hi okay if you don’t know any hijabis/muslims personally, you might be wondering how it “works” and im here to answer ur questions!!
Q: Do you like.. wear it all the time?? (re: do u shower in it?? do u sleep in it?? when was the last time u sAW UR OWN HAIR??? )
A: Nope! To put it simply, we wear the hijab when we are around strange men. And by strange I mean men who are not directly related to us. That means I can show my hair to women (does that include trans women & nonbinary women? thats up to the individual hijabi). It also means I don’t have to cover from my brother/father/uncle/grandfather/child. I would have to cover from my male cousins because you can technically marry them (note: this is only one of the reasons we cover! it’s not only to cover from possible suitors lol. Just bc I wouldn’t marry a gay man, doesn’t mean I don’t have to cover from him. The quran says to cover from men and not from women. that’s pretty broad and open for interpretation. I keep it simple for myself- I cover from all men regardless of their sexual orientation. I don’t cover from women regardless of their sexual orientation. This could differ from one hijabi to another). I also would not have to cover from my husband if I were married. Lastly, we don’t have to cover from any young boys who haven’t been “through puberty” yet. I guess it’s up to the individual to decide when that is as well.
Q: It seems kind of sexist to me that men don’t have to wear hijab, but women do…
A: Actually, men have their own hijab. (It’s not the turban you may see some men wearing, they are Sikhs, an entirely different religion.) Men have their own modest dress code to follow and are expected to follow the same rules the women do action-wise. Remember that equal does not have to mean identical. It wouldn’t make sense to ask men to cover their boobs or women to grow beards (we’ll come back to that later).
Q: I always hear about women being forced to wear it… That’s oppression and wrong.
A: I completely agree. “There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion” (2/256). That’s taken directly from the Quran. Forcing someone to wear the hijab is a sin. Furthermore, many Muslims believe that hijab is not required/is only preferred/is optional. There’s a lot of interpretation involved in religion. It totally depends on the person and their own beliefs.
They way a Muslim chooses to wear their hijab also differs from person to person. Some women choose to cover their entire body. Some wear abayas (the black dress) and niqabs (the veil that covers the face). Some wear a simple scarf to cover their hair and dress “modestly” (this, again, depends on your interpretation of what modest means). Some just cover their hair. Some show a some of their hair. Some wear turbans. Some dress modestly, but don’t cover their hair. Some only wear it on certain occasions. (more here on the diff types of cover)
For men, some choose to grow beards (many believe this is just “sunnah” which means it is preferred, but not compulsory). Lots of men don’t follow the rules set for them. That can be due to personal beliefs, but I won’t deny the misogyny apparent in the Muslim culture (note: culture, not religion) probably has a lot to do with that.
Q: Do women only wear hijab for religious reasons?
A: No. I mean, that’s probably one of the most prominent reasons women choose to cover their hair, but there are many different factors. In many cultures, hijab is considered a thing of beauty. It’s a fashion statement. It’s tradition. It’s a part of their identity. It keeps them in-tact with their religion and it identifies them as a Muslim to other Muslims. The reasons are endless, but I think you get the picture.
Q: I heard hijab is just keep men away.
A: As @angrymuslimah put so eloquently: Hijab is not to prevent men from looking at women or “protect them” from men. Hijab is not for men, or to help men control themselves – it’s for women themselves, to empower women. Men in Islam have a responsibility to lower their gaze and respect a woman no matter what she is wearing or what she looks like.
Q: Can women ever take the hijab off for safety reasons? (ie: heat exhaustion/possible attacks by islamophobes)
A: Totally! You’re obviously never supposed to compromise your health for anything, regardless of your religious beliefs. I once got asked if it would be okay for a women to remove her scarf when playing soccer in serious heat and my answer she could if she wanted to (again, she can do wtvr she wants), but playing soccer is optional. there’s a difference between wanting to play soccer and really having your life in danger. If hijabis choose to wear the hijab while playing soccer in 100 degrees, they’re badass and props to them for sticking to it even when it got hard, but that’s kind of the point of hijab. Again though, your health always comes first.
Q: I see hijabis sometimes and I want to compliment them/tell them it’s pretty, but I don’t want to be disrespectful.
A: It’s totally okay to compliment us! Please do! I live for the validation of strangers! For real, though. Just think about it this way, if you can say it to a non-hijabi and not offend her, you can probably say it to a hijabi. You can compliment anyone on their scarf regardless of wear it is on their body.
Q: Can I wear the hijab if I’m not Muslim?
A: There is no specific way to wear a hijab. there is no specific fabric. We get our scarves from h&m and forever 21 like everyone else. There is nothing that identifies a hijab as a hijab except the wearer. So if you want to cover your hair for your own religious/personal reasons, you can do it! That doesn’t make it a hijab! The only thing that makes it a hijab is the wearer labeling it as a hijab. As long as you aren’t doing that, you’re not being disrespectful or appropriating our religion. (wearing it out of respect if you’re in a mosque or a predominately muslim country is also okay!)
I would however, advise against wearing it as a fashion statement. It’s not a style or accessory.
/So this got really long and I’m stopping here but I haven’t even really made a dent in the hijabi discourse. If yall have any more questions, you should ask your friendly neighborhood Muslimah! I promise, we won’t be offended, we just want yall to know the truth.
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That they’re just as bad as straight white guys but they think that they’re entitled to speak on topics like racism, solely because they’re part of marginalized group even though they still enjoy the benefits of white privilege. They think that just because they experience discrimination based off of a concealable stigmatized identity, they’re granted a free pass to talk about things that don’t include them. They think that just because they’re gay, they’re allowed to say things like having an “inner black woman” but are confused when they’re called out on it. Because, like straight white men, they like to objectify PoC for stereotypes (but in slightly different ways: ”Asians are bottoms”, “Black men have big dicks”, etc.), and why do they do that? Because they’re white.
And they have the nerve to say things like, “You’re attractive for an Asian” or something, as if those two things are supposed to be exclusive and that I’m some kind of surprise/anomaly for them? That I should be flattered that they’re feeling “exotic” in that moment and I just happened to be “exotic, but not too exotic”?
The fact of the matter is that white gays are honestly no different than the rest of white society. They still objectify and stereotype us, but with the added bonus of them waving around their “I’m a minority too!” card in our faces when we call them out.
So I have a lot against white gays.
Yaknow, I get so many messages from people telling me that it’s wrong to “generalize all white people” and that they’re unfollowing me (like? Okay, don’t follow me then, you don’t have to announce your departure, I’m not going to notice either way),
so I just want to come out publicly and say that I’m sorry…
… that you guys would rather stay ignorant to real social issues because change requires challenging the status quo and makes you uncomfortable.
This actually irritates me, you are doing the exact same thing that you are complaining that all white people do, gay or straight.
No, not all of us are like that and just because you think that we are doesn’t make it right; you can’t generalise an entire group of people because you think they all generalise you. That isn’t challenging a status quo, that is just being as bad as the ones you hate.
Yes, white privilege does exist and that is a problem that we need to address, but not all white people have that privilege and it doesn’t make it right for any person, no matter their race or creed to tar all people with the same brush.
So what you’re saying is “#notallwhitepeople”.
Solid contribution.
No, what I am saying is that nobody has the right to degrade anybody else. We are all people, no matter what our skin colour is.
That they’re just as bad as straight white guys but they think that they’re entitled to speak on topics like racism, solely because they’re part of marginalized group even though they still enjoy the benefits of white privilege. They think that just because they experience discrimination based off of a concealable stigmatized identity, they’re granted a free pass to talk about things that don’t include them. They think that just because they’re gay, they’re allowed to say things like having an “inner black woman” but are confused when they’re called out on it. Because, like straight white men, they like to objectify PoC for stereotypes (but in slightly different ways: ”Asians are bottoms”, “Black men have big dicks”, etc.), and why do they do that? Because they’re white.
And they have the nerve to say things like, “You’re attractive for an Asian” or something, as if those two things are supposed to be exclusive and that I’m some kind of surprise/anomaly for them? That I should be flattered that they’re feeling “exotic” in that moment and I just happened to be “exotic, but not too exotic”?
The fact of the matter is that white gays are honestly no different than the rest of white society. They still objectify and stereotype us, but with the added bonus of them waving around their “I’m a minority too!” card in our faces when we call them out.
So I have a lot against white gays.
Yaknow, I get so many messages from people telling me that it’s wrong to “generalize all white people” and that they’re unfollowing me (like? Okay, don’t follow me then, you don’t have to announce your departure, I’m not going to notice either way),
so I just want to come out publicly and say that I’m sorry…
… that you guys would rather stay ignorant to real social issues because change requires challenging the status quo and makes you uncomfortable.
This actually irritates me, you are doing the exact same thing that you are complaining that all white people do, gay or straight.
No, not all of us are like that and just because you think that we are doesn’t make it right; you can’t generalise an entire group of people because you think they all generalise you. That isn’t challenging a status quo, that is just being as bad as the ones you hate.
Yes, white privilege does exist and that is a problem that we need to address, but not all white people have that privilege and it doesn’t make it right for any person, no matter their race or creed to tar all people with the same brush.
lynto-amariyo
6:15 am on February 20, 2016 Tags: uncut problems
Ahh… uncut problems. Along with waking up and your foreskin deciding when you go piss that you will piss in many different directions at once and you’re like… “the hell man?”
Alexander: Midas (Savage) Quest: A Refrain for the Undaunted Mor Dhona (X:21.7 Y:8.7) NPC: Wandering Minstrel
Containment Bay S1T7 Quest: When the Bough Wakes The Rising Stones (X:6.1 Y:5.2) NPC: Unukalhai
Containment Bay S1T7 (Extreme) Quest: A Fiendish Likeness The Rising Stones (X:6.1 Y:5.2) NPC: Unukalhai
Stone, Sea, Sky (new training area for high-level duties) Quest: A Striking Opportunity Idyllshire (X:7.3 Y:6.0) NPC: Austere Adventurer
Vath Beast Tribe Quests Quest: The Naming of the Vath The Dravanian Forelands (X:24.0 Y:19.7) NPC: Vath Storyteller
Hildibrand Quest: A Gentleman Falls, Rather than Flies The Pillars (X:5.9 Y:9.9) NPC: Nashu
Side story Quest: Kettle to the Mettle North Shroud (X:29.5 Y:19.6) NPC: Jalzahn
The Feast (new PVP thing, note: This won’t be implemented until 3.21 in two weeks time!!) Quest: A Seat at the Feast Mor Dhona (X:21.7 Y:8.6) NPC: Alys
edited to fix the info about Containment Bay S1T7, might be too late but I thought I’d do it anyway!
Lyn'to's Sanctuary 