New Thoughts

I think when most Americans see women wearing hijabs and burkas or think of these Muslim garments we are saddened or feel bad as most Americans see them as a symbol of oppression, that's kind of what I felt as well. I just watched a Buzzfeed video that showed four non-muslim American women wearing hijabs for the first time and they shared their views. Their original outlook was similar to what I just described. A muslim women who has worn a hijab for nearly two decades came in to tell them about the hijab and instruct them and the ideas she had were no where near the same. She told of how the Hijab's purpose is derived from the Quran and that it is supposed to portray modesty concerning the women with importance of intellect and personality rather than physical beauty and sexuality. I never really saw it in this way.

The woman, Edina Lekovic opened up these four girls to a new thing and after experiencing a day in the hijab they had felt prejudged but also a feeling of unity and a humble, equal sense. The hijab is nothing to pitted and say to anyone "It's okay, you're in America." because it is their faith and respect for themselves that has them wear the hijab and it is their right to do as they please not their punishment.