Today is an important moment for their family because Asiyah will be wearing the hijab for the first time. Two sisters, Asiyah and Faizah, are getting ready for school. Ibtihaj Muhammad writes about the meaning of the hijab and the occasional racist responses made against it in the book, “The Proudest Blue. In these countries, the hijab is seen as a symbol of beauty and strength. A very different point of view exists in Islamic countries. Some westerners view the hijab as a symbol of female oppression. It is ironic that the hijab has created so much controversy in western countries when many American women formerly used scarves frequently. Known in Islamic society as the hijab, this head covering is frequently worn by Muslim girls after they reach puberty. However, in Islamic society, women still commonly wear head scarves. In recent decades the use of scarves has declined. As a matter of fact, for centuries in the early church, both men and women wore head coverings. In Catholic churches, Our Blessed Mother is always depicted in pictures with a veil. My own mother wore a scarf whenever the weather was cold. Scarves were commonly worn in the United States during the 1950s. Little, Brown and Company, New York, 2019, 32 pages, K-3. The Story of Hijab and Family”īy Ibtihaj Muhammad.
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