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The Misconceptions Of Muslim Women Since The 19th Century

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Since the 19th century, Muslims have embraced veiling as a cultural practice and has flourished ever since. There are various kinds of Hijab which carry different meanings. The hijab can usually be found amoung Muslim women all over the world, however, the niqab and burqa are specified to specific areas.
The hijab, most common to women in the west, is a scarf tht covers the head and neck but leaves the face clear. It is the general term for modest dress code. The hijab is a term that has come to mean many differenet things to many different people over thousands of years. There are many various forms of headscarves and the type decided to wear are based heabily on location and culture. The shayla is a long rectangular scarf that is wrapped …show more content…

Some being that it is a symbol of oppession, stating that musloim women wear the hijab from culture obligation rather than religious. It has also been said that wearing a form of the hijab, burqa, or niqab is a form of male …show more content…

Howeveer, many muslim women wear the hijab without having any male relatives force them into it. Although societiy believes men are the reason why muslim women wear the hijar or niqab, muslim women have spoken out stating that is not the case. Muslim women are not forced into wearing the hijab and they do so to “please their creator” and pursue their faith. Many muslim women who wear a form of the hijab say that they wear it because The Quran is believed to be the word of God as spoken to Muhammad and written down in Arabis. In the Quran, God states: “ Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty… and say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and gueard their modesty; that they should not display their bauty and adornments except what appear thereof; that they should daw their viels over this bosoms and not display heri beauty xcept to their husbands, and their fathers…” In a 2005 Gallup survery, more than one thousand face to face sureverys were conducted in each of these eight Muslim predominant countries: Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and Lebanon. In these surveys, muslims women were asked to decribe what they resented most about the societies they live in.. extremism, Lack of unity among Muslims, and political corruption

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