I just love it when people do completely worthless things to show their “support and solidarity” of a group of people they think are being mistreated–like wearing a hijab to support Muslim women.
A guidance counselor, Mrs. Martha DeVries, at North Kansas High School in Kansas City, KS has decided to wear a hijab to school every Monday for six months. This is her way of walking in someone else’s shoes and to show Muslims how much she loves them. She’s not a hater.
*Curious…does her husband beat her to punish her when she doesn’t wear the hijab? You know, since she’s walking in their shoes and all, I figure she’s also all about reaping the repercussions of breaking the hijab rule right?
Mrs. DeVries said her faith moved her to do this, because as a Christian, we are supposed to love everyone.
*Yes, as Christians, we are supposed to love everyone. However we can love without condoning something that is wrong and against the Christian faith. In fact, we are supposed to tell them about Jesus and His love.
The hijab is not merely a headscarf that Muslim women wear to keep the wind from blowing their tresses. The word means “curtain” in Arabic. It is used to cover women because they are too tempting to Muslim men who can’t control themselves around such blatantly sexual…hair.
From two Muslim women who recently wrote on this subject:
“This modern-day movement spreads an ideology of political Islam, called ‘Islamism,’ enlisting well-intentioned interfaith do-gooders and the media into promoting the idea that ‘hijab’ is a virtual ‘sixth pillar’ of Islam, after the traditional ‘five pillars’ of the shahada (or proclamation of faith), prayer, fasting, charity and pilgrimage.”
“This modern-day movement, codified by Iran, Saudi Arabia, Taliban Afghanistan and the Islamic State, has erroneously made the Arabic word hijab synonymous with ‘headscarf.’ This conflation of hijab with the secular word headscarf is misleading. ‘Hijab’ literally means ‘curtain’ in Arabic. It also means ‘hiding,’ ‘obstructing’ and ‘isolating’ someone or something. It is never used in the Koran to mean headscarf.”
“To us, the ‘hijab’ is a symbol of an interpretation of Islam we reject that believes that women are a sexual distraction to men, who are weak, and thus must not be tempted by the sight of our hair. We don’t buy it. This ideology promotes a social attitude that absolves men of sexually harassing women and puts the onus on the victim to protect herself by covering up.”
Actions like this do absolutely nothing to help Muslim women. It isn’t brave and it isn’t a bold statement. It has the same effect as changing your Facebook status. Muslim men will still beat and rape women for not wearing the hijab.
I say put up or shut up. If you really want to help and “stand in solidarity” with Muslim women, or “walk in their shoes,” head on over to the Middle East and walk arm-in-arm with women who suffer the atrocities of this cancer. Otherwise you’re just begging for some attention and trying to make yourself feel better.
