(Green text is my comments, black is authors words)
This article is actually pouplar and its about a lady who started a modesty experiment where she literally started to dress more modestly through skirts, loose clothing, no makeup etc and she even tried hijab and she loved it!
When I read it I got very excited and i got that feeling of honor for my hijab and it reminded me of how beautiful Allahs commandments are!
"In America, we see Islamic women all covered up and think, "That poor woman, made to be ashamed of her body!" But is it any less oppressive to convince a woman that her uncovered body is never beautiful enough? Is covering enslavement... or freedom? I want to find out" http://themodestyexperiment.blogspot.com/2010/11/so-what-are-you-doing-again.html
"I just went out to do errands in my most modest outfit ever-- a long skirt, long-sleeved top, and headscarf. And I have to say: it is so liberating to have an excuse not to try and look trendy. I had suspected that this would be the case, but the strength of the relief I feel is surprising. I have no image, and I can't be critiqued for not wearing those stupid not-pants and a loose shirt, nor can I feel weird at a bar because I don't have the requisite long, wavy hair because hey-- I just don't dress like that"
A Non Muslim is telling you to try the hijab that Allah prescribed for you...!!This is awesome, even muslims don't appreciate hijab to this level, maybe this article will help us appreciate our hijab and the modesty that was prescribed upon us even more!!
"the skirt and blouse are comfy and adorable and the headscarf is cute too. I feel beautiful, but like a princess, not like a twenty-something, middle class white woman. It's a wonderful feeling, peeps. Seriously. I highly recommend it" I feel beautiful, and I get complimented a lot on how "elegant" or "classy" I look. I feel elegant.At least five people who know me well did not recognize me with a headscarf on. This, according to several of them, is because I look like a Muslima"
This lady just taught me another good reason as to why I wear the hijab lol so amazing how a non muslim can help you appreciate your religion!!
"On her way home, she passed Hasidic women wearing headscarves and felt envious—these women didn’t worry about the latest accessories or whether their hair fell flat. “These women were not ‘fashionable’ first, like most of the women I saw everywhere else — they seemed to be focused on something else, something more important than what was trendy. They had a very good reason for not dressing like the train-squishing crowd of Fifth Avenue, and I wanted a reason too,” she wrote.
Two years later, while Shields was studying at Emory University’s Candler Theological Seminary, a speaker visited her “Women in Church History” class to discuss the hijab, a head veil worn by many Muslim women. Shields had always assumed that women who wore the hijab were taught to feel ashamed of their bodies but after hearing the speaker, she quickly changed her mind. “It’s not possible, I thought, that women would feel freer dressed modestly, that women would choose to be ashamed of their bodies," she wrote. "But it wasn’t shame, I soon learned. In fact, for many women, it was pride. It was a desire to be considered for things other than what their hairstyle communicated, or whether their butts were shaped right — a desire that many people, not just women, share today."
Ironically, when Shields stopped caring so much about her appearance, the right guy came along. “To the people who matter, you do not become invisible when you stop trying so hard to look available.
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