"Me without my hijab." That's the title of a fascinating op-ed in yesterday's Los Angeles Times. In it Iraq-born author Zainab Mineeia t
ells of her decision to begin studies at the University of California, Davis, sans cover. Her parents supported her decision; indeed, Mineeia's father advised:'My daughter, when you arrive at the Jordanian airport, take your hijab off and fold it in your bag. There is no need to wear it anymore.'
Yet the move came with consequences -- self-doubt, disapproval from another Iranian abroad.
Well worth a read as the issues of Islamic tradition remain controversial, as evident, to cite 2 examples, in Naomi Norberg's post yesterday and in news that Turkey's Constitutional Court's thwarted "a government move to lift a ban on Muslim headscarves in universities."
