, on
outdated, Judgment
and totally Day."
not suitable
for this
society ...
Moreover, I
am only 20
and too
young to
wear
hijab!"
46. "Shut up
and I
don't
want to [Silence]
hear more
about
hijab
niqab
schmijab
Punjab!"
47. She stared at the mirror, tired of arguing with herself all this time.
Successful enough, she managed to shut the voices in her head, with
her own opinions triumphant in victory on the matter, and a final
modern decision accepted by the society - but rejected by the Faith
51. "Nay! You
prefer the
life of this
world;
While the
hereafter is
better and
more
lasting."
[Holy
Quran:
87:16-17]
52. "You are the
best
community
(Ummah)
raised up for
(the benefit of)
humanity;
enjoining what
is right and
forbidding what
is wrong and
believing in
Allah."
[Holy Quran:
3:110]
