Hajib

Thank you for the generous offer of political asylum in response to my comment on your "hajib" entry by the way, I will post some additional comments, with two links, there that you might find interesting. ❋ Rachel (2006)

So much so that often they are beaten for not wearing the 'hajib' or for talking to a man who is not a direct family member or their husband. ❋ Unknown (2010)

So much so, that often they are beaten for not wearing the 'hajib' or for talking to a man who is not a direct family member or their husband. ❋ Unknown - Email (2010)

The hajib, after all, is a precursor to the rebozo, carried from a Moorish-influenced Spain to the shores of the "new" world. ❋ Susan J. Cobb (2011)

I completely miss the hajib reference, sounds like Islamophobia to me. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He would leave hints as to where I could purchase a hajib. ❋ Sabrina Lamb (2010)

Gordon has obviously had his dosage upped for public appearances and having to listen earnestly to a small hajib wearer, who is being earnest about something earnest. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2008)

Westerners who tsk, tsk over hajib clad women, convinced that religious dress always reflects repressive, sexist attitudes, should consider their own history. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Considering that Ahmadinejad's wife has hardly been seen in public, and the photos that do exist offer her set back and almost completely obscured by the hajib, images like the one above must be profoundly difficult for fundamentalists to swallow, casting Zahra -- in the name of her husband -- as a feminist reformer and an iconic figure in her own right. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Although she rejects outright comparison, Zahra Rahnavard (sporting what is sometimes referred to by conservatives as the "bad hajib" for its floral pattern) is openly admiring of Michele Obama, describes she and Mousavi as equal partners in most things, and has already modeled herself, through her active involvement the the campaign, in the historic role of Iran's first "first lady." ❋ Unknown (2009)

Only since the emergence in the UK of a strident Islam and its demands for their womenfolk to wear the hajib and other "religious apparel" in schools, places of employment, etc, we have witnessed this silly competition evolve where Christians now also demand "equality" by being allowed to wear a cross or crucifix, etc, in their place of work. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The movement has also demonstrated skill and tactical innovation in its use of techniques such as internet blogging, the emphasis on international coalition-building and the ability to come up with low-risk but high-impact actions such as pushing the hajib a few inches back on the head. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Until recently, it's been difficult to find attractive religious wear, and Muslim leaders in America know that young women who are surrounded by fashion TV shows, fashion magazines and fashion web sites will stray from hajib if they can't find chic clothes that conform to Islamic requirements for modesty. ❋ Unknown (2009)