tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955694808202507078.post3908362545444345005..comments2023-07-16T08:29:22.285-04:00Comments on Sweet Modesty: Excuse Me, Did I Revert Religion and Culture????Sweet Modestyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09129546240943570281noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955694808202507078.post-34537461916559473722012-09-18T16:22:37.619-04:002012-09-18T16:22:37.619-04:00i agree, i sum it up in what i always say, i want ...i agree, i sum it up in what i always say, i want to be a muslim not an arab, my cultural heritage is no less worthy just because there's a campaign of demonizing "the west" for political purposes, every culture has their sins and that's what we must do without. i personally find it very offensive when there's all this insults against europeans and americans, the governments are to blame and you can't go and write off a whole culture on the basis of the evil within it because if you did there would be no one left standing.<br />Now i wear what's normal for me covering everything that must be covered and i feel at peace knowing that my religion allows me to be me.<br /><br />Now i'll like to add something extremely important, nowadays there's a lot of sisters that wear the covering that goes from the head to the toes and also black abayas, many of them look down on you for wearing "western clothes" but seem to be oblivious to the fact that when they move, or the wind blows they appear naked and everything shows whereas with "western clothing" because of heavy layering that does not happen and lets not get started on the bling bling and the gucci and the handbags and matching sunglasses with the stilettos, to you your way and to me mine, we are responsible for our own actions and i don't know what gives anybody the right to go feeling superior and forcing other people to submit to their way of thinking.<br /><br />Forgive me if i offended anyone, i just wanted to expose the irony of the widely accepted status of the abaya which now stands as a i'm in the club t-shirt more than an act of faith corrupting people intentions because many wear it to fit in.<br /><br />Assalam aleykum sister, thanks for bring it up.alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955694808202507078.post-18438665377021348512012-05-31T13:58:03.127-04:002012-05-31T13:58:03.127-04:00I don't get fazed by how other people are dres...I don't get fazed by how other people are dressed provided that I am appropriately dressed in modest attire. Having said that, here's some food for thought. Another word for modesty is decorous i.e. in keeping with good taste and propriety, to be polite and restrained. I look at the nature of function that I'll be attending and the group of people who will be there. If it will be easier to wear a black abaya, I do so. If I can wear my colourful clothes and hijabs, I do so. I don't mind either styles and there are also certain things that I just don't wear, even if it is from my cultural background. Everything I wear is according to my taste and liking but I do see myself as a guest at a gathering and therefore adopt the "polite and restrained" approach when needed, in order to not get noticed unnecessarily and out of respect to the hosts. Also, I find it not that difficult since I go to functions with my husband and if he's happy with my appearance, we're good to go, even if the outfit doesn't always blend with the crowd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955694808202507078.post-46956289206413314722012-05-31T08:09:53.042-04:002012-05-31T08:09:53.042-04:00Walaykom Salam, Thank you Ian!Walaykom Salam, Thank you Ian!Sweet Modestyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09129546240943570281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955694808202507078.post-86271530574864417212012-05-31T01:04:32.044-04:002012-05-31T01:04:32.044-04:00assalamualaikum, Very Interesting blog I followed ...assalamualaikum, Very Interesting blog I followed you:) Mind to visit me back and if you want can u followme to its very nice if u want to be my friends:)<br /><br />Best regards from Indonesia^^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com