What is the Islamic Dress Code?
Historically, the headscarves are seen in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religions. However, this tradition of wearing scarves has diminished in the Christian and Jewish faith. Since, this headscarf-hijab was part of many religious traditions, this should not be seen as something "exotic".
The Islamic dress code is commonly referred to the hijab, the veil or the head cover that covers the whole body except the face and hands. "Hijab is the term used by many Muslim women to describe their head cover that may or may not include covering their face except their eyes, and sometimes covering also one eye. The Arabic word 'hijab' can be translated into veil or yashmak. Other meanings for the word 'hijab' include, screen, cover(ing), mantle, curtain, drapes, partition, division, divider."Link |
Controversy on American Muslim Women Head Covering
There are many controversy regarding the women islamic dress code because some may think wearing a hijab is a subjection to Islam authorities, while others may think it is an impediment of the integration of the Muslim and American societies.
Many issues about Muslim girls wearing the hijab in public arise at school. Many schools force them to take off the hijab as to enforce the school uniform policy, while many Muslim girls refuse to do that because they think it is their right to wear hijab and it is of their religious believing.
Conflicts also arise in workplace in America. One article in 2010 on USA TODAY revealed a story of a college sophomore student Hani Khan, who worked in Hollister.Co for three months in San Francisco, was told to violate the "look policy" of the company because she was wearing a hijab. Hani was told to remove her hijab by her supervisor, but she refused to do it. A few weeks later, she was fired.. Later she filed a federal job discrimination complaint against Hollister and Abercrombie & Fitch. Link
Another example would be that in August, 2012, a muslim women filed a federal suit against Walt Disney Company claiming that her supervisors and coworkers denied her request to wear a hijab while at work by saying that wearing a hijab would "negatively affect patrons' experiences at the Storytellers Cafe" and treated her with disrespect and anti-Muslim and anti-Arab slurs calling her "terrorist", "camel" and "Kunta Kinte". Link
Many issues about Muslim girls wearing the hijab in public arise at school. Many schools force them to take off the hijab as to enforce the school uniform policy, while many Muslim girls refuse to do that because they think it is their right to wear hijab and it is of their religious believing.
Conflicts also arise in workplace in America. One article in 2010 on USA TODAY revealed a story of a college sophomore student Hani Khan, who worked in Hollister.Co for three months in San Francisco, was told to violate the "look policy" of the company because she was wearing a hijab. Hani was told to remove her hijab by her supervisor, but she refused to do it. A few weeks later, she was fired.. Later she filed a federal job discrimination complaint against Hollister and Abercrombie & Fitch. Link
Another example would be that in August, 2012, a muslim women filed a federal suit against Walt Disney Company claiming that her supervisors and coworkers denied her request to wear a hijab while at work by saying that wearing a hijab would "negatively affect patrons' experiences at the Storytellers Cafe" and treated her with disrespect and anti-Muslim and anti-Arab slurs calling her "terrorist", "camel" and "Kunta Kinte". Link
Hijab in America |
Muslim Woman - Understanding Hijab?
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References:
Bello, Marisol. "Controversy Shrouds Muslim Women's Head Coverings - USATODAY.com." Controversy Shrouds Muslim Women's Head Coverings - USATODAY.com. USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2010. Web. 20 Nov. 2012. <http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-04-14-headscarves-muslim_N.htm?csp=hf>.
Holpuch, Amanda. "Disney Sued for Discrimination by Former Employee over Muslim Hijab." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 14 Aug. 2012. Web. 20 Nov. 2012. <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/14/disney-sued-discrimination-muslim-employee>.
"Quran-Islam.org - True Islam." True Islam. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2012. <http://www.quran-islam.org/articles/women_dress_code_(P1150).html>.