Views of The Hijab

 

Views of The Hijab

All around the world people wear hijabs. The United States, The Middle East, Asia, and the U.K. However many people want to know how hijabs are viewed and why women wear them. Does it scare them? Does it make them uncomfortable? Do hijab wearers think it gives them some sort of protection?

 

The hijab is a head cover worn by Muslim women. It covers the head, ears, neck and chest. You can adjust the hijab to your liking by wearing different colors and styles. The Holy Quran does not mandate wearing a hijab, but encourages it. “I feel like I’m one of a kind when wearing my hijab.” Says Unis Middle School student Tabarek Ahmed. There has been some cases where women who wear hijabs have been mistreated or interrogated. “ I sometimes feel uncomfortable when I’m being looked at or stared down just for having something on my head.” added Tabarek. Women choose to wear hijabs for various reasons, not only the religious ones. “I am proud to wear a hijab because I get to show respect for myself and modesty to my religion.” she concluded.

Muslim women that do not wear a hijab feel as if they are not as much judged as women who do. “When I walk around in different places, I don’t often get stared at.” Says Nour Mansour. Not wearing a hijab is fine in Islam. The required age of wearing a hijab is 9 years old in Islam, but some say they are not ready and that is respected, “I often feel disappointed when I see a Muslim woman who is being stared down for wearing a hijab. They deserve just as much respect as a person who doesn’t wear a hijab!” 

In places like the Netherlands, France, and Switzerland, the wearing of hijabs has been banned. Women are not allowed to wear hijabs in public places. “Living in Europe , I was judged for wearing a hijab.” Says Maya Sobe. “I felt like I had to take my  hijab off because I was being looked at differently, so that’s what I did.” “My daughters did not wear a hijab but I did. I didn’t want people to look at them differently when being around me.” Staring makes most, including Maya, uncomfortable.

 

People need to understand and adapt to the change that is around them. Women choose to wear the hijab for a variety of reason. Some for religion, some for faith, or even for personal reasons. Women who wear hijabs need to be left alone when it comes to the topic of wearing a hijab. It’s their decision.

 

Danya Aljebory

Middle School Journalist

13 Comments

  1. I follow Islam to but there are also other regions that wear scarves such as Hinduism and Buddhism. Its wrong to stare at someone because of how they look or what there wearing. I believe its also wrong for the hijab to be banned from any place, just because you wear something different from other people doesn’t mean you should judge. Fatema Dabaja first hour.

  2. This is my first year wearing a hijab and I feel comfortable wearing it. When I go out like to a mall I am always being stared at which makes me uncomfortable. It’s just wrong how some places don’t allow hijab and some people may want to wear a hijab. I am proud of wearing a hijab.

    Ilham Bezzi 3rd hour

  3. This is my first year wearing a hijab and I feel comfortable. When I go out like to a mall, I am always being stared at and that makes me uncomfortable. I don’t think its fair that some [laces don’t allow people wear scarves and some people do want to wear a hijab. I am proud of wearing a hijab.
    Ilham Bezzi 3rd hour

  4. Not only did I think that this was a well written article but I also felt that this was a great topic to talk about. I strongly agree that it is a woman’s decision to put on a scarf or not to, and if she did put it on not to be judged, but also to not be forced upon wearing it. For example, sometimes I do get these questions as to why I put on the scarf while my two older sisters decided not too, and its always been our decisions and no one has any right to judge or to influence us into changing our mind. And that goes out to any girl who is debating when or when not to put it on, and if your ready or not, BECAUSE ITS YOUR CHOICE!

    Norma Makki
    3/22/2017
    7th hour

  5. So, according to some people if you see a person wearing a Hijab it means they are bad people. Well, I say no because you can’t just judge a book by its cover. And, by book I mean person in this situation. Islam is not the only people that wear Hijabs. Other religions also wear Hijabs. So what I think i’m trying to say is never ever judge a book by its cover. Get to know them and all. Then you’ll know if they’re bad people or good people.

    Daoud Dabaja
    1st hour

  6. The idea of a hijab comes with the religion of islam and many muslims wear a hijab. ”I think that a hijab is like a work of art, there are many beautiful colors. But behind that hijab is just a muslim women, some people think that women wearing a hijab are just terrorist and want trouble. In that case, that is a false answer, people think wrong. Just because of isis people have the wrong idea of muslims. Some muslims don’t wear hijabs, that is ok, because if they don’t want to they don’t have that is their choice, and everyone should respect that. A women with a hijab is just a normal female wearing a normal hijab, just following her beliefs.
    hamzah shatela 7th hour

  7. Abdulrahman nuseibeh 1sr hour- First of all, people shouldn’t get judge by what they wear rather that who they are. A Muslim women who wears a hijab is the same as a regular person who is non Muslim and not wearing a hijab. So after reading this article, all muslims that wear hijabs shouldn’t really care about if people look at them or stare them down, and this should also be a lesson to women all over the world that are wearing a hijab, and they should keep on doing what they do and wearing the hijab.

  8. I am a Muslim and I follow everything but it’s wrong for someone to stare down someone for wearing a scarf or not. Every one should be treated with respect and be treated the same way. Many people aren’t able to go some places because their banned because they wear scarfs will that’s wrong and mean everyone is the same. For example one place that banned ladies that wear scarfs is France that means there not treating them fairly. They also think that we are terrorists too.

    Hadil bittar
    3-23-17
    1st hour

  9. I feel that people should not be judged if they wear a hijab but accepted religiously and as a person. Because in America you have the right to dress freely and hijab should be welcomed as a religious
    dress code. And there shouldn’t be stereotypes about hijabs so that they should think oh you are wearing a hijab your a terrorist.

  10. I feel that people should not be judged if they wear a hijab but accepted religiously and as a person. Because in America you have the right to dress freely and hijab should be welcomed as a religious
    dress code. And there shouldn’t be stereotypes about hijabs so that they should think oh you are wearing a hijab your a terrorist.

    Ali Ghoul 3rd hour

  11. To start this off , this is an amazing topic to talk about. Not only did I like this topic but I did like how she has expressed her feelings towards it. In my opinion it’s a women’s choice whether she should wear a scarf or not and it’s there decision whether they are ready or not. In some countries you are forced to but in others it’s different. Anyways I don’t think people should judge others with the choice they have made whether they are too young or not from that religion it’s what they are happy with and not what your happy with.

    Gana Mukhal
    1st hour

  12. Not only muslims can wear a hijab you don’t have to be muslim. Women that wear a hijab should be treated equally as how women that don’t wear one. You aren’t forced to wear a hijab in Islam it is your choice.

  13. To begin with, I really was interested in this topic because as a girl who follows Islam and wears a hijab, i could relate to most of the information. A women that wears a scarf is no different then a one that doesn’t. I believe that it is your choice to wear a scarf or not to. And no one should be forced to. Moreover, a lot of people have judged women that wear a scarf as a terrorist, but that is not true. Women wear a scarf because they believe that they should cover their body because it is a sin to show anything private to them.

    Bessma Altamimi
    1st hour

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