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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For religious muslim women who cover their hair, at what age are girls expected to start wearing a head scarf?  I saw a toddler on the train with a head scarf, and was of the (perhaps mistaken) view that most girls did not cover their hair until they got older.[/quote]

[b]Girls are suppose to cover their hair and body by the time they hit puberty.  However, this varies from one Islamic household to the next. Some cover, some dont.  Like the other poster mentioned, some parents want to get their child used to wearing the headscarf at an earlier age so that by the time they hit puberty they will be comfortable wearing it. however they are never forced to wear it. Most kids at that young of an age want to copy what their moms are doing. [/b]

[quote=Anonymous]Have you gone on Hajj?  If not, when are you going to go?  Is there some sort of "penalty" if you die before you have gone to Mecca?[/quote]

[b]No I have not. The goal is to go ASAP because you never know if tomorrow will be your last breath... but because of family life, job and financial situation many people are unable to go until much older, sometimes retirement years.  If one is unable to go because of financial reasons or poor health it is not required for them to go.
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[quote=Anonymous]Also, do you really have to cut off your hair as part of the Hajj?[/quote]

[b]Only the men do that[/b]

[quote=Anonymous]why do you light skinned muslims think that dark skinned people are not humans?
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[b]Hmm, never heard of seen that happen before. Some of the best Muslims among us are African-Americans.  In Islam, Muslims are not racist. It is clearly stated in our religion that we are judged by our actions not by our race and that we are all equal when we stand before God on the Day of Judgement
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[quote=Anonymous]Do you wear a head cover? Are you required to wear one to sleep? If you were forced to be in a room with others, eg a large room with cots because of an emergency evacuations, would you be allowed to go to sleep because there are men who are not in your family in the same room?[/quote]

[b]Yes, I wear a headcover (Hijab is the arabic term). No we do not have to sleep in it. We are only required to wear the hijab in front of men that are not a part of our immediate family (blood relatives). Hence, we do not have to cover in front on our husbands, brothers, sons, nephews, grandfathers, uncles. We can take off the hijab in front of women as well.

Islam is not meant to be a difficult religion. We are allowed and encouraged to use our own common sense. If we find ourselves in an emergency situation than God knows that and is merciful and forgiving.[/b]

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