Saturday, May 29, 2010

Cover Girl

There's an interesting article on Oprah.com by writer, Krista Bremer, an American woman whose husband is from Libya. She writes about her daughter's choice to wear hijab. 

You can find the article here: Cover Girl



Krista is the winner of a 2008 Pushcart Prize and a 2009 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award. She is associate publisher of the literary magazine The Sun, and she is writing a memoir about her bicultural marriage.

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3 comments:

  1. super devojkaSaturday, May 29, 2010 5:58:00 AM

    i liked the article... though I still think the girl is too young to be covered...

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  2. AnonymousSaturday, May 29, 2010 8:09:00 PM

    I loved the article, thanks. I can relate, as my 2 and a half year old HAS to wear one when we go out. I wish she wouldn`t, but when I try to convince her not to wear it out in public, her responce is always `like mama`. What can I say!
    I commend the girl in the article. She is still exploring things, but mashallah she is headstrong, and obviously very self-confident.

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  3. AnonymousTuesday, June 08, 2010 2:50:00 PM

    As a western woman married to a Libyan man I would hate to see my daughter cover and be subjected to discrimination. Let's be honest our society is too prejudiced no matter what they say about multiculturalism or all the diversity/tolerance PC.

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