tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30801936.post116018316761870916..comments2023-10-09T04:14:48.787-07:00Comments on The trials and tribulations of mademoiselle HH: UnveiledHebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937927463801164403noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30801936.post-46231023921456113622007-08-12T01:06:00.000-07:002007-08-12T01:06:00.000-07:00Thank you so much for such an eloquent statement o...Thank you so much for such an eloquent statement on not being veiled in Egypt. Being Christian I do not veil not do I follow the preferred dress code here. On hot days I will wear sleeveless tops and shorts but I feel very uncomfortable because I can feel the eyes of those who disapprove on me.<BR/>I thought I would share my opinion on why women where the veil here:<BR/>1. No need to fix your hair, just veil.<BR/>2. No need to worry about dust, bugs or unknown objects to lodge in your hair since you are veiled.<BR/>3. Another way to add to the fashion sense (is there one?) to match one's veil to one's outfit.<BR/>4. No need to worry about your hair getting messy on a windy day.<BR/>5. No need to worry about the grey or damage in your hair.<BR/>6. No need to go to a salon that probably will over process or over iron your hair and charge you excessively for this privilege.<BR/>I personally love the feel of the wind and sun on my head and hair. I also would find it hard to accept a dictate from a man about how I dress linked to how spiritual I am. Love for God is from the heart and not from the clothing I wear or choose not to wear.Yogini Wanabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340711809542952473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30801936.post-1162564735118571462006-11-03T06:38:00.000-08:002006-11-03T06:38:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Adham Khairyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03004041454920220904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30801936.post-1162564312873190622006-11-03T06:31:00.000-08:002006-11-03T06:31:00.000-08:00Hi,I'm just glad I came here before any of the "un...Hi,<BR/><BR/>I'm just glad I came here before any of the "unappointed defenders of the religion of Islam" come here and start herrasing you for making a choice that I think is completely personal and is nobody else's matter.<BR/><BR/>As I may seem to contradict myself here by me commenting on such personal choice, I'm only complementing your courage for standing in the face of a rotten society that claims decency and commets every possible sin if nobody's watching.<BR/><BR/>Veil has been a major issue in the past few years and I think it was brought by the neo-islamists if I might call them, amr khaled and the like, I personally don't know why they're called "da3yas" if all their viewer base is already muslim... but, I'm not going to stop there.<BR/><BR/>Veil has spread to unbelievable extents in the Egyptian community, or maybe its only unbelievable to me, but unfortunately, I don't think it made up for any significant improvement in our behaviours which is a major failure for these neo-islamists. I think that most girls are only veiled so that they could protect themselves from the abusiveness of our culture against women, because they are afraid, and anything done under threat in my opinion does not count.<BR/><BR/>Grwoing up in Saudi Arabia, and being a the "sea loving creature" that I am, I have always thought that its completely injust against women not to let them enjoy the sea as much as we guys do.<BR/><BR/>I congratulate your for your choice and for knowing that being a good person in the inside IS what counts, no matter what you wear.Adham Khairyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03004041454920220904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30801936.post-1160190980921371342006-10-06T20:16:00.000-07:002006-10-06T20:16:00.000-07:00u don't know how glad i am to find my feelings and...u don't know how glad i am to find my feelings and thoughts put down in your words<BR/>yes, why should i suffocate myself, put up walls around me, that keep me from truly enjoying god's joys on this earth?<BR/>why can't they accept the fact that we don't all have to be the same, that i have a right to be the way i am?acetaminophenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06553989909630294135noreply@blogger.com