I Am Enjoying Being A Muslim

If a woman is free to show her body, then why isn't she free to cover it?

A nun can be covered from head to toe in order to devote herself to God, right? But, then when a Muslim woman does the same, why is she "oppressed"? [i]Hijab[/i] is my right, my choice, my dignity, and my life.

My [i]hijab[/i] ennobles me. [u]It's a personal choice[/u]. It’s a personal choice [u]to submit to Allah[/u] rather than the fashion of society. [u]To be beautiful to Allah[/u] rather than people.

Compelling a woman to wear a headscarf is against Islam, and compelling her to remove it is against human rights.

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TheProphet · M

If it is your choice then why are women whipped for not wearing it.

goagainsttheflow · 26-30, F

@lastbabyboomer: If she were to take her hijab off, she wouldn't be whipped. She CHOOSE to wear it. She wasn't and isn't, forced to.

TheProphet · M

@goagainsttheflow: Women are whipped throughout the arab world for not wearing it.

goagainsttheflow · 26-30, F

@lastbabyboomer: Yeah. In the [i]Arab world[/i.]If the poster were to take her Hijab off, she would not be whipped. Being FORCED to wear a hijab is completely different form having the freedom to wear one for one's own reason, not because someone told them to and not because they'll be whipped if they don't.

Madeleine · 41-45, F

@lastbabyboomer: I am against forcing women to wear hijab. I wouldn't defend men who whip women for taking it off. But I am against people to call a woman "oppressed" for wearing it, without even trying to know her life or her background.

TheProphet · M

@Madeleine: Then you should speak up for the oppressed muslim women and girls.

Madeleine · 41-45, F

@lastbabyboomer: We must all speak up for all people (men and women) who are oppressed around the world.

UserNameSW · 46-50, M

@Madeleine: That was well said. I couldn't agree more.
Everyone should stand up for those that can't