Why Do Muslim Women Wear Hijab Or Veils?

In addition, Muslim women wear Hijab/ Veils because they are a part of some Muslim women’s identity. Muslim women want to practice their religion and show the public that they belong to Islam. Any woman who wears Hijab/Veils can be easily considered that she is Muslim. Muslim women do not want to change themselves because of globalization. They assert that women have their freedom to wear what is comfortable for them. Muslim women argue that Western women in Western cultures wear clothes that show their identity. For example, a nun, in Western Cultures, covers herself from head to toe. No one can attack her because she wants to show her identity as a religious woman. It is the same when Muslim women ware their Hijab/Veils. It is not wrong

One woman who started wearing hijab in college said, "I lived in a co-ed dorm and it was really the first time I had to deal with unwanted attention from guys. I guess that was the first time I really understood why it was necessary to wear a scarf, because as soon as I did, all the idiots left me alone"(Ali, 518). Muslim Women who wearing Hijab/Veils are protected by their Hijab, so no one can hurt them. This young woman clarifies “[I started wearing hijab] because I began to realize that what people think is nowhere compared to Allah (subhanawatallah), and so, how could I blatantly disobey an order because of 'standing out'? Also, I was very active in playing outside, and so I realized that while it would be harder with hijab, it's probably better than not having it at all. Basically, I realized how what was preventing me from doing so was directly linked only to this world, and the insignificance of this world was just so obvious” (Ali,

According to them, Hijab/ Veils are inappropriate for themselves. It is their freedom to not wear Hijab/Veils. Some Muslim women think that Hijab/Veils do not give them freedom. They also, think Hijab/Veils are an old style of their grandmothers, so they do not have to wear it. Some Muslim women are liberals, and they are against some their religion legislation. Other Muslim women do not think that Hijab/Veils are not obligation for all Muslim Women. For example, when a young woman starts to wear Hijab her parents do not support her because her parents think that Hijab/Veils are inappropriate. Ali says, “A twenty-two year old Pakistani law student said that her "parents were very unsupportive and had an extremely hard time coping"(520). Her parents think that they are a modern family, and she supposed to take off her Hijab. This is can prove that some Muslim men do not force their wives, daughters, sisters, and mothers to wear Hijab/Veils. These Muslim men encourage Muslim women to be liberal and support the idea of taking off Hijab. Muslim women, who could themselves liberal, are not against women who wear Hijab/Veils, but they think that it is their freedom to wear