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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was recently at a restaurant out of town and a girl walked in wearing the hijab, fully covering her head, ears, etc.  Had on a skin tight black long sleeve shirt and shiny black leggings with a bodycon red dress on top.  Full on makeup with matching red lips and red high heels.

It was so odd. I normally don't do double takes or stare at hijabi women and I've seen plenty with the heavy makeup and tight leggings, but this was just ridiculous.

I understand a woman's desire to look appealing so I get why many hijab wearing women wear expensive handbags, keep their nails painted etc, drive high end cars, basically really label oriented- it's at least some way for them to express themselves fashionably.  But it's definitely beyond that and I'm seeing it more and more.

It's obvious the reason for the hijab has gone beyond supposed Quranic sanctioned modesty.  [b]It's a political statement and the newest 'rebel club' to join which I'm totally fine with, what's disturbing to me is how they hide behind religion as their biggest FU.[/b]

mod•es•ty (m?d??-st?)?
n.	The state or quality of being modest.
n.	Reserve or propriety in speech, dress, or behavior.
n.	Lack of pretentiousness; simplicity.

So much of this hijab movement by women today in no way conforms to the definition of modesty.  The gig is up.  Own it.

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1000X this. In a weird way, this kind of hijab is a lot more like body piercings or even tattoo's (at least back in the day). It's a form of taking charge of your own identity as a rebellious socio-political statement. It has nothing to do with Islam. What's grating is that many women hide behind the facade of religion, though it obviously has nothing to do with modesty.

I'd say the same is true for niqab (worn in the US), although that's a harsher take.

There is absolutely nothing modest about covering your face in a solid black head-to-toe garb. 
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