My post is not about WHD 2014. There are pros and cons to the event, and the jury was still out for me. I largely agreed that Muslim women’s experiences can’t be reduced to wearing a scarf on their head. At the same time, I do applaud their efforts at mobilizing support from n...
When I next saw her, she was indeed wearing this new form of hijab or headcovering, not the traditional headcovering of married women among the Bedouin, her community. In an important study of women in the mosque movement in Egypt – where since the 1970s women have been going to learn...
On 2 September 2023, theWorld Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph),His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, addressed the women’s side of the Jalsa Salana Germany and spoke about the role and rights of women in Islam. Throughout ...
The Niqab is a cloth that covers the face and head in the style of the hijab, with a space left open for the eyes. Like the burqa, the niqab is worn in public areas and in front of men who are not the woman’s father, brother or husband. The garment is primarily worn in the c...
15. It should also be noted that believing men and women are free to eat in each other's company, whether family or friends [24:61], thus a veil covering the face (commonly called "niqab", or the full veil "burqa") would obviously be impractical. Again, such an item of clothing ...
After covering themselves with Islamic Garb, O Muslim Swine & Satan are calling themselves your leaders Javed Javed-31.12.2017 - Qur'an 5:60, 2:208MUSLIMS WANTS SHARIA LAW IMPLEMENTED IN UK SO LET THEM HAVE IT. NEARLY ALL OF THEM YOU WOULD SEE WALKING WITH HEAD, HANDS & FEET CHOPED OF...
In person, she is a passionate mix of deep convictions and shopping tips. She doesn't wear hijab, or traditional head-covering, because she believes the Quran enjoins modesty for both sexes but doesn't specifically decree that she must cover her hair. ...
pulling the black headcloth over the face in front of older respected men is considered a voluntary act by women who are deeply committed to being moral and have a sense of honour tied to family. One of the ways they show their self-respect and social standing is by covering their faces...
The Niqab is a cloth that covers the face and head in the style of the hijab, with a space left open for the eyes. Like the burqa, the niqab is worn in public areas and in front of men who are not the woman’s father, brother or husband. The garment is primarily worn in the ...
At the head of the hierarchy is the supreme saint – Quţb (literally 'pole' or 'pivot'), also called 'helper' (Ghawth); he is followed by an ever-increasing number of 'fulcrums' (Awta¯d), 'the chosen ones' (Akhya¯r), 'substitutes' (Abda¯l), 'the dutiful ones' (...