Veiled and Beautiful
http://www.hijabs-r-us.com/
Came across this website and thought I just had to post it – for all of us uninitiated lot who can't fathom out how these girls manage to put on a veil and look so stunningly beautiful. And aren’t we all tired of the western rhetoric that claims wearing of the veil is oppressive….. think again I say; what they are not seeing is that the wearing of the veil can also be liberating - economically, personally and of course spiritually. With more women out in the work force, at university, and being totally integrated, natural progression is taking shape - from what I see here in Jordan. But let us also not forgot there are many women who chose to remain at home, not just being 'housewives' - the western term - but rather being 'rabbatu elbeit' 'goddesses of the home' - the Arab term - nurturing the family. Dictates from afar should not be imposed on Jordanians by outsiders, ignorant of social and cultural sensitivities. It's time to look at the cup half full - and filling - despite some quarters politicising the issue, or denying others what is, after all, freedom of choice.
Is this an East-West issue? Not sure .... but one thing is certain, it is creating barriers where none should exist within the Western AND Eastern worlds.
Perhaps we all need to unveil the human conscience - because as one Muslim woman once said "I cover my head not my mind".
...okay, I know what you're thinking, it's not all perfect, but who said Rome was built in a day?? J
Came across this website and thought I just had to post it – for all of us uninitiated lot who can't fathom out how these girls manage to put on a veil and look so stunningly beautiful. And aren’t we all tired of the western rhetoric that claims wearing of the veil is oppressive….. think again I say; what they are not seeing is that the wearing of the veil can also be liberating - economically, personally and of course spiritually. With more women out in the work force, at university, and being totally integrated, natural progression is taking shape - from what I see here in Jordan. But let us also not forgot there are many women who chose to remain at home, not just being 'housewives' - the western term - but rather being 'rabbatu elbeit' 'goddesses of the home' - the Arab term - nurturing the family. Dictates from afar should not be imposed on Jordanians by outsiders, ignorant of social and cultural sensitivities. It's time to look at the cup half full - and filling - despite some quarters politicising the issue, or denying others what is, after all, freedom of choice.
Is this an East-West issue? Not sure .... but one thing is certain, it is creating barriers where none should exist within the Western AND Eastern worlds.
Perhaps we all need to unveil the human conscience - because as one Muslim woman once said "I cover my head not my mind".
...okay, I know what you're thinking, it's not all perfect, but who said Rome was built in a day?? J
posted by joladies at Friday, June 23, 2006
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