Hijab: what is it, what women wear

In Islam, a hijab is any women's clothing that hides the body from head to toe. Literally, when translated from Arabic, a hijab is a curtain, a barrier. In the Orthodox world, only a traditional Arabic shawl is considered to be a hijab, which hides hair and face, leaving slits for the eyes.

In the Muslim world, there is no particular law on wearing a hijab. But religion-based culture itself obliges women to cover the seductive parts of the body, leaving only their eyes. In the Holy Scriptures (the Qur'an), the wearing of hide clothing requires the observance of the law of all women, regardless of religion.

Hijab in everyday life

If for Muslim girls living in the territory of the Arab countries, wearing a hijab is the norm, then in European countries things are different. Judging by the reviews of refugees who have found refuge in Western Europe, wearing a hijab causes a lot of inconvenience.

• most employers require Muslims in the workplace not to hide their face;
• the police are wary of women in hijabs and often stop to check documents;
• children in schools have serious problems communicating with peers who do not agree to accept a foreign culture;
• the Muslim population in the hijab is negatively inclined to the local population, who sees women as a threat to their own security.

but on the other hand

You can understand the Europeans who defend their own culture. Indeed, in any Arab country, laws oblige tourists to wear body-hiding clothing (hijab) when leaving the city. Visiting shops, historical sites, shared beaches and other public places, in open clothes will be perceived as an insult to culture.

 

 

It turns out that the Europeans simply introduced mirror measures against Muslims on their own territory. Plus, Western Europe has always defended its own religion, not allowing individual states to intervene in centuries-old traditions. Therefore, refugees, like tourists, have to accept the culture of the country in whose territory they are located.