Name: A beginner’s guide to hijabs
Uploaded: 2018-01-23T01:37:13.000Z
Duration: 1 min 54 s
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The weirdest question I've been asked about hijab is probably if I shower in it.

What does covering your hair have to do with it at that point, you know?

A hijab is a thing that a male Muslim should have absolutely no opinion about.

I've never worn a hijab, except when I actually pray.

There are many ways to wear it, depending on culture and preference.

There's the "just got here from the Middle East" hijab.

Sometimes I put a turban up, sometimes I'll just drape it.

She just,like, goes out, throws on that hijab, and she's like "I'm Muslim, and what?"

This is how easy I could be walking around the city. With this.

There's this western stereotype that a Muslim woman who wears it

It is seen as a symbol of oppression rather than a symbol of devotion.

The minute that I put it on I felt like my identity became whole.

When I wasn't wearing hijab I was just some ordinary white girl from New York City.

Wearing hijab made you know that I was Muslim.

It's, for me, a reminder to lead my life with religion first.

For me, putting on a head scarf was emancipation

because that was the moment that I reclaimed my identity.

I say, “Hey peeps! I'm a Muslim. What's up?”

My hijab takes nothing away from my intellect,

takes nothing away from my passions and my values and the principles that I hold.

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A beginner’s guide to hijabs

weird

absolutely

concept

stereotype