Naheed mustafa hijab tutorial

Page 16 The Islamic Bulletin Issue 18 MY BODY IS MY BUSINESS By Naheed Mustafa As a Canadian-born Muslim woman I have taken to wearing the traditional hijab scarf.

It tends to make people see me as either a terrorist or a symbol of oppressed womanhood, but I find the experience LIBERATING. I OFTEN wonder whether people see me as a radical, fundamentalist Muslim terrorist packing an AK-47 assault rifle inside my jean jacket.

Or maybe they see me as the poster girl for oppressed womanhood everywhere. I’m not sure which it is. I get the whole gamut of strange looks, stares, and covert glances.

Naheed mustafa hijab tutorial

You see, I wear the hijab, a scarf that covers my head, neck, and throat. I do this because I am a Muslim woman who believes her body is her own private concern. Young Muslim women are reclaiming the hijab, reinterpreting it in light of its original purpose to give back to women ultimate control of their own bodies.

The Qur’an teaches us that men and