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Here in SA we are also free to wear what we want. But alot of the muslims are now trying to wear the hijab. In the past the woman just wore the long dress with the pants but now they are wearing the abayas and hijabs There the youngsters that still wear the jeans with long tops and have their hair covered so it is pretty flexible.
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Sham I feel that u r exactly talking about Egypt Sobhan Allah
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Bismillah
As salam alaikum
My brother brother and I were watching a movie that was in a medieval type of setting. I said, "Why are all the women wearing hijabs?"
All of the women had thier heads convered. Then I said, "Oh yeah, this must have been in a time when people were still practicing modesty."
Alhamdulillah, you get to make a little dawah to those who ask you if you are christian. Obviously they don't know about Islam too much so it is good exposure. Jazaki Allah
As salam alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu
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as salam alykom
U know what Insh a Allah I will sit and put something breifly about Egypt, not long one, but at least starting from how Amr Ibn Al A`a opened it, development stages of the statuse of people with Islam till today.
So stay tune for the next episode Insh a Allah :smilingfl
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It is strange why these people asked you if you were christian. I guess they just did not want to take things for granted and assume that you were muslim. Or maybe they have visited other countries were the christian people also wore hijab. Most North African countries were the hijabs even if they are not muslims. It is just their dress code which is very traditional and it is very similar to our hijabs. LOL Here in South Africa you can certainly tell the difference between the christians and the muslims. Even when some of the muslims try to hide their identity by wearing western clothing you can some how tell if they are muslim or not. Strange but true.