the habit & the hijab

Submitted by donvan (United States), Nov 28, 2006 at 09:53

Firstly, if you wish to be a nun, then become a christian, study for years, make application, be accepted as a nun and devote your life to Jesus Christ. So we can establish the dissimiliarity between a Muslim female with a scarf and a religious group within the Holy Roman Catholic Church.

The "Hijab" as I understand it is a scarf with the ends tucked in and covering the forehead to hide any hair which may show. This is an extension of the Muhammedian notion of female responsibility to prevent male attention. And ,presumably,to indicate an ultimate submission to Muhammedism. In any case , it is becoming a red flag to the host population. Islamophobia has become more rampant, as stats from the Islamic Council. indicate .Any symbol of Islam, the cresent and star, burquas,hajibs,etc all make the islamophobes nervous. But I gotta tell you, you got every right to wear any head covering you want, but we gotta see your face.

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