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[quote]Asalaam ul alaikum

This has been topic of conversation in our house off and on for 12 or 13 years. I suppose it all comes down to why you actually wear the hijab. If the purpose is to remain modest and not allow anyone to see your hair, then it would be a must. If the purpose is to identify yourself as a Muslim and let that be known to all without doubt, then again a definite must around here. (I live in California). But that wouldn't be effective in an Islamic state since everyone will be wearing headcovers wether they are Muslims or not. If the purpose is to avoid any undue attention, then I certainly couldn't dream of wearing hijab. I would only be asking for people to come up to me and "check me out" in a place where no one else (modest or immodest, religious or not) is wearing this. Luckily, California is a very easy going place. I wear shelwar kamiz as often as "regular American" clothes and I see sisters at the mall or where ever with traditional kinds of hijab and no one is bothering them or really even taking notice. I have five daughters and we made our own kind of family rule that after 4th grade when they go to middle school they don't use the uniform skirt anymore, just the pants. It is not a big deal and no one would notice one way or another, but it is a conscious personal decision so that we know we are protecting our "modesty". The same way we will not wear makeup or jewelry...these things seem to me much more of a modesty issue than whether or not our hair is covered up. Our actions and speech should be guarded alot more carefully than our dress code (my opinion). Again I guess it really depends on the reason behind the "rule".[/quote]

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