Yet another hijab article

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

This one is from the University of Kentucky and talks about why women wear hijab.

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Improved Muslim Perceptions

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

A nice little article published online by Lagniappe Magazine about a woman’s experience with hijab in Mobile, Alabama.

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Covered life gives new perspective

Friday, June 5th, 2009

We just got this article in our newsfeed this morning about a woman’s choice to try out hijab even though she’s not a Muslim.

It was published in the University of Texas at Austin student paper.

Read the article here.

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‘I wear the hijab with understanding and pride’

Monday, May 4th, 2009

Here is an article published in The Herald, about Scottish Muslim Women and why they choose to wear hijab.

(Further along in the article, a brief mention is made about “arranged marriage”…Why is it that if you meet your husband through family or friends rather than at a bar or club, then it’s “arranged”?)

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Crimson Chiffon and the Joyous Muslim Woman

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Note: the views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Hijabtrendz.com

This is an exclusive piece written for Hijabtrendz.

A similar piece was recently written for the Washington Post.

Crimson Chiffon and the Joyous Muslim Woman
by Mohja Kahf

Crimson chiffon, silver lamé, or green silk, what scarf to wear today? My veil collection is sixty-four scarves long and growing. The scarves hang four or five to a row on a rack in my closet. Elation fills me when I open the door to this beautiful array.

It bugs me that I even have to say this: Being a Muslim woman is a joyful thing.

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