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Originally posted by Shadya:
I work as a Director for the Harris County Hospital District, which is the fourth largest Medical City in the United States. I wear hijab to work daily.

I wont say it was always easy, because I lost work for my beliefs. But I will say that American-born women wearing hijab are treated differently from foreign women who wear hijab (and who live in the US). American culture will respect my choice in faith because I am a fellow American. It is unfortunate that women with ethnic dress or attributes are not treated equally.

I have no problem wearing hijab anywhere, but I have friends who are afraid to be seen in public with hijab. I also make certain friends uncomfortable when I wear hijab publically (for instance, when we go to Walmart). It bothers them more than me that people stare.

I guess the best choice is to do what pleases yourself. I really wore hijab since I was a child, and I often find that wearing one brings people to me with questions about Islam. I welcome their questions.

Sometimes funny things happen as a direct result of me wearing hijab. I had a 5 year old girl ask me in Frye's if I was the Virgin Mary...I was fueling my car with petrol in Alabama and after I paid when I returned to my car, I realized someone left me a whole box of Jehovah's Witness reading materials on the top of my car. In the past I had Fundamental Baptists stop me in the hallway at the hospital, in the hope of converting me on the spot. I remain polite but firm in my convictions.

My husband's family asked him, why does Shadya never show her hair (they really wondered if I had any). He told them the plain truth. He said: Shadya has friends who knew her for years and they never saw her hair. He understands that my hair and how it looks, is for his pleasure only. Modesty is a wonderful attribute on women.

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Shadya, I could not agree with you more and my full repect to you. As I has wriiten in the previous post that the main issue is actually not the issue itself! as much as the WAY that one approch it, express it.

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Originally posted by salama:
Salam Shadya,
This was a wonderful post I have read for months.
Thanks

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Originally posted by 1mangang:

alana shut the f**k up.
you have delusions that you are smart.

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Originally posted by 1mangang:

I asked my sister about this and she said:

'the choice is ultimately the woman's, since she will have nobody to defend her on her day of Judgment. The husband should not tell her to wear it and he should not tell her not to wear it, nor should her friends. She knows right from wrong and knows what she should do, nobody defends themselves before Allah except THEMSELVES!'.
Hope that helps!

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Oh hear the drunk talk abaut allah LOL
SHUT UP AN GO TO BED