• Nike Pro Hijab
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Hey, muslims athletes gotta wear something too. Makes perfect sense Nike will put something like this out.
[QUOTE=Sableye;51931363]a designer hjiab kind of defeats the purpose of being modest...[/QUOTE] They're quite common. Headcoverings have become a very popular venue for self-expression. There is even a holiday, Eid al-Fitr, which is characterized by wearing your most beautiful and ornate clothing. Even outside of the holidays, there is a pretty deep appreciation for fashion running through even some of the more traditional religious circles among Western Muslims. Basically: headcoverings are the most obvious day-to-day accessory that many Muslim women wear, so they have become a major source of self-expression. Modesty and self-expression are not mutually exclusive concepts, and thus neither is fashion. [editline]9th March 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=GoDong-DK;51930195]I think it's a bit disingenuous to mention this, and not acknowledge that there is still pressure for women to wear a veil. Sure, I don't doubt that the people I know who wear a hijab wear them completely out of their own volition, but there are definitely segments where women are pressured to.[/QUOTE] Yeah, of course. That's especially true in nations where theocratic law and state law are one and the same. Obviously, the most ideal path is to wear down the oppressive social expectations, allowing Muslim women to exercise their own freedom of choice on the subject. As seen among most Western Muslims, many women will naturally choose not to wear them, while many others will choose otherwise out of a sense of religious and cultural identity. And that's totally fine. I absolutely agree that we should be fighting to advance womens' rights among religious groups, I simply don't believe that actions such as banning articles of clothing are a productive way to go about that. In alienating and persecuting the entire religious group, you achieve the opposite of your intended effect: instead of Muslims further integrating with Western societies, they withdraw and isolate themselves out of a sense of religious and cultural persecution. That's a bad move with big consequences. (I know you didn't call for them to be banned, of course, I'm just bringing this up as a common point).
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;51936586]Yeah, of course. That's especially true in nations where theocratic law and state law are one and the same. Obviously, the most ideal path is to wear down the oppressive social expectations, allowing Muslim women to exercise their own freedom of choice on the subject. As seen among most Western Muslims, many women will naturally choose not to wear them, while many others will choose otherwise out of a sense of religious and cultural identity. And that's totally fine. I absolutely agree that we should be fighting to advance womens' rights among religious groups, I simply don't believe that actions such as banning articles of clothing are a productive way to go about that. In alienating and persecuting the entire religious group, you achieve the opposite of your intended effect: instead of Muslims further integrating with Western societies, they withdraw and isolate themselves out of a sense of religious and cultural persecution. That's a bad move with big consequences. (I know you didn't call for them to be banned, of course, I'm just bringing this up as a common point).[/QUOTE] I wouldn't want to ban it, of course, but I'm just wary of people downplaying the issue as to be totally non-existent. We have enough alternate facts to go around.
[QUOTE=da space core;51929603]I don't think the hijab will ever go away, its a part of culture. I just believe (and hope) that countries will one day no longer have it mandatory[/QUOTE] The hijab probably will go away after time - it did considerably in the past but unfortunately made a resurgence, and also women stopped wearing hardscarves in the west quite a while ago.
If I could pioneer this Nike Hijab marketing in Malaysia I'm going to be stinking rich. Also can use my connections to promote it at school and college. It's the next bubble.
[QUOTE=da space core;51929603]I don't think the hijab will ever go away, its a part of culture. I just believe (and hope) that countries will one day no longer have it mandatory[/QUOTE] Racism is ingrained in a few countries culture but it doesn't make it right.
[QUOTE=UK Bohemian;51942026]Racism is ingrained in a few countries culture but it doesn't make it right.[/QUOTE] False equivalency. Try again.
[QUOTE=UK Bohemian;51942026]Racism is ingrained in a few countries culture but it doesn't make it right.[/QUOTE] What. Where did i say say that racism is alright? My post was stating my belief that i don't believe that hijabs will ever go 100% away, they will probably become less common until they become only worn by really religious people, sort of like nuns and their clothing
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