Hijab

Quran, Chapter 24, Verse 31 It never ceases to amaze me. As much as people preach the importance of accepting differences, they still stare when I walk in the door. It's the same old reaction every time. Their eyes get really big, occasionally their ...

Quran, Chapter 24, Verse 31 It never ceases to ama...

Until the Imperialists invaded Muslim Countries and the Muslims started mixing with non-believers, all our Muslim women walked in this world with great respect and dignity. The non-believers were finding it very difficult to come anywhere near the bo...

Until the Imperialists invaded Muslim Countries an...

The brave individuals who have mustered the courage to ask me about the way I dress usually have questions like: "Do your parents make you wear that?" Or "Don't you find that really unfair?" A while back, a couple of girls in Montreal were kicked out...

The brave individuals who have mustered the courag...

Many of your Christian friends have seen Catholic priests and nuns who practice the modest dress. The world famous Mother Teresa practiced the modest dress as she worked tirelessly among the poor in India. Orthodox Jewish women also practice the mode...

Many of your Christian friends have seen Catholic ...

Other secondary reasons include the requirement for modesty in both men and women. Both will then be evaluated for intelligence and skills instead of looks and sexuality. An Iranian school girl is quoted as saying, "We want to stop men from treating ...

Other secondary reasons include the requirement fo...

Our purpose here is to at least develop a basic understanding of this issue from the point of view of the Islamic texts, that is, the Qur’an and then hadith. We are not interested in coming to conclusions that result in a set of rules on how to dress...

Our purpose here is to at least develop a basic un...