tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481017492610884824.post7889603480727086505..comments2023-04-14T06:26:10.258-04:00Comments on Invisible Muslimah: NPR's Lifting the VeilChinyerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10303541125653119557noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481017492610884824.post-50927249812038761032011-04-29T21:50:10.459-04:002011-04-29T21:50:10.459-04:00You're absolutely right. Aisha (radyah Allahu ...You're absolutely right. Aisha (radyah Allahu 3anha) was a very assertive woman. Thank God for that because she was one of our precious scholars and almost like one of our de facto leaders of the Ummah. Am I correct in recalling that the rightly guided caliphs would consult with her? Not only do I not believe in the whole expectation that hijab and passive behavior go hand in hand, I think itthegardenofdreamsandrealityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08394076837302258623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481017492610884824.post-72079668307462299112011-04-25T07:15:19.236-04:002011-04-25T07:15:19.236-04:00@gazelle: It was a great feature, I liked it! I th...@gazelle: It was a great feature, I liked it! I think that, in a similar way, women who wear hijab could talk about the real challenges that they face, because I know many women who face a lot of the same challenges that these women who removed it faced and came up with their own independent and personal reasons for keeping the khimar on. I think that piece would be more challenging to compose, Chinyerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10303541125653119557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481017492610884824.post-59419077657664053072011-04-24T23:52:16.156-04:002011-04-24T23:52:16.156-04:00I give the girl who refused to wear hijab for the ...I give the girl who refused to wear hijab for the piece kudos for being consistent and not just following orders. I completely disagree with her that girls who were hijab are expected not to have outgoing personalities. I think many of us do...thegardenofdreamsandrealityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08394076837302258623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481017492610884824.post-18330087056034407202011-04-21T13:46:03.948-04:002011-04-21T13:46:03.948-04:00Thanks for this.
I actually like the piece the wa...Thanks for this.<br /><br />I actually like the piece the way it is, as most of the women are not like, oh I was oppressed. <br /><br />I am actually tired of the trite "I wear hijab and I am not oppressed pieces," mainly because they don't say anything new. <br /><br />The nuance with these women was refreshing. probably not appropriate for all of NPR's audience, although in gazelledusaharahttp://gazelledusahara.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com