MUSLIM WOMEN: Has anyone every mistreated you b/c of your HIJAB?
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Salam sister.\n\nIm lucky that I've never been abused whislt wearing the hijab.  But people do question my nationality more. For example I have to show my passport and proof of birth here in the UK when I want to go to the doctors,  I get stopped at the airport etc, get asked if I can speak English. LOL This NEVER happened when I wasn't wearing Hijab. Some people find it hard to believe that a muslim can also be a westener!\n\nHowever most ordinary people treat me with alot of respect now I'm in hijab.
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please my answer is not intended to offend you.\n\nif i slap you what reaction would you have.yes ! i got the answer.\nyou will either defend or slap me back. RIGHT.\n\nlook at it correctly and with understanding you will see that we are attacking Muslim all the time...WHY?\n\ni believe they don't want anything accept your understandings toward them.
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Speaking as a muslim woman who actually knows what the Quran says and the hadith say, I would say they are just being extreme and pick and choose what to believe in.  In the hadiths, the Prophet (PBUH) always excused insult such as this and would actually be very angry at how the muslims of today are acting.  I say that I know what it says, because I was never taken to a school like they are over there and I never had the posers brainwash me.  They brainwash these people and put their own interpretations into their minds while ignoring the parts that go against what THEY feel.  They like to scream about having rights over women, but they ignore the second part of that very same sentence that says women have the same rights over men.  They are just hypocrites.  They disgust me and make me angry that this is the face they want to show the world.  It pisses me off.
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Have been many times.... wide array of reaction.\n\nHave retorted with an insult of my own, have laughed at them maniacly until they got embarrassed, have ignored it completely, have taken it like a woose, have gotten in their face, shoved, told them off, everything short of punching out
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I don't know the specific punishment for that on the day of judgement but I do know the reason why we have to wear that which I think you already know.\n\nShake hand.. I guess it's gonna be quite tough. I take it you're a corporate women or someone like that? Anyway, whether or not you live in west, aren't you suppose to wear hijab or something to cover the hair? So, I think most people would already know your religion. Um, if they're not.. I guess you can always smile back and nod your head a little as the response to their gesture. I don't think you would have to launch into speech or something, smile to them is polite enough. Just go through the real business already. :)\n\n^_^ I hope my answer helps though I don't have any experience living in west.
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i was raised in America... i was a model before i converted and hijab is the best part of my life\n\n**men respect me\n**i meet so many wonderful ppl and it is often a great way to begin a conversation w/ ppl like yourself who don't know much about hijab or Islam\n**even though i was so often told i was beautiful b4 i converted, i feel so much more beautiful now. the people who talk to me love me for who i am and not how i look\n**i feel liberated!!!\n\nthe reason we where hijab is that when you cover your body with loose clothing and the beauty of your hair isnt seen all that is left to see is  your personality.\n\nHijab is in the Quran and Hadith:\n24:30-31\n33:59\n\n*most say it is necessary to understand the Arabic for these ayats\n\nand the Hadith reads as follows \n"O Asma', when a woman reaches the  age of mestruation, it does not suit her that she displays parts of her body except this and this, and he pinted to her face and hands."\n\ni have done extensive research on this (i've actually researched head covering in ALL THREE monotheistic faiths) so feel free to contact me for more info\n\nasalamwalaikum(peace be on you)\n\nEDIT: for Mintee and anyone else who is wondering, headcovering in the bible is specifically in 1 Corinthians ch11 verse 1-16
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Good morning, Muslimah.\n\nYes, I do find it irritating.  What's worse, though, is that I find it drives wedges between people who might otherwise be friendly, if not friends.
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EVER WONDER WHY? \n\nWhy a Jew can grow his beard in order to practice his faith But when Muslim does the same, he is an extremist and terrorist!Why a nun can be covered from head to toe in order to devote herself to God But when Muslimah does the same she is considered oppressed .\nWhen a western women stays at home to look after her house and kids she is respected because of sacrificing herself and doing good for the household? But when a Muslim woman does so by her will, they say, "she needs to be liberated"! Any girl can go to university wearing what she wills and have her rights and freedom? But when Muslim woman wears a Hijab they prevent her from entering her university! \nWhen a child dedicates himself to a subject he has potentials. But when he dedicates himself to Islam he is considered hopeless! \nWhen a Christian or a Jew kills someone his religion is not mentioned, but when Muslim is charged with a crime, it is Islam that goes to trial! When someone sacrfices himself to keep others alive, he is noble and all respect him. \nBut when a Palestinian does that to save his son from being killed, his brother's arm being broken, his mother being raped, his home being destroyed, and his mosque being violated -- He gets the title of a terrorist! Why? Because he is a Muslim! Whenever there is a trouble we try to find and solution to it and generally accept any solution? But if the solution lies in Islam, we refuse to take a look at it. When someone else drives a car in a bad way no one blames him. But when any Muslim makes the same mistake - people say "Islam is the reason"! Without looking to the traditions of Islam, people believe what the newspapers say. But question is what the Quran says!
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I wear a hijab everywhere, and most of the time, a burkha. Sometimes i get stares and weird questions, and that makes me feel different, but mostly, it's ok, and im respected by all the nonmuslims i know.
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so far i've got two.  one from a gal who got pissed because i yelled at her for putting her homework on Answers.  the other was because i called someone a moron.\n\ni feel like i'm about to get more---just had heated words with a 'muslim' who didn't appreciate my take on 'islam-the religion of peace'.  he thinks i got all my info from 'biased news services' when i really got it from reading that dopey book, the koran.\n\nUPDATE!!!!! yes, i did get a third.  'ahmed' got Yahoo to pull another one of my answers.  what a moron.
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nobody forces women to wear a hijab, it is their rigthful choice. It would really help you if you just asked questions relevant to the true Islam instead of making up questions which are filled withi nsults and ignorance. \n\nYou havent given a way to contact u through your email , how bout u change ur profile and send me a msg so i can enlighten you about the true Islam? it'll save alot of trouble of having to go through your hate-filled questions.
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1.That not every single Muslim woman who wears the hijab is subservient to men. Sure there are Muslim men who twist the words of God to fit their evil thinking, but that's in all religions. So why should I be the poster child for how bad/backward/silly/claustrophobic others think Islam and the hijab are?\n\n2. Muslims are not commanded to hate and kill the so-called infidels! I'm so sick and tired of hearing that bs. I mean if that's the truth then I would have to hate my mother and her family! \nCome on people! Read the Qu'ran with open eyes and hearts. Chapter 109: The Disbelievers\n1.Say: O! Disbelievers!\n2. I worship not that which you worship,\n3. Nor will you worship that which I worship.\n4. And I shall not worship that which you are worshipping.\n5. Nor will you worship that which I worship.\n6. To you be your religion, and to me my religion.\n\n3. Reading a translation of the Qu'ran is not the same as reading the Qu'ran in Arabic. Arabic is a hard language to translate and the Qu'ran is even harder. I mean even Arabs have a hard time with it. There are words in it that no one knows the meanings to except God. \nSo how can anyone who's read the abriged and translated version claim to have any understanding what's so ever? Qu'ranic scholars study for years to really understand it and even a lay-person such as myself will tell you that every single time i read it I pick up a new meaning. That's the eternal message and beauty of it- a new meaning each time; a new solution to a problem you didn't know you faced.\n\n4. A tafsir or an explanation of the Qu'ran would come in great for anyone who's reading the Qu'ran and just wants to go deeper. A tafsir explains each of the 6000+ verses in detail. It explains the hows, whens, whys, and wheres of each verse. \nAdditionally it not only includes Muslim explanations of the verses, but Jewish as well. (Especially concerning Moses (PBUH)).\n\n5. When I discuss Islam's message with people, they always tell me how my God doesn't have mercy or grace or any other characteristic attributable to a 'good god'. Instead He's all about violence and punishment and retribution. \nI wish those people read the 99 names of God. According to Muslim tradition God has given himself 99 names that are indictive of his characteristics and attributes. Trust me when I say, Muslims cry when hearing His names. I wish people could know them; then they'd know.
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yea.. I suffer this problem as I'm a muslim & used to live in a nne-muslim country.\n& also black pepole "colored" as they used to call them r suffering this problem.. anyway.. just be brave enough & have a self confidence to define yourself. don't care for their injustice towards you.. & don't care for their mocking at you.. call for your right till the day you die
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Your request will be granted. You are not alone. Many people believe that Islam has been incorrectly portrayed and stereotyped. Even in America, there are many who support you. Do not feel alone.\n\nAmon kaj gxojon
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Assalamoalakum Sister,\n\nIf they think women in hijab are scary, they have a lot of issues. Women with hijab are the most trust-worthy women on the planet. If American women were to be friends with a woman wearing a hijab, they would never have to worry about their husbands looking at us. lol. I am an American woman who wears hijab, and to be honest, it doesn't bother me when I get stared at, or when people don't want to be friends with me. If they don't want to befriend me because I'm wearing a hijab, then they are bigotted and selfish. And look at the friends they are going to pick. They won't have the morals of Muslim women, that's for sure. And wearing the hijab is a great way to sort out who your real friends are. Your real friends, whether Muslim or not, will love you and accept you for who you are completely. The truth is that people in non-Muslim countries won't be satisfied with us until we become like western women, and since we never will become like western women, they will never be happy with us. The best thing to worry about is whether Allah is happy with us. That is the most important thing, sister. Assalamoalakum, Sis Safiyah
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It just follows the pattern of the sick islamic society--- they punish and hold down the very sex who was chosen to bear all their race. They take away the rights of women. They ALWAYS look for a reason to blame the women. I am by no means a feminist. I have oserved this for a very long time. \nI wonder sometimes if the men of the country feel threatened by women??? I respect my husband, he is the head of the household OUT OF RESPECT not out of fear. These men will NEVER know this feeling. That poor woman was abused again by the very system that should have protected her. I do not think ther "religion" is so great if all it teaches is to dominate through fear.
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I am a muslim man and I have seen most of the time it is the woman that insist on wearing hijab despite their husbands wish. Well, a muslim women can answer this question better.