Comments on: The Science of Beating a Dead Horse: The Christian Science Monitor’s Hijab Series http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2009/12/the-science-of-beating-a-dead-horse-the-christian-science-monitors-hijab-series/ Looking at Muslim women in the media and pop culture Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:25:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: squirrel http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2009/12/the-science-of-beating-a-dead-horse-the-christian-science-monitors-hijab-series/#comment-7627 squirrel Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:54:33 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.org/?p=5327#comment-7627 your artical was in fomitive to me my thoughts on the wearing of the hijab is a way of religious expresion I beleve cultureal beleif should not be forced apon any one your artical was in fomitive to me my thoughts on the wearing of the hijab is a way of religious expresion I beleve cultureal beleif should not be forced apon any one

]]> By: Jamerican Muslimah http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2009/12/the-science-of-beating-a-dead-horse-the-christian-science-monitors-hijab-series/#comment-7626 Jamerican Muslimah Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:09:43 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.org/?p=5327#comment-7626 DIMA, I can attest to the fact that wearing hijab does not prevent lustful glances. It depends on the man...I've even been solicited for prostitution wearing full hijab. DIMA, I can attest to the fact that wearing hijab does not prevent lustful glances. It depends on the man…I’ve even been solicited for prostitution wearing full hijab.

]]> By: Deaf Indian Muslim Anarchist http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2009/12/the-science-of-beating-a-dead-horse-the-christian-science-monitors-hijab-series/#comment-7625 Deaf Indian Muslim Anarchist Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:15:11 +0000 http://muslimahmediawatch.org/?p=5327#comment-7625 "The final article was the personal account of a young woman, Husna Haq, living in Boston: “Wearing the Muslim veil in America: What it’s like”. While I thought that the piece was honest, I found it to be problematically generic and full of troubling statements like, “No man will whistle at a hijabi covered head to toe.” As if women who wear hijab are never sexually harassed? Please. I was also annoyed by the quotation of Naomi Wolf, who I feel reinforces Orientalist ideas with her writings about sexuality in predominately Muslim countries." seriously, why do people assume that hijabis in the States are safe from sexual harrasment or from men's lustful glances? they're not. Quite a few times, I've had white guys asking me if I could hook them up with my hijabi friends... apparently looking "religious" and "modest" will NOT deter males from making advances on a female. “The final article was the personal account of a young woman, Husna Haq, living in Boston: “Wearing the Muslim veil in America: What it’s like”. While I thought that the piece was honest, I found it to be problematically generic and full of troubling statements like, “No man will whistle at a hijabi covered head to toe.” As if women who wear hijab are never sexually harassed? Please. I was also annoyed by the quotation of Naomi Wolf, who I feel reinforces Orientalist ideas with her writings about sexuality in predominately Muslim countries.”

seriously, why do people assume that hijabis in the States are safe from sexual harrasment or from men’s lustful glances? they’re not. Quite a few times, I’ve had white guys asking me if I could hook them up with my hijabi friends… apparently looking “religious” and “modest” will NOT deter males from making advances on a female.

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