Why is hijab forced at such a young age? And why is there stigma for not wearing one?

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I was talking to my cousin the other day who is super religious and she was talking about how she was disappointed about her two dugsi students not wearing their hijabs, MIND YOU they are both 8 and 9. Why are Somali people like this? I don't see anyone else in the muslim community in the west who is more extreme than Somali people, even Paki's aren't as extreme when it comes to hijab. I feel like Somali's are more obsessed with the image that comes with deen rather than the deen itself. Why should a 5 year old girl be forced to wear hijab, when she doesnt even know the meaning behind it?

Personally I dont wear my hijab anymore after wearing it through 3-18, I didnt even know what I was wearing I just knew it was part of my everyday clothing. By the time I grew older I knew I didnt want to wear it anymore but I didnt want to face backlash from the community so I did it when I graduated. And when I did, I feel like everyone started to perceive me differently, Somali men (mostly fobs) thought I was a loose girl, my mom's friend told her I was caayala suuq and warned my mother I could be up to something, My hooyo snapped! And told her "at least she knew where her daughter wasnt going out smoking shisha and flirting with boys" because thats what the friend's daughter was doing.

Even Arabs feel the need to police me as well, I've had numerous encounters with arab women who would ask me why I'm not wearing a skirt? Why is my hair sticking out? Why am I showing my earrings? YALL at 13 I went out with my older sister (22) and didnt wear a hijab and legit her friend who started wearing her hijab LAST YEAR was talking "where is your sisters hijab" to a 13 year old, can you imagine!

No one else does this to their girls except Somalis. Arabs, Paki's, North Africans they dont force their girls to wear skirts and hijabs the way Somali's do.
 

XamarWeeaboo

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The hijab is seen as one of the last pieces of dhaqan among the Somali diaspora. The language has essentially died out in the current younger generation of somalis, so if the mother tongue cannot be enforced religion will be. How strict your parents are depends on their upbringing and your current surroundings- more hostile surroundings result in more religious parents whilst less hostile surrounding result in more lenient parents.
 

XamarWeeaboo

You expected something here didn't you?!?!?
Only girls who hit puberty are supposed to wear hijabs. I think the civil war in Somalia changed the mindset of a lot of Somalis (due to Saudi brainwashing).

Plus, there was already resentment among the religious community in Somalia, due to Barre weakening their social standing and when the war occur, they took full advantage of this and began to enforce the religion strictly, using Saudi funds and later AS.
 
I think there are two reasons females don't wear a hijab.

1. They don't like to be easily identified as a muslim so dress like any other westerner.

2. Feel that the hijab hides their beauty so they want to show it off.

Both I would never use an excuse personally and don't agree with it, but you do you
 

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I was driving earlier today and there was a hooyo with 2 girls probably age 3 and 4 and they both had hijabs and dresses.:pachah1:

I think its fine once they hit puberty, but practice makes perfect
for some parents I guess.:manny:
 
I think there are two reasons females don't wear a hijab.

1. They don't like to be easily identified as a muslim so dress like any other westerner.

2. Feel that the hijab hides their beauty so they want to show it off.

Both I would never use an excuse personally and don't agree with it, but you do you

Maybe those would be your reasons but you cant speak for others, I personally just got sick and tired of it, I started at the age of 3 its not easy. I think some people just want to feel what its like without one even for a little.
 
Maybe those would be your reasons but you cant speak for others, I personally just got sick and tired of it, I started at the age of 3 its not easy. I think some people just want to feel what its like without one even for a little.
Yea I get you. Everyone has different experiences with it.

But to me, covering up is just like avoiding alcohol or drugs. It's really not that hard:kanyeshrug:
 

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Mahdi's actual name is mohamed abdullahi

Hadith excerpt; "The son of Marry, will descend, and the leader of the Ummah (Mahdi) will ask him to lead the prayer, but Jesus declines, saying: "No, Verily, among you Allah has made leaders for others and He has bestowed his bounty upon them."

Somali leading the Ummah, and Jesus in salaat:wow:
 
Hadith excerpt; "The son of Marry, will descend, and the leader of the Ummah (Mahdi) will ask him to lead the prayer, but Jesus declines, saying: "No, Verily, among you Allah has made leaders for others and He has bestowed his bounty upon them."

Somali leading the Ummah, and Jesus in salaat:wow:
Makes sense. He needs some familiar face to descend to.
If he was surrounded by dhegacas he would be checking over his shoulder often. Afterall he didnt leave on good terms with the dhegacas population, considering the Romans tried to crucify him
:mjlol:
 
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