Safaa Bokharil pole olnud lihtne Ameerikas mosleminaisena oma usku praktiseerida. Pennsylvanias Oaklandis elav ema ütles, et teda on pearäti kandmise pärast verbaalselt ahistatud.
Kuid Bokhari loodab, et kui tema tütrel Salma Bokharil on aeg otsustada, kas ta kannab salli või mitte, on mosleminaiste jaoks turvalisem maailm.
Seetõttu teeb 30-aastane moslemist ema koostööd Pittsburghi kogukonna organisatsiooniga, et tuua turule Hello Hijab – pisike pearätt, mida saab kasutada Barbiedel ja muudel laste mänguasjadel.
MARANIE STAAB
Grace Fetterman (vasakul) ja Salma Bokhari mängivad koos nukkudega.
Bokhari ütles ajalehele The Huffington Post, et ta loodab Hello Hijabi kasutada nii moslemid kui ka mittemoslemid, et lapsed harjuksid pearätti kandvate naiste nägemisega.
"Arvan, et mõte, et lapsed ja tüdrukud mängivad hijabiga ja et hijab muutub millekski tavapäraseks, muudab see tulevikus midagi," ütles Bokhari. "Minu tütre jaoks pole see probleem, kui ta tahab hijabi kanda, ei peetaks seda millekski imelikuks."
Gisele Fetterman tegi koostööd Safaaa Bokhariga, kes on mõlemad Pittsburghi elanikud, et pakkuda nukkudele käsitsi valmistatud hidžabe.
Bokharil ja tema sõbral Gisele Fettermanil on mõlemal 5-aastased tütred, kellele meeldib nukkudega mängida.
Fetterman tuli välja ideega luua nukusuurune pearätt, mida lapsed saaksid mängu ajal kasutada ja mille müügist saadav tulu läheb heategevuseks.
Bokhari ütles, et on projektiga seotud.
"Ma olin väga õnnelik, sest teate, sa ei saa olla loominguline, kui kardate," ütles ta The Huffington Postile.
Bokhari ja Fetterman leidsid Pittsburghist moslemist õmbleja, kes oskas sallid luua. Kaks ema mõtlesid välja hariva kaardi, mis selgitab, mida hidžaab seda kandvatele mosleminaistele tähendab ja miks on mitmekesisuse tähistamine oluline.
Alates 1. aprillist saab Hello Hijabi tellida 6 dollari eest veebisaidil For Good PGH . Hijabid on mitme värvi ja mustriga. Mõned neist tehakse annetatud hidžabidest, mida kannavad mosleminaised.
Fettermani sõnul antakse 100 protsenti tulust sellistele organisatsioonidele nagu Pittsburghi islamikeskus ja Ameerika kodanikuvabaduste liit.
Fetterman loodab, et toode jõuab mitme taustaga lasteni. Tema unistus on, et igas koolis ja lasteaias, kus on nukud, oleks üks nukk, mis näeb välja nagu mosleminaine.
"Ma tahan, et väikesed tüdrukud näeksid nendes nukkudes oma emasid, et lapsed üle kogu maailma neid mängiksid. Ma tahan, et Ameerika lapsed saaksid tuttavaks hidžabidega," ütles Fetterman.
KRISTEN MICHAELS / HEA PGH
Iga nuku hidžaabiga kaasas oleva õppekaardi näidis.
Kui Bokhari 2013. aastal esimest korda Saudi Araabiast Ameerikasse tuli, kandis ta abajat (vaba kogu keha katvat rõivast), pearätti ja nägu katvat loori. Ta ütles, et tema religioosne riietus tõmbas võõraste pilke ja negatiivseid kommentaare.
Bokhari otsustas 2016. aastal lõpetada abaya kandmise, selle asemel kandis pearätti riiete peal, näiteks pikkade varrukatega särk ja teksad. Kuid hirm diskrimineerimise ees pole kadunud.
"Isegi sall on nüüd muutumas probleemiks," ütles Bokhari. "Ausalt öeldes tunnen ma kogu aeg hirmu."
Safaa Bokhari (vasakul) ja Gisele Fetterman kohtusid esmaspäeval, 6. märtsil 2017 Fettermani kodus, et arutada nende ühise algatuse Hello Hijab plaane.
Hijab on palju enamat kui aksessuaar – see on ka vaimne kontseptsioon, mis hõlmab seda, kuidas moslemid maailmaga suhtlevad. Kuigi seda kõike on Hello Hijabiga raske esindada, ütles Bokhari, et tal pole selle vastu midagi.
"Kui see saavutab eesmärgi, mida ma oma tütre jaoks tahan, on see minu jaoks okei," ütles ta. "Projekti idee seisneb lihtsalt selles, et inimesed harjuksid hidžaabiga, et naistel oleks lihtsam seda kanda."
KRISTEN MICHAELS / HEA PGH
Hello Hijabi salli näidis.
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I am surprised this article is being featured in this platform. Promoting the wearing of hijab as a spiritual practice is stupefying. This seems to be a tacit attempt to indoctrinate next generation of women born in a free country, using the thin veil of modesty. Strange..
If the hijab has spiritual or sacred meaning, why turn it into a toy? Scenarios where children trying to be creative or funny would put hijabs on other dolls, stuffed animals etc or use them for other play purposes are inevitable. Kids can learn to be respectful of the symbol or can also mock it with or without intention if it's given to them as a toy.
Can someone please let me know why women wear the hijab ? In what way does it contribute to spiritual development ? Why women in particular have the dress code ?
Educating others about your culture is a good thing and hopefully when your daughter grows up, society will be less judgemental. What I find hypocritical is how you want to change society in the western world yet I don't see much said about changing the lives of women in the Middle East. It is well known how badly the expatriate women who work as maids in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are treated. They have no voice when they are beaten and raped, made to work long hours and paid so poorly. No one has tried to change that society. How about raising your voice about that? That would make you a hero in my eyes... most definitely.
Everyone should have the freedom to practice their own beliefs. If wearing a headscarf is the outward display of that belief, then it should be acceptable to all. However I think the explanation could be more explicit on the card (given with the dolls headscarf) for better understanding. It doesn't make it clear why the headscarf is an integral part of the belief or practice.
Also any display of a belief should be universal. If a headscarf is acceptable then wearing a cross and chain should also be acceptable, which sadly is not always the case. It has been said that wearing a cross and chain is not acceptable as it may offend those of a different faith. You cannot have double standards if we are to be truly accepting of each other and others beliefs.
Isn't it really an insult against Allah to cover up the beauty of a woman's hair? I suggest not more hijabs in our USA and less hijabs in Saudi Arabia
I feel sad and heavy reading this. Sensing such a deep and long time conditioning imposed upon women they can not even aware of themselves in prison of oppression and trying to feel some meaning in life justifing little decoration inside of jail - all the while without realizing they are actually in the jail. I wonder what I can do to help them to be aware of their own jail and break out of it and stop dragging their daughters into same jail. If they feel some sense of belonging and safety by staying in jail, maybe there is other ways they can meet that needs without submitting to the unwholesome demand on women. If she needs something that will help her feel like that she is seen and matter among Americans, she can find so many ways she can shine.
I am continually saddened by how a religion with so many beautiful and peaceful tenets has been hijacked by a militant public face, and I applaud this homegrown effort to promote Religious acceptance. I believe that positive creativity echos the Spirit of the Creator, and I think God smiles when two good women try in a small but powerful way to represent the spiritual practice of their faith to the general public in a way that promotes understanding. Aren't mothers everywhere motivated by the love of their children to make the world a better place? And here we see two mothers doing what all loving mothers do.
I am speaking out against all religions and cultures that require women to swaddle themselves. The roots of this so-called "modesty" is shame of women's bodies and blaming women for men's sexual predatory thoughts and behaviors. No! I do not want to see Hijabs, Berkas, Habits, Jewish Headscarfs or other oppressive and required clothing for women normalized. Where does such a dress code exist on earth for men? Let's see some men try to functon wrapped up in mandatory body-cover/shaming clothing when it is 100 degress outside, or when swimming, or running, or biking, or just living! Spare me the "discrimination" claim. Where the discrimination lies is in oppressive patriarchal cultures and religions! Destroy the Patriarchy!
Islam, not www.thereligionofpeace.com
Not sue what "Daily Good" came out of this article. :(
Islam is a violent political ideology with a thin veil of religiosity for protection.
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