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Rather wear a hijab than a bonnet?

October 11th, 2009

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This cartoon is from Lupi Loopy Loops and is reposted here with permission. Here is a note from the author about the cartoon:

“A post you wrote last week inspired me to draw a cartoon about cultural relativity. It depicts 2 attractive Muslim women commenting on the clothing of some ultra-conservative Christians (the point being to expose the absurdity of Westerners getting outraged over the hijab.)”

What are your thoughts?

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6 Responses to “Rather wear a hijab than a bonnet?”

1. October 11th, 2009 at 12:28 pm sera

   LOL!!!! That is AWESOME!!!! Man that needs to be seen, truth stands clear from falsehood… people just need to wake up. Its not necessarily against muslims as people… its Islam and Allah that they hate… Great cartoon sister
2. October 11th, 2009 at 3:41 pm Mariam Sobh

   @ Sera I love the cartoon too.

   I actually feel happy and safe when I see conservative Christians, Jews or even Amish and we usually glance at each other and smile because we all know we’re doing the same thing for the same reason (i.e. dressing conservatively).

   But when people attack Muslim women for hijab, I often wonder what they must think of their own folks Christian, Jewish etc. who cover. Do they ridicule them as well?
3. October 11th, 2009 at 5:14 pm Samira

   That’s cute. I remember reading an article by Mohja Kahf where she was out shopping with another sister. They saw two Amish women and were wondering what their live was like; then they realizedd that people probably look at them with the same curiosity because they wear hijab.

   Curiosity is not bad but as Mariam alluded to it is when you attack someone or assume that you know everything about who the person is or what his/her motivations are that shows extreme arrogance.
4. October 11th, 2009 at 5:15 pm Samira

   Oh btw don’t those hijabis look fierce and fashiony?!?! LOL.
5. October 12th, 2009 at 12:52 am Lupi

   There are some serious double standards when it comes to clothing. Many mainstream Americans think the Amish and Mennonites are quaint or a little weird because they dress the way people did 200 hundred years ago and eschew modern technology…but generally (in my experience anyway), other Christians regard them as pious and praise them for living simply. I don’t hear anyone calling their customs “oppressive,” although you could surely make that argument. What gives?
6. October 12th, 2009 at 1:27 am Fatin

   I think people are just trying to make problems with everyone else instead of looking at themselves. Maybe they wish they were religious and happy?

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