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Amira's wardrobe...

posted 9 years ago by BLightyear
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What... the hell? The point of wearing a hijab for a Muslim woman is to completely cover her aurat (don't know the word in English), which is from head to toe with the exception of face and hands. I haven't seen the movie yet but from what I've seen on the poster and the stills, they got it extremely wrong. Short dresses? Short sleeves? Hell, in the poster the character even rides on a motorcycle with her legs bared for all to see. This is completely unrealistic and distracting. Either you make the character wear a hijab or you don't. In between just looks stupid. There are Muslim women who don't wear hijab, you know. For me, it is okay if a character dresses like most women (short skirt and all) but still indentifies herself as a Muslim, as long as she doesn't wear hijab. It would be much more realistic and wouldn't take me out of the movie. If you choose to put her in hijab, you should adjust the rest of her clothing, too. I'm sorry if I'm ranting, but being in a Muslim-populated country, it's just really disturbing me.

[–] MrNeurosis 9 years ago

I live in Europe and herr muslim women wear hijab with jeans and skirts all the time. You need to relax. You people make too much fuss about nothing.

[–] BLightyear 9 years ago

Well, I never said jeans and skirt are unrealistic. Short skirts, on the other hand...

[–] IAmGisele 9 years ago

I thought that was a burqa (that covered everything).

[–] doenormaaljoh 9 years ago

Yea well, welcome to the 21th century 😉

[–] timlin-4 9 years ago

I thought this was going to be about her dress being split down the front to show off her tits more than being naked while she is modestly hiding her hairdo, you must have watched a version censored for American children

[–] orignlsinz 9 years ago

You are correct. While a Muslim woman can wear revealing clothing, it completely negates the point of the hijab, which is worn as a declaration of modesty and religious subservience. The combination of her red party dress And a hijab, despite the fact that some women may do this, is silly and pointless. Her hijab was reduced to just being a headscarf with no real significance anymore.

[–] roderfota 9 years ago

Exactly. It was unbelievable watching her going around with her cleavage showing when they're in the party! Till then the dress was all right. I kept wondering what is the point of her hijab if she shows off her breasts and legs. Totally offensive to any Muslim. The film is wonderful without those, but those are serious mistakes by the makers.