In this video, we talk about all things hijab/veil (the head-covering). This includes Muslim men and women's and non-Muslims' conversations about it; its origins; why some Muslim women wear it; the problem with the word "choice" in whether Muslims wear it by choice; the hijab/veil in the Qur'an and hadiths (and how the head-covering isn't fardh in the Qur'an, actually); and more. If my talking speed is too fast for you, I'm so sorry! I promise I'm still trying. I recognize that makes it inaccessible for some. You can adjust the speed, however, as you watch by clicking the settings icon on the video, then "Playback speed" (automatically set to "normal"), and try the different speed levels to be able to follow along. You can read the script here as well: https://orbala.net/2020/12/25/what-ev...
References
– For the hijab hadiths – incl. those making distinctions between free women and enslaved women, and those where Umar keeps begging the Prophet s. to make his wives cover, and those where Umar tells Sauda (r.) “haha, I can recognize you! Go cover yourself!” – see: https://sunnah.com/search?q=hijab
– On Umar’s statements about how enslaved women dare to cover themselves, see the Musannaf of Abd al-Razzaq al-San’ani, an 8th century hadith collector. Here’s a link: http://www.islamicbook.ws/hadeth/msnf...
– On the hijab of enslaved women: https://islam.stackexchange.com/quest... (this link comes with sources so is reliable – you can just look at the sources and read those)
– That, unlike free women, enslaved women are “offensive” or literally “vulgar” (!!) when they wear a top/shirt and/or a hijab: see tafsirs of al-Jassas and al-Nasafi on Q. 33:59.
– The fatwa by Khaled Abou El Fadl that I reference a couple of times and quote from: https://www.searchforbeauty.org/2016/...
– And I don’t know who this person is but they give references for all their claims, so it’s a reliable source: https://selfscholar.wordpress.com/201... (they incl the direct quotes of the unacceptable statements like “enslaved women are offensive when they wear a shirt, unlike free women” with links to the references).
– This master’s thesis from San Jose State University, published in 2013, titled “Virtue and Veiling: Perspectives from Ancient to Abbasid Times” provides the history of the veil and how Muslim scholars implemented pre-existing ideas of the veil into Islam: “https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/cgi/vie...
– The reddit screenshot where the poster thinks the hijab “symbolizes” freedom and not wearing it "slavery"!: / reminder_for_our_sisters_the_sahaba_used_t...
If I’m missing a reference for another thing, please feel free to point it out.
As for books/articles you can read on the veil, Muslim women, etc.
– Lila Abu-Lughod’s article “Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving?” (let me know if you’re unable to access it; I’ll send you a PDF) is a short and powerful read. It’s one of the best things I’ve read questioning the western idea of oppression. (The book version is okay, too; called Do Muslim Women Need Saving?)
– Leila Ahmed’s Women and Gender in Islam, on which I’ve done an episode here at WTP, is a great read for the historical background. The first few chapters in particular.
– Joan Scott’s Politics of the Veil is an excellent read. I’ve assigned chapters of it in classes, and my students have loved it each time.
– Leila Ahmed’s book A Quiet Revolution explains why different women might wear the hijab, for what purposes, etc.
– and google and read from Muslim women, current hijab-wearing ones and former ones, on why they wear or used to wear the hijab; listen to them also on why they took it off, if they don’t wear it anymore, or why they don’t wear it. And believe them.
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