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Peace be upon you,here is the first course of "Understanding Islam for dummies" introduced by teacher Miss Noor:" Understanding Hijab for dummies". I tried to make it very simple, easy and a little funny.
for non-muslims, I hope this will let you learn something new about Islam. for my muslim brothers and sisters, I hope ou enjoy it too.
until next course, take care and enjoy your time...
For more reading about Hijab and Women in Islam:
Women In Islam: [link]
Are Muslim women oppressed?: [link]
Some Misconceptions about Women in Islam: [link]
Islam's Women: [link]
The Status of Woman in Islam: [link]
The distorted image of Muslim women: [link]
The Modern Religion: [link]
Hijab:How it protects and benefits women: [link]
FAQ about Islam: [link]
Quran and Explanation of the Quran : [link]
Islam Basics: [link] so many ebooks about Islam
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I think a girl who wears revealing clothes is like if she is saying "look, I am here. come molest me"!
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Does this go so far as even wearing a Tshirt and jeans?
Isn't the man supposed to have enough willpower to refrain from raping any woman?
Begging for attention and begging to be molested are two completely different things. Claiming they are one in the same is pretty foolish to me.
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if you want to wear T-shirts and jeans, feel free. nobody asked you to wear Hijab.
"Isn't the man supposed to have enough willpower to refrain from raping any woman?" true, and nobody said the opposite.
here, I am merely explaining the reasons behind the Islamic Hijab to those who ignore.
"begging for attention" using the body is the same as "begging to be molested". if a woman wants to get attention, why not get it with her decent work and brain? (same goes with men)
I understand that some people may look foolish to you and wise to others. people have different opinions after all.
Peace be to you.
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I understand why a woman would want to wear a Hijab. Frankly, I'm perfectly okay with it. What people choose to believe and how they decide to act upon those beliefs (assuming they didn't harm anyone) is all up to them.
However, from the sounds of it, it does not go both ways. I can look at a woman wearing a Hijab with an understanding indifference. But, according to what you're saying, you or that woman would look at any other woman not wearing a Hijab and think that she is immoral?
From what I'm reading, it really doesn't seem as though you respect any woman who doesn't wear a Hijab. Thus, wanting to be respected for wearing a Hijab is all quite hypocritical.
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I had never said a woman who doesn't wear the hijab is immoral. I respect any woman who is decent and respects herself. I said clearly "a woman who uses her body to get attention". here, I mean revealing clothes.
maybe you only like to read negative things about what I say.
fortunately, so many people (muslims and non-muslims, wearing Hijab or not) COULD understand my meaning well.
Peace be to you and have a nice day.
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First off I don't know who you've been associating with but women DO oggle and stare at men just as much as men do to women. Maybe men should learn to control their supposed rapist tendencies.
Also I doubt that in certain countries where it is illegal to step outside not fully covered up that hijab isn't oppression.
I doubt a woman wearing more revealing clothing is more likely to be molested. It goes more on "who looks easier to kidnap" thing.
inb4isupposedlyhatemuslims
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you are right, women also could stare at men. nobody denies it. that's why there is that first definition of the hijab in the second panel (that you might have missed)
there is oppression in some countries based on traditions, local laws and some customs. I don't deny it. but here, in this comic, I am talking about what Islam says about Hijab. not what people are doing. if some people in some families are not following the islamic teachings well Islam is not to blame.
a woman wearing more revealing clothes will have dirty men's eyes on her. and you can't deny it. (I said dirty men. decent men are not included). a dirty man's eyes on a woman is the first thing that leads to rape. a woman who is wearing hijab is hiding her body. which is a turn-off for fantasy for so dirty men who like to enjoy looking.
you don't have to agree with wearing Hijab. and you don't have to like my comic. the purpose of this comic is just to explain what and why Hijab in Islam.
peace be to you.
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Yeah, which woman is more likely to get raped? Well, some countries have numbers on that...
"The police in the Norwegian capital Oslo revealed that 2009 set yet another record: compared to 2008, there were twice as many cases of assault rapes. In each and every case, not only in 2008 and 2009 but also in 2007, the offender was a non-Western immigrant. At the same time, in 9 out of 10 cases, the victim was Norwegian, not just by nationality, but also by ethnicity."
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Non-western immigrants? Oh gee, I wonder what they might be...
Official Swedish statistics also show that immigrants are more likely to rape, and that people from muslim nations are the ones with the worst statistics. In fact they are about 400% more likely to rape than an ethnically Swedish man. They also concluded that you can't blame poverty or racism for this.
[link]
[link] (It's in Swedish, but I post it so people know I'm not lying)
Considering the facts, and not islamist propaganda, it's clear that wearing the hijab really isn't a free choice for most muslim women. Choosing between wearing a hijab, or to be raped really isn't a choice. Men can control themselves, and if they rape then it's because they choose to, not because women provoked them. Your views on women are sickening and I'm appalled that people actually agree with you. I honestly hope you're a troll.
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lol, this is funny. you hope I am a troll while you are being the troll on my page!
I made a peaceful artwork to explain something related to my religion and you come throw your garbage on my page and call me troll! I bet you didn't even read the comic. you just read the title and started typing without thinking!
well, I am not an impolite person like you. I'll just block you and say "May God have mercy on your soul.
Peace be to you.
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I like how you say a woman 'chooses' to be modest when they HAVE to cover up. That is why people say it's oppression of women, they can't choose to wear t-shirts and maybe some shorts if they want to(they don't have to dress like prostitutes as you so cutely implied all western women do). Oh, I also find it funny that you're suggesting women who show some skin are much more likely to get molested/raped when the majority of those happen to women who cover themselves up alot.
just sayin.
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are you a muslim woman who wants to wear shorts and t-shirt but forced to wear the hijab against your will?
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>>Woman dresses in a western fashion
>>She's deserves to have sickos after her
>>The only way to prevent this is to cover up.
>>Men can't be held responsible for acting like savages
This is barbaric and disgusting. I don't care if it's your religion. I think it's a travesty. Don't think you can sell this medieval nonsense by wrapping 'manga' around it. That's doubly appalling.
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who cares what is your opinion. nobody asked you to wear a hijab.
you can go out naked if you like (like monkeys), and call it freedom.
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This is such bull. I'm sorry, my dear, but Hijab is tyranny, and it is sexism. Why is a woman not affected by seeing a man's uncovered neck, ears, and arms? Is a man expected to be unable to control himself if he sees a woman's bare forearms or ankles? If he rapes a woman because she's dressed like anything other than a bloody nun, is it the woman's fault? Your religion is the work of a sexist, pedophile warlord, and it is, like all Abrahamic religion, primitive and barbarous!
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well, you can go out naked if you are proud of your body. nobody asked you to wear hijab.
may God guide your soul to the right path and have mercy on you.
Peace be to you.
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>well, you can go out naked if you are proud of your body. nobody asked you to wear hijab.
Cool, let's try that in Saudi Arabia.
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let's try that? no thanks. you can do it alone. but before that, you need to try it where you live. if you succeed, you can go to do it in other people's countries.
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I love this work you're doing!!! Fight ignorance with information.
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Assalamu'alaikum. Wow. Very nice and attarctive comic.
Love it
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nice comic - i like the points it makes
however, when you defend the use of hijab by saying that it is the woman choosing to maintain her modesty, aren't you leaving something out?
i know in many western societies there is a pressure on girls to look pretty and thin and whatnot - but doesn't the same apply to cultures where the use of hijab is the norm? heck, in saudi-arabia women will get arrested, if not even straight up executed, for not abiding the hijab dresscode. thats not choice, no matter how good the intentions are.
oh well, just my 2 cents - also i'm +faving this
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in fact, in Islam, a woman has right of choosing what to wear. the hijab is the order of God. the woman still has freedom of choice. no one has right to force her or judge her.
I give you an example: it's like a road and you are driving. you see a panel showing speed limit to 50Km/h. you can respect it and drive slowly. or ignore it and fly fast.
I don't like to enter in political discussions but believe me, Saudi Arabia and the other Arab countries are not applying islamic laws. there are some laws that are 180 degrees opposite islamic laws. obliging a woman to wear black burqa while she wants to wear a blue hijab is wrong. but you know, that comes from some bad traditions and not the teachings of Islam.
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i guess the disconnect is between theory and practice. scripture would theory, but happens in real life... well, ya
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yep. not with all muslim people. but with governments, sure.
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well it is fairly common practice for a lot religious people, no matter how good/bad the intentions, to pick and choose amongst scripture to essentially compile their own customized religious practice.
i don't think its a stretch to assume you do the same - and its not really a bad thing - it can just be used for bad things depending on how its executed.
i mean, its quite easy to qoute-mine any religion scripture and find stuff that can allow or equally disallow almost anything, like this one:
Q 9:73, "Repentance," Dawood, p. 198
Men have authority over women because God has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient.
(there is of course always a measure of interpretation of the scriptures, but still, this one doesn't leave much to the imagination)
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in fact, in my artworks and articles, I don't try to prove other religions are false. that's not my goal. and I don't try to prove Islam is right. that's only my opinion. all I try to do is to explain Islam to people who may be misunderstanding some points. either they accept the explanation or not, it's their choice.
I respect all religions and I know you are right. there are always some people who use religion to justify their purpose. those are the bad guys. for example, those who send death threats to the people who draw bad drawings of the prophet. if Mohammed -peace be upon him- was alive, he would never want people to be killed just because they insult him.
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I had in mind the same idea more or less, an illustration which explains how the real hijab must be.
Very good job
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you also should make your idea. it may help some people to understand us better.
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The main way to get this better accepted by people is if those outside of Muslim religion or with no religious leanings whatsover, began taking up the idea of modesty.
I practice it when I can.(I have to wear a uniform whenever I work, and I live in a very muggy, hot area), and even then I tend to practice it more in the winter, when it lends to itself.
But I support people who cover themselves, both men and women. The body isn't shameful, like many religious sects believe(mormons wear long underwear under their clothes because of this), however, it does benefit from being covered by protecting it from UV rays(especially for fairer people), and allowing one to "raise" the value of one's body.
There is a point raised, which I have in my mind as well, that the female body especially, is a commodity of sorts--anything from pornography to religious dress reflects this. I'm not happy about it, but my reaction to it is to simply not "give" my body away for free like so many girls do. It may get them a lot of attention in the short run, but in the long run it changes them--from the type of woman a man wants as his wife, to being seen as a cheap fling.
However, many people assume that Hijab is not a choice. As long as it is -kept- a choice for women, I have no issue with it. However, when black burqas are required for all women, I disagree. Choice must be required, not only for fairness, but for people to realize which choice is better for them.
Nice crash course, by the way. Cute drawing ^.^
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Extremely well done, informative for non-muslims and very adorable to top .. Noor is a really interesting character too ^_^
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I wish people would focus on inner beauty more so than outer beauty. Sure you'll get judged a bit on how you look, but people should judge one on their personality and inner beauty.
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I found this very interesting, and the message behind it about learning to focus on inner beauty is really wonderful.
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*raises hand8
Can Muslim women choose not to wear it if they don't want to? I've been taught that they have to wear it (and things like they can't go out of the house without a male relative) yet you say it's a choice. Is it part of your religious teachings to wear it, or is it a mandatory thing that most woman have no problem with?
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a muslim woman can certainly choose if she wants to wear the hijab or not. nobody has right to judge her or force her. NOBODY. the only one who can do that is God, in the day of judgement. but people have the duty to advise her.
wearing the hihab is an order from God. it has its reasons and wisdom. if a woman wants to follow God's orders, she would do it willingly in order to please God. and we believe she will be rewarded by God. she shouldn't be doing it to please anybody else.
unfortunately, in some muslim countries, some families consider the woman wearing the hijab as part of their tradition and customs. so having her remove is seen as shame for the family. we have to understand that this is not what Islam teaches us. it's what people are getting used to do out of misunderstanding of the teachings of Islam. but there are still so many families that allow their daughters to choose.
as for going out, there is nothing wrong with a woman going out to public places. to have a male relative as a guardian is only required in case of travel or if the woman is to meet a man alone and nobody there with them. the guardian's purpose is to protect the woman from sin, evil and maybe danger.
I hope this answers your question.
if you have any questions about Islam, feel free to ask. I'll try to answer or provide some links for you to understand it better.
peace be upon you.
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I remember something else. as a woman can't meet a man alone. a man also can't meet a woman alone. for example, if I want to go to meet a woman alone, I'll have to take my sister/wife/daughter/or other relative woman with me. we believe this protects both man and woman from sinning.
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But what if you wanted to meet a relative, say, a cousin (female or male) the same age as you (if you're young, I'm not sure how old you are)? I know my cousins and I would get into tons of mischief if left alone. Would you have to take a parent?
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in fact, a woman and a man don't stay alone only if they are allowed to marry each other. for example, a girl and her brother/uncle/father... are fine. or a boy with his sister/aunty/mother... are also fine.
cousins can marry in Islam, so they shouldn't be together alone. if they are still kids, that's fine. if they are old enough to understand sexual matters, there should be somebody else with them. all this to avoid having inexpected consequences. someone may feel it's strange, but this is truth, when man and woman are alone, things may happen and sometimes someone ends up hurt.
in Islam we believe that when a man and woman are together alone, satan is with them to try to tempt them.
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The UK is awful with the Hijab/Pudrah, people get fired or taken to court for wearing them at work... If we have such a relaxed dress code and people can wear whatever they like, how come someone can't wear what they want for their religon?!
Not fair.
But I have something to ask, I found contradicting quotes from the Qu'ran in class today, I wondered whetehr you can clear it for me.
"All people are equal as teeth on the comb"
"A woman has the same rights as her husband but is expected in all decency to accept that men are a step above women"
(May not be totally exact 
Sorry, I hate to bother you but Religous Studies is my passion and I'm curious.
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unfortunately, there is no justice and so many countries are dealing with double standard when it comes to Islam.
anyway, for your question:
I'd like to reply by a verse from the Qur'an "O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things)."
Quran (49:13)
from this we understand that men and women of different kinds of people are equal in front of God. no one has higher place than other except if they do more good deeds.
as for women, they are equal with men, have different responsabilities but always equal. they are respected and treated kindly and in some cases you may even feel they have more rights than men!
if you want to know more about the status of women in Islam, please visit my journal. in the bottom, you can find some useful links: [link]
if you have any questions, feel free to ask me. I'll try to answer or provide some links to you.
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