Discussing the Islamic dress code for women: the Hijab.

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  In my essay I will be discussing the Islamic dress code for women: the Hijab. The Hijab is the headscarf worn by Muslim women and girls to conceal their beauty from men. They do so not because they are forced to, but they do it freely. The question arises: “why do Muslim women have to follow the dress code?” women observing the Hijab in front of men is something that is obligatory in Islam as is shown in the holy book of Islam, The Qur’an.. Muslim women wear the Hijab (the covering of their heads) because they have been told do so by Allah (God) in the holy Quran (the Book of God)

“O Prophet, tell your wives and daughters and the believing women (Muslim women) to draw their outer garments around them (when they go out or are among men). That is better in order that they may be known (to be Muslims) and not annoyed..” (Qur'an 33:59)  

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  From this we know that the Hijab is a compulsory act on Muslim women. Hijab in Arabic means to hide or conceal.  When a woman wears the Hijab she is protecting her modesty, decency, chastity and above all, respect. The head covering is not only a physical barrier against prying eyes, but also a defence against a society obsessed with unachievable beauty. A schoolgirl is quoted as saying,  

"We want to stop men from treating us like sex objects, as they have always done. We want them to ignore our appearance and to be attentive to ...

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