Hijab Revolution After the events 9 / 11
Jilbab increasingly widespread. Not merely a matter of quantity veiled woman who jumped. However, many women also tinkering with a bandage covering aurat is the latest design. Of course, they still maintain the basic principle of hijab. Those who successfully combine the two, often called Hijabistas.
One of them, Jana Kossiabati. He is the editor of a blog called Hijab Style, is a day filled with 2300 visitors from around the world, including Africa, Middle East, and the United States (U.S.). "I start two and a half years ago," said of a British citizen born in Lebanon.
Jana said, have seen many blogs about clothing and many Muslim blogs. But, he did not find anything specifically to give guidance and discuss how Muslim women to wear clothes. This fact, pushed to create your own blog, Hijab Style.
Through his blog, Jana pour languishing in his head thinking about what was sought by the mainstream Muslim women and Muslim clothing that suits them and can be used anywhere. He also reveals a secret.
According to him, one reason why many young Muslim women to read blogs about the hijab because of Muslim clothing industry is not rare drought of ideas and inspiration. "A lot of comments in my blog that said, the veil that had been there too ethnic and very strange," he said as quoted by the BBC, Friday (14 / 5).
Jana added, more young Muslim women find clothes that make them separate from society. On the other hand, he said, events like 11 September 2001 attacks to give effect to the emergence of consciousness for Muslim women to veil.
"Our generation become more aware of their identity after a number of events like the September 11 attacks. We are faced with those questions about faith and our identity and how we view these events, "her said.
This condition, ignited Muslim women to decide to wear hijab. On the other hand, many of them wish they were wearing hijab designs fit the era. He said Islam did not set rigid rules about color and style of hijab.
According to Jana, Islam simply states that there are Muslim women's body parts that must be fully covered by clothing. "Otherwise, it's up to us," he said. Another figure is Hannah Simpson Tajima, clothing designer who embraced Islam five years ago.
At first, Hannah was embroiled in difficulties finding their own style of hijab, on the other hand he must comply with basic principles of hijab itself. "The first time wearing the hijab, I lost most of his identity. I want to keep wearing it, but in a certain way, " said of that Japanese and English background.
Hana says, he tries to find a design-try scarf as they wish. According to him, all the design in accordance with all the women who wear hijab. Now, he regularly incorporate design into his blog, Style Covered. "Veil can be very colorful."
The design was not only popular with Muslim customers. Many non-Muslims, said Hannah, who liked his work. Sarah Elenany, another designer, said the design is a celebration of culture and Islamic art. He wanted so people see, can be easily identified that the Muslim users.
