The Independent wants to make sure that you know that Muslim women are not “demure and oppressed.” And that’s just wonderful. Meanwhile, when does the Independent plan to run its feature on how Jewish women use makeup? How Christian women use makeup? How Hindu women use makeup? Etc. The answer in every case, of course, is never. But when it comes to Islam, there is an ongoing effort to force non-Muslims in Britain and all over the West to accept it entirely, including Sharia oppression of women, and to drop all concerns about jihad violence on pain of charges of “Islamophobia.” This article is just one more push in that direction.
“How Muslim women are using makeup to get closer to their religion,” by Saman Javed, Independent, July 5, 2020:
Islam allows worshippers five small windows of time every day to escape the commotion of their lives through prayer. It’s a calming, three-step process. First, Muslims are required to perform Wudu, a ritual of cleansing the body. Then, they state their intention before praying.
For Salwa Rahman, a 25-year-old makeup artist from east London, the sense of control this routine brings is a lot like that when she sits down to create a makeup look. “It’s a lot of the same in that you cleanse your face, you sit down with an intention of doing a look, and then you begin. It really calms me and I find I usually enjoy the routine of it,” she says.
The comfort that makeup now brings Rahman is a far cry from her teenage years. “Growing up, I was that young, angsty hijabi that was always trying to be different.” Raised in the capital, she says it was an environment where Muslim women were seen as demure and oppressed….
jca reid says
There not meant to. It’s against Islam.
mortimer says
jcareid is correct. Sharia law forbids Muslim women to groom themselves in a modern, Western manner. They should look as if they stepped out of the 7th century.
http://www.islam.ru/en/content/story/dress-code-muslim-women
The purpose of hijab is to cover the awrah and awrah varies in different situations and amongst different groups of people.
We begin with the conditions of hijab for a woman in public and amongst non-mahram men. As long as these conditions are fulfilled a woman may wear whatever she pleases.
1. The hijab (covering) must conceal the entire body except the face and the hands.
2. It should not be translucent or tight. Tight clothes, even if they conceal the colour of the skin, still describe the size and shape of the body or part of it, and create vivid images.
3. It should not attract the attention of the opposite gender; thus it should not be extravagant or excessively opulent. Nor should jewellery and makeup be on display.
4. It should not be a garment worn because of vanity or to gain popularity or fame. The female companions were known to wear black and other dark colours but other colours are permissible; a woman must not however wear colourful clothes because of vanity.
5. It should not be perfumed. This prohibition applies to both the body and the clothes.
6. It should not resemble the clothing worn by men.
7. It should not resemble the clothing that is specific to the non-Muslims.
Christian Indeed says
Muslima grew up in “an environment where Muslim women were seen as demure and oppressed….”
Isn’t that most often the case for a muslim woman… Mostly by their husband, father, betrothed and/or uncle?
Joss says
And of course, according to Mo. hell is populated by women. No paradise for women!
william carr says
Even younger brothers are in superior position to their sisters. There is an excellent book called The Price of Honour by Jan Goodwin. I recommend it to anybody who wants to know how Muslim families work
gravenimage says
Women can even be under the rule of their own sons and grandsons.
FYI says
allah does NOT approve of women wearing make up or trying to look nice…
“allah curses women who get tattoos or remove their facial hair in order to look more pretty, trying to change allah’s creation”
Sahih Bukhari vol 6 Bk 60 Hadith 408
This is SAHIH so it is considered authentic.muslims -please don’t start bawling about it:you cannot hide this stuff as it is on the internet..go look it up.
allah doesn’t like women looking nice:if you are female and have a Tattoo or facial hair removed allah CURSES you.Of course you are really only worth HALF a man anyway in islam{koran 2:282}
allah: the misogynistic chauvinist Arab god of islam.The god who hates women{..and Jews koran 2:65.and Christians koran 98:6 etc}
What kind of god CURSES women for wanting to look nice?
The same sad pathetic Arab god that insists they must hide their hair.
Keith O says
Using makeup to get closer to their religion.
What are they doing? Is she conducting classes on how to put fake bruises on their faces? Or maybe the correct tones for a black eye!
gravenimage says
You aren’t wrong, Keith. Here is one of the few articles I have seen about wearing makeup from the Muslim world itself:
“Morocco: TV show teaches how women can conceal a beating with makeup”
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/11/morocco-tv-show-teaches-how-women-can-conceal-a-beating-with-makeup
AleX says
In the photo, I find the one with a red purse (second from the left) the cutest of them all. Any objections?
gravenimage says
I certainly don’t mind–but if Muslim men find out you are looking at Muslim women they will probably violently object.
Keith O says
They can go for gold.
They should bring lots of mates and lots of body bags.
FYI says
That’s miss burqababe {calender girl 2019}.The other ones are miss burqa babe 2018,2017,2016 …although one of them is a male ninja.
gravenimage says
UK’s Independent reveals “How Muslim women are using makeup to get closer to their religion”
…………………
Firstly–as noted–you are never going to hear how Christian, Jewish, Hindus or others use makeup to supposedly get closer to their religion (note that the article does not even say how this supposedly works for Islam–this is just about lax Muslims using makeup).
Then, the implication is that it is filthy Infidels who consider Muslim women to be “demure and oppressed”–without mentioning that this is what orthodox Islam demands (really, more subservient and oppressed).
This is what happens to women and girls in places outside the free West:
“Jordan: Muslim beats daughter to death for wearing makeup”
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2009/03/jordan-muslim-beats-daughter-to-death-for-wearing-makeup
“‘We warn against not wearing a headscarf and wearing makeup. Those who do not abide by this will be punished. God is our witness, we have notified you.’”
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2008/02/we-warn-against-not-wearing-a-headscarf-and-wearing-makeup-those-who-do-not-abide-by-this-will-be-pu
There are, grimly, many more such stories.
Will Saman Javed say anything about these cases? Of course not–that would not serve the purpose of whitewashing Islam for the ‘filthy Infidels’.
Uma Maheswar Nakka says
Islam is the religion of Men and not for women. Because with the advantage of the physical strength and mutual support, the man are overruling these women.
Relic says
This is about infiltration, muslims aren’t sluts if they wear makeup to work.
https://www.straight.com/movies/1371251/fearless-mozhdah-jamalzadah-takes-bold-step-red-snow
Jayell says
If this is some kind of attempt to cover up their ugly personalities, it’s not going to work. It never does.
Giacomo Latta says
The makeup would have to be in various shades of black of course. Fortunately in Canada we have a PM who can offer all sorts of pertinent advice.
Eva says
?????
Holger Kruger says
The story didn’t say anything about women being atheists, but otherwise the whole article is totally wrong.
Why?
Because the make-up for the female sex is used to show the male sex. See am I not nice and pretty?
But it can also have quite the other side of reality.
In Islam, Muslim men are allowed to punch their wives / ladies / daughters, etc.
Then a Muslim woman who has been beaten up totally. Wouldn’t it be nice with some make-up?
To only hide some blue marks?
gravenimage says
Yes–I posted about Muslim women using makeup to hide bruises above.
SAFI says
Now I’m hoping for an article on how muslim men (and women) are using jihad to get closer to their “God” or even in some cases go straight to their “paradise” (Allah’s celestial brothel where “martyrs” are supposed to spend an eternity of total debauchery) via suicide bombing…
gravenimage says
Yep.