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	Hijab: Unveiling the Mystery
		Wearing the Divinely Mandated hijab, the veil or head covering, as a part of their everyday dresses is among the first steps toward this rediscovery.
		She was 17 when she seriously started wearing hijab, and feels she is still in the process of learning internal hijab.
		Or when hijab is literally imposed through punitive sanctions rather than encouraged benignly, this distorts the underlying beauty of hijab and turns it into something ugly.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Parthenon/4482/article48.htm (1494 words)

	Why Hijab is necessary? Hijaab: An Act of Faith, Headscarf, Niqaab, Islamic Dress Code
		Hijab is one of the righteous deeds and it is a sign of honor and equality with men and stands as a shield of protection against evil man.
		Hijab, therefore, has such benefits as a guard against any assault, equality with men, air of respect and honor and most important of all, obedience to Allah (s.w.t.) which is equivalent to blood of martyr.
		This hijab commonly known as the "Chaadar" is a single piece of material which falls from head and is draped on the shoulder.
	www.ezsoftech.com /akram/hijab.asp (3398 words)

	FrontPage magazine.com :: I Am Woman, Hear Me Squeak by Razib Khan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The hijab is a symbolic expression of this synthesis between assertion and submission.
		Wearing a hijab is not just a personal statement, it is a group statement, setting oneself off from others and identifying with a community that adheres to a certain standard of dress and is visibly marked off from the rest of the citizenry.
		Taken by itself, the hijab is not an issue that should concern us, but as a symptom of a greater social ailment, it should must be examined in a more critical light.
	www.frontpagemag.com /Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=9545 (1473 words)

	Happiness
		Were it true that external factors were solely responsible for, or that they wholly conditioned the arising of, pleasure and happiness, a person possessing an abundance of these factors would have illimitable joy, which is by no means always so.
		However, to state that the external factors are all that is needed and therefore the exclusive cause of happiness in a man's span of life is an obtuse and illogical proposition.
		On the contrary, factual happenings such as the experiencing of inner beatitude and happiness despite the total absence of such pleasure-causing external factors, and the frequent absence of joy despite their presence, clearly show the cause of happiness to depend upon a different set of conditioning factors.
	www.irfi.org /articles/articles_51_100/happiness.htm (3155 words)

	"Why do Muslim women wear the hijab?" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		One of the major misconceptions about the hijab (covering of the body except the face and hands) is that young women are forced to wear it by their parents or by male family members.
		She applauds those who wear the hijab (especially those who wear it for God and with good intentions), but feels that it is not necessary to wear the hijab to gain respect.
		She is also concerned about the restraints wearing the hijab implies, restraints that are exclusive to women.
	www.islamfortoday.com /hijabcanada4.htm (1538 words)

	Cover Your Nakedness by Mary Kathryn Savage
		Resulting from historical origins, the hijab is a formative piece to the long-standing tradition of organized culture according to pious distinctions.
		Choosing to uphold the virtues of the hijab equates to a declaration of religious purity, external temperance of behavior, and internal peace.
		Despite Western images, the hijab is a daily revitalization and reminder of the Islamic societal and religious ideals, thereby upholding the conduct and attitudes of the Muslim community.
	www.nd.edu /~frswrite/issues/2002-2003/Savage.shtml (2053 words)

	The Revival » Hijab
		Hijab is the identity - the wearer is a Muslim.
		Wearing Hijab is not really such a problem, the first few weeks of wearing Hijab are admittedly the hardest but when you have started to wear it then you would never feel the need to go without the Hijab.
		The internal Hijab doesn’t apply to clothes, it is the whole attitude and way of behaving which goes with dress code and which is the ideal behavior of the Muslim women.
	www.therevival.co.uk /?p=213 (551 words)

	HIJAB: Fabric, Fad or Faith?
		Hijab forces society to judge women for their value as human beings, with intellect, principles, and feelings.
		While Hijab may have political implications, as evident in the banning of Hijab in certain countries, Muslim women who choose to practice Hijab are not doing it to challenge the political system.
		Hijab is an individual’s act of faith and religious expression.
	www.youngmuslims.ca /publications/hijab.asp (1328 words)

	877-WHY-ISLAM Website - Your Resource to Valuable Information on Islam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		As such, wearing the hijab is an act of obedience to God and, hence, forms the primary basis for wearing it.
		Hijab is not merely a covering dress, but more importantly, it is behavior, manners, speech and appearance in public.
		In fact, for many women hijab is a constant reminder that they should not have to design their lives and bodies for men.
	www.whyislam.org /877/Services/Literature/8.asp (1363 words)

	Women in Islam: Hijab
		He also agrees with Zin al-Din and Ghazali that hijab was for the wives of the Prophet and that it was against Islam for women to imitate the wives of the Prophet.
		Firstly, the hijab was associated with two of the Qur'an's "clothing laws" imposed upon all Muslim females: the "mantle" verse of 33:59 and the "modesty" verse of 24:31.
		On the one hand, the semantic association of domestic segregation (hijab) with garments to be worn in public (jilbab, khimar) resulted in the use of the term hijab for concealing garments that women wore outside of their houses.
	www.irfi.org /articles/articles_1_50/women_in_islam.htm (3965 words)

	IslamonLine.net - Ask About Islam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Recently, hijab has been the subject of much controversy and debate, especially since the French government decided to ban hijab and other religious “symbols” from public schools.
		You ask “Is hijab a matter of choice or not?” Well, the answer is yes and no. No, the hijab is not a matter of choice because it is a command by Allah that Muslim women should dress modestly from their heads to their toes, covering their entire body except for their hands and faces.
		At the same time, in another way, hijab is really a matter of choice, just as believing in Allah is a matter of choice for all humans, and praying to Him is a matter of choice.
	www.islamonline.net /askaboutislam/display.asp?hquestionID=8613 (1675 words)

	Hijab - My View (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		And the concept of the hijab, contrary to popular opinion, is actually one of the most fundamental aspects of female empowerment.
		Because of the superficiality of the world in which we live, external appearances are so stressed that the value of the individual counts for almost nothing.
		One of the highly effective ways of protecting the society from the sin of adultery is that women wear hijab and ward off the evil glances of sensuous men.
	www.qaem.org /cgi-bin/articles/jump.cgi?ID=41 (1073 words)

	hijab
		he practice of hijab among Muslim women is one based on religious doctrine, although the Qur'an does not mandate it.
		Since the external aspects of women's liberation, for example, the neglect of the veil for western dress, were often emulations of Western women, women's liberation was readily identified as succumbing to foreign influences (Ibid, vii).
		Hijab: The Muslim Woman's Mode of Dressing According to the Qur'an and Sunnah.
	www.english.emory.edu /Bahri/Veil.html (999 words)

	Tara's World Of Islam: Hijab
		This is not only because of the outer hijab that she wears, but more importantly, the modesty of her behavior that accompanies it.
		Hijab is there, in relation to the mothers of the believers.
		The women argue that the idea that Hijab means women should not go outside is contradicted by the Sunnah of the Prophet: during his lifetime women were very actively involved in the community, in business, in fighting wars, in scholarship and so on.
	www.angelfire.com /mo2/scarves/hijab.html (21303 words)

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		The counsellor assumed since the young woman wore the hijab, she had just immigrated to Canada and needed to take English as a Second Language.
		She applauds those who wear the hijab, but feels that it is not necessary to gain respect.
		"This external covering is really just a reflection of an inner commitment to dedicate oneself to the worship of the Creator," she says.
	www.islamicmotivation.com /article1.html (1254 words)

	al-Marja.com
		In order for the hijab to be a cover, it must not be made of transparent material making the woman covered only by name, while in reality she is naked.
		Examining the various conditions about the hijab one can clearly recognize that many of the young Muslim women are not fulfilling these conditions.
		They consider what they put on now wrongly as "hijab" So, O muslimoon, be mindful to Allah (swt) and His Messenger (pbuh), and do not deceived by those who "bless" this action of yours and conceal their true intentions.
	www.muslimtents.com /almarja/women6.html (613 words)

	Sunni Sister: Blahg Blahg Blahg » Breaking My Rule
		She wears jilbab and hijab, but is “different” enough in other ways that the core community wants to accept her different-ness.
		Even though hijab is an over-talked subject, I think these kinds of honest ‘testimonials’ are good once in a while for many who are still seeking answers as you yourself stated.
		I also wore hijab for a week or two after 9/11 when I noticed my muslim sisters were too afraid to come out of their houses, resuming my normal garb when they returned to the streets.
	www.sunnisisters.com /?p=1336 (9159 words)

	Hijab - Unveiling the Mystery - Ummah.com
		Consequently they are essentially engaging in a life-long exercise of rediscovering their own selves — what it means to be a human, a Muslim, and more so, a Muslim woman.
		In addition, on the authority of Sahl ibn Sa’d, may Allah be pleased with him, the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "Whoever can guarantee (the chastity of) what is between his two jaw-bones (the tongue) and what is between his two legs (the private parts), I guarantee Paradise for him." (Bukhari).
		Hijab is not worn for men, to keep their illicit desires in check.
	www.ummah.net /forum/showthread.php?t=31369 (3080 words)

	A Rant on Islamic Extremism at The Black Iris of Jordan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A woman with her hijab is an extremist; a man with his beard is an extremist.
		Because all of a sudden if we start going to mosques and talking about religion instead of pop videos, if we put on the hijab or grow beards, we are all of a sudden living a re-run of the Flinstones; we are all of a sudden backwards people.
		A beard or the hijab for that matter are not trademarks of extremism.
	www.black-iris.com /?p=565 (3595 words)

	CNN.com - U.S. to defend Muslim girl wearing scarf in school - Mar 30, 2004
		The girl continued to wear her hijab to school and was subsequently suspended twice for doing so.
		The government court filing said Nashala was allowed to return to school wearing her hijab at the conclusion of the second suspension while the school district considered whether to re-evaluate its policy.
		The school maintains that Nashala remains in violation of the dress code and is subject to further suspension at any time.
	www.cnn.com /2004/LAW/03/30/us.school.headscarves/index.html (682 words)

	The Obligatory Conditions For An Islamic Hijab : :
		It is an agreed position by many respected scholars that the face and hands of the woman must be covered.
		The hijab itself must not be a display.
		The hijab must not be transparent The purpose of wearing hijab must be achieved.
	www.dartabligh.org /women/obligatory_conditions.html (610 words)

	CBC News Indepth: Islam
		Opponents of the ban say that it violates international laws on the rights to freedom of religion and expression, and that religious practices should only be limited when there is a public safety concern or the practices affect the rights of others.
		In addition, some say that this law disproportionately affects those for whom the wearing of religious symbols is considered an obligation, not a choice, such as the wearing of the hijab for women of the Muslim faith.
		In September 2003, Quebec's Human Rights Commission agreed to investigate a private school's decision to expel a Muslim student for wearing the hijab, which apparently did not conform to the school's dress code.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/islam/hijab.html (813 words)

	World Of Islam
		For a month her body lay in cold storage at the morgue, waiting for her family to raise enough money to fly it back home in the coffin which her mother had eerily predicted she would return in 8 months before.
		Anas (Allah be pleased with him) thus narrated: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) got up in the morning as a bridegroom of Zainab bint jahsh (Allah be pleased witt her) as he had married her at Medina.
		Hijab is also a state of mind, its practitioners say, a public modesty that requires both men and women to lower their gaze if confronted by an inappropriate sight.
	www.worldofislam.netfirms.com /hijab.html (21341 words)

	CNN.com - Muslim girl suspended for head scarf - Oct. 11, 2003
		An 11-year-old Oklahoma girl has been suspended from a public school because officials said her Muslim head scarf violates dress code policies.
		Hern declined to remove her hijab, saying it would violate the way she observes her religion.
		Officials at the school, the Ben Franklin Science Academy, previously summoned Hern to the office on September 11 to inform her she was no longer allowed to wear the scarf.
	www.cnn.com /2003/EDUCATION/10/11/scarf.reut/index.html (419 words)

	Hijab for Muslim Women is an ATTITUDE, not Fashion!
		Hijab for Muslim Women is an ATTITUDE, not Fashion!
		Wearing the Hijaab isn't just a matter of simply putting a piece of cloth on your head, it is an attitude, a way of thinking and behaving, and accepting yourself for who and what you are.
		Unfortunately, even some muslims nowadays look upon the Hijaab as being too "extreme", and the like and when these attitudes come from members of your family then the decision becomes all the more difficult.
	www.themodernreligion.com /women/w_hijab_attitude.htm (680 words)

	Islamic Research and Information Foundation, Kuala Lumpur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The believer needs to penetrate beyond the 'external form' to the 'internal spiritual substance' of true religion if he (or she) is to survive this evil age with Iman intact.
		When Truth enters into the heart then the heart is given a divine light (Nurullah) which permits the believer's powers of observation and intuitive insight to penetrate beyond external appearances, to reach internal reality.
		It is only with that inner light of a discerning heart that one can read the world correctly today.
	www.members.tripod.com /irif/dream.htm (548 words)

	niqab
		It is the tradition form of hijab, or Islamic modest dress, for many countries of the Arabian penninsula.
		Traditional abaya are fl, and may be either a large square of fabric draped from the shoulders or head, or a long fl caftan.
		Just as Muslims scholars differ on what should be covered, or what may be exposed, Muslim communities have interpreted "hijab" in many ways.
	www.experiencefestival.com /niqab (890 words)

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