This video shows an Abaya fashion show held in Dubai – supposedly depicting Islamic Clothing for today’s Muslim women. Many would argue that many of these Abaya dresses depicting “Abaya Fashion” have nothing to do with being “”Islamic”. You be the judge. Voice your opinion below.
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20 Million — According to many estimates, that’s the number of Muslims in Turkey, who oppose the wearing of hijab by Muslim women in universities and schools.
Muslim women, especially those living in the west, have helped in the creation of new designs and styles of “Islamic Clothing”. This clothing, which is a departure from the traditional “Jalabeeb” and Jilbab / Abaya type of clothing, includes long skirts, long tunics and matching shawls and scarves. Numerous Islamic Clothing websites now cater to this new wave of Islamic clothing in the western world. The attached video shows these styles of Islamic clothing that are being popularized more in the western world.
An Islamic Fashion Festival celebrated in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) this week made many Muslims revisit and reflect on the trends and history of Islamic clothing for women.
Everyone knows that Muslims, especially those living in North American and European countries have faced a lot of discrimination after the events of 9/11. Muslim women for example have constantly been criticized in the media and elsewhere about the Hijab and their Islamic lifestyles in general. While Muslims have reacted and responded to such discrimination in many ways, the Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC) decided to take a different approach on October 26th, 2007.
A recent editorial published in Khaleejtimes.com fuels the debate again between those of us who respect the “hijab” as our identity and those of us who want to simply be our “normal selves”. The editorial by an American Muslim convert highlights the Ahadeeth (sayings) of the prophet (saws) regarding women who decide to chose an alternate path to modesty as prescribed in Islam.
