Wearing The Hijab Does Not Necessarily Protect Muslim Women Or Guarantee Their Dignity.

no@spam.com (Shamim Hunt) — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:22:08 MST

When I used to wear the hijab as a young Muslim woman, I thought it was pretty cool. I felt protected, modest and feminine. I no longer do so, as I have become a Christian and have seen with greater clarity the negative side of Muslim attitudes towards women . . . . When I was growing up in Pakistan, I encountered a lot of sexual harassment. There was no redress. My mother just told me to be quiet and walk on, or else men would gather and gawk at me in the most humiliating way. Since I came to the United States twenty years ago, I have not worn the hijab, and I have never personally had any bad experiences. Although the United States is far from being a convent, I feel freer and more relaxed among the Christians here than I ever did among Muslims, either in Pakistan or the US.

How The Holy Spirit Of God Took Hold Of My Heart

no@spam.com (Shamim Hunt) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:39:25 MDT

I grew up in Pakistan as a devout practicing Muslim, with devout Muslim parents. I used to be ill and bed-ridden most of the time as a child and ponder upon God and pray to him. I often wandered if God could feel or even understand my pain because he is not a human? I even had a dream one night in which Allah appeared to me in a form of a man comforting me by my bedside. I think the Lord was preparing me to accept Jesus one day, who did came as a 100%God-100% man to suffer our pain. Although I was not supposed to question my religion, there were a lot of things that bothered me as a Muslim about Allah and Islam’s prophet Mohammad . . .

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Wearing The Hijab Does Not Necessarily Protect Muslim Women Or Guarantee Their Dignity.

How The Holy Spirit Of God Took Hold Of My Heart