Friday, March 1, 2013

I love my hijab

In the international day of hijab , a day to defend hijab from the wrong allegations against it, I have very mixed feelings .
This year an american  muslim woman had a new idea in mind .She proposed wearing it for one day by nonmuslim to have a glimpse about muslims women lives wearing it.it was interesting to read the comments of  these women and what was more interesting was to see their pictures donning it .some were eome were rather very funny though.more than 5 thousand women from different backgrounds and religions participated .i respected their courage and openness.To some it felt weird and other felt comfortable.of course one day is not enoguh to judge our lives right but it may help many to understand that hijab doesnt make me less woman or free than any other one.
all this reminded me of the question i used to encounter when i decided to wear it..why ? i decieded to wear it first as a political reaction to the massacare by israeal in jenen in palestin.it way my way of resestance then i read and understood more about hijab so now i wear it because im a muslim ,and  as a muslim i should submit to whatever Allah orders me and ALLah ordered us is quran to wear it ...this reason should be enough .but ialso became so attached to it espiclay after the banning  of it in france and turky ,seeing all these girls who had to leave thier schools or jobs to wear it touched me so much.i didnt have this stong will before but now i do  . if it was simple peice of cloth why did those who hate it tried to force women to take it off in every single way .
 walking in hijab to me is like walking with an aura around me  ..i feel the protection and the peace from GOD..i feel supirior to those winning their ways by exposing more of their bodies ..

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Misogyny is not islamic

Recently I read a comment of a convert muslim woman who complained about womens status in the muslim society , saying that  she felt women are usaully treated less than men or  hidden as a shameful thing .She explianed that if its not for her knoweldge of womens role in Quran and  how much freedom and respect is given to them ,she would have left Islam .

Now that is SHAMEFUL... for our muslim socity to stay in the strains of the preislamic way of thinking ,or in an era of history when illetracy spreaded amongst the muslim society and traditions became religion .Yes ,despite the rights and freedom given to women in many aspects of life in our society ,there is still this look at women as subordinates to men.She should get married to anyone,being married is always better than not .She shouldnt get divorce if shes is suffering as a wife because there is nothing worse than being a"divorced woman" ,so stay married even to a monster..if her husband cheats on her " oh come on, he a man ,just let it go " but if SHE does the same ,she will be literaly "eaten " .And of course the man who respects and honers his wife is either weak or simple  .All these views are   never islamic or even close to islam.

If  you study these ideas carefully you will found that  they have no religious background but only social one.The treatment of prophet Mohammed pbuh for women was totally the opposite and Quran and Sunnah are full of recommendations to treat woman nicly.But in a sociaty where books, programs and lectures are being held to teach "the husbands right ,the sins of disobaying him and how to be the best wife" and lays no equal pressure on men  to do the same .Nobody expalins to him his wifes rights ,women need for respect and passion and his role in marrige. So whenever the wife complains , she is just " nagging"as all women does and the strangest thing is that sometimes his mother "which is a women of course" is the one who encourages him to disrespect his wife and keep his    " manhood" which means according to the twisted way of thinking ,not to show any mercy or spoil his wife  or even smile in her face,because she would control him. It  is not marrige its war..