Muslim Women Wear Hijab

Based on the findings of these investigations, it appears as though Muslim women who wear hijabs live much different compared to women who do not wear hijabs. Based on the CNN and NPR articles Muslim women who wear hijabs receive stares from the public, both being pitiful stares and angry glares. According to the two girls interviewed by CNN, Americans mostly see the hijab as a symbol of oppression and submissiveness. In addition, Adamu from the NPR article stated that it was harder to make friends who are non-Muslim once she started to wear the hijab. Also, Uddin had to stop wearing the hijab in order to not be seen as a symbol of a political spokesperson for Islam. Unlike Muslim women wearing hijabs, women who do not wear hijabs do not have the same experience with the public since people usually do not know the woman is Muslim, until the woman tells them. In conclusion, Muslim women wearing hijabs are affected by the public daily as they receive pitiful or malicious stares and seen as oppressed. This may bother a Muslim woman to the extent that she has to stop wearing a hijab like Uddin.
This study shows how easily those women are misunderstood by non-Muslims because of how they dress. Tis investigation shines a light to those women since they are judged every time they go out from those who do not understand the Muslim women’s beliefs. Additionally, this investigative study deepens my understanding of religious beliefs. Instead of seeing the hijab as an oppressive symbol, the women interviewed in both articles help provide a better understanding as to why Muslim women choose to wear hijabs. Women choose to wear hijabs as a physical sign of their religious faith, as a sign of beauty and mystery, and as a sense of identity- so others see their mind not their