Comments on: “Contemporary Muslim Woman” Series: What Goes on Inside the Head that Wears the Crown: Thoughts on Gender, Headscarves, and Self-valuation http://goatmilkblog.com/2009/03/10/contemporary-muslim-woman-series-what-goes-on-inside-the-head-that-wears-the-crown-thoughts-on-gender-headscarves-and-self-valuation/ The Best Blog in the History of the Whole Wide World Fri, 25 May 2012 14:39:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: I know, I know, but…. » Beauty http://goatmilkblog.com/2009/03/10/contemporary-muslim-woman-series-what-goes-on-inside-the-head-that-wears-the-crown-thoughts-on-gender-headscarves-and-self-valuation/#comment-2864 Fri, 29 May 2009 11:39:16 +0000 http://goatmilk.wordpress.com/?p=2386#comment-2864 [...] (credit for the picture to Goatmilk) [...]

]]> By: Muslim786malaysia’s Blog http://goatmilkblog.com/2009/03/10/contemporary-muslim-woman-series-what-goes-on-inside-the-head-that-wears-the-crown-thoughts-on-gender-headscarves-and-self-valuation/#comment-2437 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:08:49 +0000 http://goatmilk.wordpress.com/?p=2386#comment-2437 [...] “Contemporary Muslim Woman” Series: What Goes on Inside the Head that Wears the Crown: Thoughts … [...]

]]> By: fatima http://goatmilkblog.com/2009/03/10/contemporary-muslim-woman-series-what-goes-on-inside-the-head-that-wears-the-crown-thoughts-on-gender-headscarves-and-self-valuation/#comment-2379 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:21:24 +0000 http://goatmilk.wordpress.com/?p=2386#comment-2379 Salaams. I think this is a great article, and the author has done a wonderful job of talking about some very important points that are relevant to Muslim women today. I liked very much how you tied in the idea that women take off their hijabs not because of an inherent problem with hijab, but because perhaps they don’t fully embody the concept of full, complete woman, who is not in need of any other reassurance (whether from society at large or even the Muslim community) other than that which emerges from faith in God.
I feel we should not forget what the essence of wearing a scarf is. Muslim women have been commanded, in the Quran, to wear a scarf as part of the overall modesty of a hijab. At the end of the day, even though it seems vastly different from the commands to not gamble, steal, drink, fornicate etc., it’s still, at the end of the day, just that: a command.
Wearing hijab is part of eman, it’s part of obedience, just like anything else in Islam.
Wearing a hijab does not automatically imply life will be full of rainbows and cuddly bunnies and Skittles showers, it’s a test like everything else. Once we realize that it’s our own nafs that is pulling us away from it, maybe we will strengthen our defenses and forge ahead.

]]> By: Friday Links — March 13, 2009 « Muslimah Media Watch http://goatmilkblog.com/2009/03/10/contemporary-muslim-woman-series-what-goes-on-inside-the-head-that-wears-the-crown-thoughts-on-gender-headscarves-and-self-valuation/#comment-2369 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:03:40 +0000 http://goatmilk.wordpress.com/?p=2386#comment-2369 [...] Muslim Women” series has more entries by Nausheen Ali, Kannaporn Amoraseth Akarapisan, Rabea Chaudhry, Noura Erakat, and Zeba [...]

]]> By: Sophie http://goatmilkblog.com/2009/03/10/contemporary-muslim-woman-series-what-goes-on-inside-the-head-that-wears-the-crown-thoughts-on-gender-headscarves-and-self-valuation/#comment-2362 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:25:54 +0000 http://goatmilk.wordpress.com/?p=2386#comment-2362 Rabea-

A great article, written with the nuanced understanding and thoughtfulness of an American Muslim. :) The part about wearing one’s heart on one’s sleeve especially hit home for me. I began wearing hijab in my twenties, and manifesting something so personal/spiritual in such an “in your face” manner went against my personality. However, as you said, a woman who makes the conscious decision, in the end, has no one to please / turn to but Allah. I never wore it for people / men. Only Him.

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