Hijab Chic

[kurt vonnegut]

here's a picture of the wife of the turkish prime minister, ermine erdogan, from a visit to the white house in december:

flickr.com/whitehouse

 

[lafindesiecle]

A bit late here but it's interesting to me to see different opinions of that Vogue Paris shoot -- most (liberal) Americans were all over it as rude and fetishistic and marginalizing and racist and thoughtless and "politcally incorrect" and "really offensive to Islamic people." Again, love checking this thread just to be reminded again and again that not everyone sees things the same way and the media I'm exposed to is just as biased and messed up as everywhere else.

 

[cheepmunk]

While the shots are beautiful and some make interesting statements, parts of it are very problematic. There are two issues for me. One has to do with the portrayal and objectification of women in general (those pinup-esque lingerie shots with the covered faces are fairly disgusting and dehumanizing IMO), and the other is that of religious symbols being co-opted from a minority by the majority. I'd really like to know what the authorial intent was in regard to the lingerie pics, because I am hard-pressed to describe those shots as anything other than fetishistic.

If anyone has other thoughts, I'd be interested in hearing them. I know that there is the issue of under-representation (and mis-representation) of hijabis, but I can also definitely see the ways in which the editorial would be offensive to Muslim women and to all women.

 

[xabscission]

okay,so maybe this doesnt define as "chic" but she looks bad-a s s doesnt she? lol, i'm not sure if anyone has posted this already but its pretty famous:

you know... that "famous" afghan girl, mysterious looking and all

source:national geographic (duh!)

 

[Jared]

^ You're right, it's an iconic image.
They tracked her down after the initial photo. I think it was 17 years between the 2 photos, but there's no mistaking those eyes

 

[obsvr]

Those eyes

 

[xabscission]

^ You're right, it's an iconic image.
They tracked her down after the initial photo. I think it was 17 years between the 2 photos, but there's no mistaking those eyes

she looks a little off in her later years but that happens to most women. like my mom tells me stories (parents are from afghanistan) that the most gorgeous woman (mostly the poorer civilians) can turn out all ruggedy in old age cuz of all the hard work. like my mom when she was younger she never wanted to cook anything around the house cuz they used those coal like stoves and after a while of that you'd be permanently "dirty looking" and your skin (including face) would get rough etc etc. pretty crazy, huh?

 

[xabscission]

here's another photo, the source is: muslim girl magazine (site)
( hence the "muslim girl" written on the image, plz excuse that,us muslims are sooo lame sometime B) ...)

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[Jared]

she looks a little off in her later years but that happens to most women. like my mom tells me stories (parents are from afghanistan) that the most gorgeous woman (mostly the poorer civilians) can turn out all ruggedy in old age cuz of all the hard work. like my mom when she was younger she never wanted to cook anything around the house cuz they used those coal like stoves and after a while of that you'd be permanently "dirty looking" and your skin (including face) would get rough etc etc. pretty crazy, huh?

I totally get what you mean! In the 2nd image she is supposed to be around 30, but she looks a lot older because of her way of life. Not to mention what effect emotional trauma must have- I read she witnessed her parents getting killed when their village was attacked by a Soviet helicopter (before the 1st photo was taken). Knowing this information, I think the photographer captured her emotions perfectly in that now iconic shot.

 

[Jared]

I haven't seen the whole documentary, but looks very interesting. This is a clip of them trying to find the girl. (It's great that they show the other shots that the photographer took of her)

 

[ParadEyes]

^ great video thanks

 

[xabscission]

I totally get what you mean! In the 2nd image she is supposed to be around 30, but she looks a lot older because of her way of life. Not to mention what effect emotional trauma must have- I read she witnessed her parents getting killed when their village was attacked by a Soviet helicopter (before the 1st photo was taken). Knowing this information, I think the photographer captured her emotions perfectly in that now iconic shot.

awe. thats sad and shes only 30? my jaw dropped when i saw that, she (sadly) looks so much older. things get pretty crazy in places of war and its true, so many ppl there got problems of post traumatic stress

 

[xabscission]

here:
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this is a very modest form of hijab,you know nothing flashy and i like that
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this here on the left if most gorgeous, dont like the right look too much

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source:welovehijab.com (both of them)

 

[xabscission]

and also im probably posting way too many pics .... but here are three more:
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this girl has got styleeee.

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OMG i find this girl stunnnnnnnning! i wish i could look this cool/mellow/hot/classy/mysterious in my hijab okay so maybe i got the mysterious one pat down, you know, my abaya and all

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so this aint really hijab but it qualifys and i loveeeee it. anyone know who the model is?

EDIT: sources: for this post 2 were from imageshack and the other from polyvore
for my above post the pic was from webestores.com

 

[CaitlinC]

I wouldn't wear that, since I wouldn't want to disrespect any culture.

Same reason why I won't wear kimono or sari.

 

[Jared]

I wouldn't wear that, since I wouldn't want to disrespect any culture.

Same reason why I won't wear kimono or sari.

I don't see how you would be disrespecting the culture? If anything it show's you're open minded about other cultures.

 

[BerlinRocks]

okay so i was searching around and i came across this regarding a woman talking to some ppl around the time of the France ban on hijab, since some ppl post little article or news bits regarding Hijab i guess this is okay,right? :

when was this article published ?
France has only banned hijab in public administration, and for people who work in public administration, since France is a laic country (and if you work for french public administration, you are supposed to represent the values of France) ! But it is not banned on the streets, etc.

What I'm not sure to understand is why the people are not wearing another sort of hijab ... I don't know how it is named, but I know a muslim woman who inside offices wears the "hijab" Sheikha Mozah wears when she's outside Qatar ...
It covers you hair and it is very chic, imo ! and nobody says nothing !



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[Sea Of Love]

^^^what a beautiful woman!

 

[farou7a]

see the hijab is not a fashion statement. its a requirement.

i dont personally take hijab but the day i do, inshallah soon, ill prob wear it in a nice way too, not too modest and not too 'out there'..

there isnt anything wrong with wearing it in different styles. different areas and different countries wear it in their own way. i like the egyptian way best. very pretty, and they cover all the hair, no fringe etc sticking out.

 

[Jared]

Rihanna in Jerusalem recently. (I'm not her biggest fan, but I admire the fact that she's put in more effort of being respectful of the culture than some of those around her.)

Just Jared.com (LOL)