She is an American from California. Her card gives you some clue: “Khadija Watson, ex-professor of theology” She has a BA and an MA in theology. She was an ordained, licensed minister, a Christian missionary who spent seven years preaching in the Philippines. That was six years ago. Today she is a Muslim and a teacher at the AlHamra Islamic Education Foundation in Jeddah. When she first visited her children in the United States in an “Abaya” and “hijab” they screamed. “Oh Mom! You look like a terrorist!” Read the rest of this entry »
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Hijab (Veil) and Muslim Women
January - 1 - 2008 - Tuesday ADD COMMENTS
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A Canadian-born Muslim woman has taken to wearing the traditional hijab scarf. It tends to make people see her as either a terrorist or a symbol of oppressed womanhood, but she finds the experience liberating.
I often wonder whether people see me as a radical, fundamentalist Muslim terrorist packing an AK-47 assault rifle inside my jean jacket. Or may be they see me as the poster girl for oppressed womanhood everywhere. I’m not sure which it is. Read the rest of this entry »
