By Sara Bokker.
Willingly or unwillingly, women are bombarded with styles of “dressing-in-little-to-nothing” virtually in every means of communication everywhere in the world. As an ex non-Muslim, I insist on women’s right to equally know about Hijab, its virtues, and the peace and happiness it brings to a woman’s life as it did to mine. Yesterday, the bikini was the symbol of my liberty, when in actuality it only liberated me from my spirituality and true value as a respectable human being.
I couldn’t be happier to shed my bikini in South Beach and the “glamorous” Western lifestyle to live in peace with my Creator and enjoy living among fellow humans as a worthy person. It is why I choose to wear Niqab, and why I will die defending my inalienable right to wear it.
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January 15th, 2007 at 4:59 am
A Very Very Insightful Blog!!
January 17th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
what a really nice thing to read…thanks for posting that.
17 years ago, i was presented with everything about pakistan, well the bad side of pakistan. asiaweek, newsweek, time, u name it…it was so unfair. it was one of my deciding factors not to marry my pakistani fiance. of course not to mention our folks’ opposition, culture, and religion.
last december the www made us meet again and we learned we have not stopped reminiscing on our past. but we both have families now.
had we pushed through with our plans…i am positive i would also go as sara did. i was so ready to embrace pakistan…now only in my dreams…