Why do muslim women wear scarves on their heads?
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Muslim women wear scarves, or we use to call it "hijab", because it is written on the Holy Quran. Allah the almighty asks us to do so, but Allah never insists us. I mean, it depends on each individual. They still have choices, whether they want to do Allah's command or not. It's all about choice... I'm moslem and I wear hijab but my sisters don't. It means we admit diversity and we respect it. \n\nWith this hijab, we still can do lots of activities that we love. We still can go to the movie, hang out with friends, and many more. We also can go to school and learn just like many people do in all over the world. I mean, we live just the way you live. And REAL MOSLEM DO LOVE PEACE and admit diversity... we really really do... \n\nWith love\nRiyanni
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Hello Heron by the Sea :-)\n\nI can tell you about England which I think culturally is one of the more similar countries to America...\n\nI am a Muslim women...and I first started wearing my hijab about a your ago. To be honest I felt quite scared, but felt I had to do it for religious reason...I believe this is what the Quran has told me is the best way for a woman to dress...\n\nWhen I first wore the hijab I was really scared that people would stare at me, and treat me much different... I was particularly worried how the non-Muslim population would react...\nBut honestly nobody has ever said a rude thing to me..and everybody treats me like a person and talks to my face, I honestly don't think alot people even notice or think about me wearing the hijab..The only slight change is that maybe people or a little more respectful. Teenage boys for example no longer look me up\nI think in general England is a good place to wear the hijab...\nI have every right to wear it at school or work, and the law supports. Sports centers have special women only times, or I can wear special Muslim type sports gear...There really is much accommodation.\nI don't think it is too unusual to see women wearing Hijab now, and I think most people are used to it.\nIn the city where I live it is very common.I live in an Hindu area so not many people there wear hijab..but there are still a few. And I don't feel I stand out. In the city centre it is very normal to see young women wearing hijab. We like to shop a lot :-) And there are a few areas where maybe 90% of women wear hijab! So not unusual at all.\nIn the countryside where there are not many Muslim women people are still very polite...I guess they just think I am something exotic from the city!\n\nThe only negative changes I notice is a lot of people think I'm foreign now (that could be because of my colour, must British Muslims have darker skin than me) and I often have to prove my nationality with my passport when going to the doctors etc, which I didn't have to do before..I get asked often where are you from, what language you speak (this happen before a little - because I must have some exotic look!- but know it happens much much more) etc. and sometime people talk a little slowly to me aswell.\n\nI have a friend that wears Niqab (covering everything except your eyes) and she finds thing similar to I except she lives near a football stadium and on match days she is often subject to abuse. She tell me she is not upset just sorry for the abuser because often they are men who do that infront of their children!\n\nI have not traveled much to non-Muslim countries since wearing the hijab but I can tell the general public attitude , if not the law, is similar to the UK.\nI found people very helpful to me, for example telling me the food which are Halal so I knew what I could eat..\nBut whilst in England most think I'm non-native, and think I don't the know language. In France and Belguim the converse is true. When I'm not wearing hijab, people almost always change very quickly to English because my French is not good. But wearing the hijab nobody does because they all assume I'm a knew immigrant who has not yet learned good french rather than a tourist.\n\nI hope that helps you :-)
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yes thats the right news.....they said that and i dunno why u always think ab other religions....here we have many moslims that dont like to wear scarf or something  like that they have to be muslim cuz of their post but many of them are agnostics and then why u talk ab religion ....thats ab people...ab iranian ...ab the people live in iran .....its like the comonist....wear same clothes...silly and i am sure they cant continue this way...people are tierd enough cuz of them...every one has to have this right to wear what he like....
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That's how they are brainwashed. if they see a nun cowered from head to toe, they think very highly of that woman, they think she is a very pious woman, she is doing god's work etc. But when they think a muslim woman then they think that  she is mistreated , subjugated, and needs to be liberated.WOW........\n\n  Same is the case with beard.Their jesus can have a beard, their santa claus can have a beard, their God can have a white flowing beard and they are all good people . But when a dark skin person has a beard than than the first thing that comes to their mind is this guy probably is a terrorist WOW...........  AMAZING..........
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I love how some Muslims say, "They are not forced to wear them, they wear them by choice." But what happens to the women who choose NOT to wear them? They get beaten with sticks... it's no wonder they all "choose" to wear them. And don't even try to tell me I'm wrong, I've seen it with my own eyes in Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and even Jordan and Egypt. Aparently Arab men cannot control their lustful thoughts if even a strand of hair is poking out where they can see it.
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I think most of the women like to stare at them this is the reason they wear sexy sort of short, fit, glowing, bright and attractive dresses. They try to show all hidden parts of their bodies on public places only for men to stare at them and to admire their beauty. But some who really cares about this keep their eyes down and cover their body in veil. LIKE MOST OF THE MUSLIM WOMEN WHO REALLY ARE MUSLIMS.
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U r wrong , Most of Muslim woman DON'T Cover their faces , We Cover Our Hair , as this is called Hejab , but covering the face is in countries like Saudi Arabia and they minority not majority .. \n\nAnd Mostly Muslim men know about the girl from her family and friends and her acts in her surrounding community , but still it's essential to talk to her and know her in a good way before the marriage and he could come to her home and talk to her also they could go out but with one of her family members like her sister or brother , \nThere's something to know , in Muslim marriage , one of the most important factor of the marriage it self is the woman acceptance , means that when the religion man "Sheik" begin the marriage steps she must be asked if she agrees to be married or  not , if not , the marriage cannot be done , and this is made to make 100 % sure that she is Happy with the marriage . \n\nNow a days , boys and girls are in the same colleges , and it's easy to know the good and bad girls from their behavior and also to make a respectful relation ship with any girl to know her better ... \n\n Hope i was clear ...
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A hijab is not a requirement from Al Quran, but it has become a *traditional* and *cultural* requirement in certain traditions and countries that also profess Islam.  \nIn some countries with a Muslim majority in their pouplation, hijab for women is optional, a choice of the woman (either married or single) - e.g. in Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia.\n\nSo it is more a question of whom you are marrying, and what their tradition and expectations are.
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both the bible and the Quran tell their woman to wear a headscarf
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the same reason white people wear weaves
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I work for a relgious order of sisters, and they don't wear veils.\n\nMany years ago they wore hats, with veils attached, but that was it.\n\nI do believe that other orders wear them out of respect for God. I do also believe they used to do it because a woman's hair was something for a man to admire, but having it covered it was a sign of humility and dedication to God and not to mankind.
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It is called a Hijab and it is their religious belief. It's not a choice for them in their culture.  They will be killed if they do not obey the Quran, which is the Muslim equivalent to the Christian Bible.  It states:\n\nIn the Quran: \n" And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display theri beauty adn ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof, that they should draw their veils over their bosoms aand not display their beauty except to their husbands, fathers, husbands' fathers, sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women or the slaves whom their right hand possess or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sence of the shame of sex; and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! Turn ye all together towards Allah(S.W.T) that ye may attain Bliss (Surah 24:31)
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The Amish and Mennonites do.  Alot of Mediterranean Christians cover their hair.  Nuns often do.  Orthodox married Jewish women do.  I could go on and on.
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As a muslim let me point out one point that there is no such a thing as an official Islamic dress. All the talk about islamic dresses, veils, khimar, face covers are strictly habits and traditions of the countries and not stated by Islam. By time people put the 2 together and thought that such a dress is Islamic dress. I personally dont think a head scarf (hijab) is an islamic dress and it is just a tradition by the people of the middle east long before Islam. All women I know wear no head cover, they happen to be good muslims and active participants of their society.\n\nBack to your question, kheimar is a long head cover that extends to cover a woman's upper body.
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I know I know I know!!!! there are 2 actual reasons to this. \n\nno.1 a culture that was passed on, for in arab, there is always sand storms and the cover is to protect their face.\n\nno.2 the muslim, men have high ego, it is a made known that only the husband of the woman have the rights to see their face or touch them.... \n\nI went to arab once, thinking that it might be a conservative country, but when i go to the shopping malls.... the undergarment shops is all over the place and all of these shops sells sexy outfits so that these women can show their husband when their alone. \n\nSelling G strings in arab sure is big business !
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I am a practising muslim, i pray 5 times a day. I don't think hijab is necessary in this day & age.Hijab was introduced when the life of women was difficult and it was a danger for women not to wear it at that time. But now it is a danger to wear it, people who wear the hijab get all kinds of abuse and humiliation. After 9/11 wearing the hijab has increased a lot. If the war and terror in the Middle East stops maybe these women will think about integrating more.Wearing a label is not as necessary as practising. Some people still do bad things whilst wearing a label. Is it right to hide under the label of a muslim?
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hi, just want to correct ur information not all muslims where burka and it's not a must, covering the face is not a must in Islam actually there are some people who think it's wrong, and i assure you people who took the decision to wear it are really convinced about it so i don't think it annoys them.\ngod bless u