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Interesting metamorphoses of hijab
Reader comment on item: Popping Linda Sarsour's Balloon
Submitted by gatobranco (Lithuania), Apr 22, 2015 at 01:12
The original purpose of hijab, according to Qur'an and Hadith, was for females to cover their beauty from male eyes(other than their husband or closest relatives).
However Linda Sarsour even she wears a token headscarf does everything to display and boast her real or alleged beauty
Then, a question emerges - what is the purpose of hijab for her and her like? Certainly it is not the original purpose of it as mandated in Qur'an and Hadith. Is it a token of her ethnic/communitary identity or is it the banner of her islamist political views?
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Daniel Pipes replies:
Good point. I have taken up this paradox at http://www.danielpipes.org/273/the-western-mind-of-radical-islam, especially the section titled "Feminism."
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| 2 | She's a walking, living example of the awfulness of mass Muslim immigration [70 words] | Anon | Feb 10, 2018 09:20 | 242165 | |
| 1 | Sarsour strikes again! [39 words] | Leslie | Jan 17, 2018 13:28 | 241890 | |
| 2 | More for the Sarsour Files [12 words] | Leslie | Dec 18, 2017 12:58 | 241596 | |
| 1 |  Linda Sarsour will get away with it [60 words] | dhimmi no more | Dec 23, 2017 07:34 | 241596 | |
| 2 | To dhimmi no more [71 words] | Leslie | Dec 27, 2017 07:25 | 241596 | |
| 3 | One single question for Linda Sarsour [82 words] | Prashant | Dec 29, 2017 00:52 | 241596 | |
| 2 | Linda Sarsour will get away with it again [69 words] | dhimmi no more | Dec 29, 2017 07:24 | 241596 | |
| More Sarsour Fashion [14 words] | Yisrael Medad | Nov 15, 2017 15:39 | 241354 | ||
| Is Sarsour's behavior legitimate under the Taqiya doctrine [181 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Prashant | Sep 8, 2017 21:46 | 240738 | ||
| 1 | Muslims are allowed to lie! [133 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 15, 2017 17:28 | 240738 | |
| The ultimate case of al-Taqiyya [68 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 16, 2017 06:43 | 240738 | ||
| Linda Sarsour? معندهاش دم or she has no shame [95 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 3, 2017 08:57 | 240683 | ||
| 2 | Sarsour on Interest Free loans [43 words] | Prashant | Jun 27, 2017 20:32 | 239752 | |
| Linda Sarsour and interest free loans and the author of the Qur'an [69 words] | dhimmi no more | Sep 5, 2017 12:55 | 239752 | ||
| Not her President [97 words] | Prashant | Jun 27, 2017 20:23 | 239751 | ||
| 3 | Cracks in the unholy alliance of Islamists the likes of Linda Sarsour and the Left the likes of the amazing Courtney Love Cobain [129 words] | dhimmi no more | Jun 19, 2017 07:18 | 239634 | |
| 2 | The Donald Trump of the Left [86 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Dave | Jun 11, 2017 12:21 | 239547 | |
| 2 | Dave... [39 words] | Leslie | Jun 12, 2017 16:30 | 239547 | |
| 1 | There is no comparison between Sarsour and Trump [53 words] | Prashant | Jun 14, 2017 00:15 | 239547 | |
| 3 | Another hypocrite is becoming popular [360 words] | Prashant | Jun 3, 2017 12:08 | 239435 | |
| The "Israel Hayom" article describes Sarsour as "the liberal Muslim speaker". [76 words] | Anon | May 27, 2017 11:24 | 239335 | ||
| Setting Linda Sarsour Straight [52 words] | Dave | May 25, 2017 13:01 | 239302 | ||
| The Kabul meme [110 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Khaine | Apr 11, 2017 07:42 | 238415 | ||
| Clueless [28 words] | Paul | Mar 10, 2017 09:22 | 237471 | ||
| This may amuse you [32 words] | Leslie | Mar 8, 2017 17:33 | 237242 | ||
| 3 | "Not my President" is indeed a sign of an anti-democratic movement within the left [106 words] | Anon | Mar 2, 2017 21:07 | 237083 | |
| 1 | Fake News Media & Online Threat To Muslim Activist Linda Sarsour [457 words] | Robert | Feb 27, 2017 11:06 | 237031 | |
| 5 | Another hypocrite reveals herself: Rumana Ahmed [105 words] | Prashant | Feb 26, 2017 12:02 | 236997 | |
| 2 | Indian Hindu, Fundamentalist Christian & Orthodox Jew to Replace Rumana Ahmed in the White House [529 words] | Robert | Feb 26, 2017 22:57 | 236997 | |
| 1 | Linda Sarsour vs. President Donald Trump [525 words] | Robert | Feb 25, 2017 12:43 | 236967 | |
| 1 | Linda Sarsour and the Islamists' Modus Operendi [115 words] | Prashant | Feb 20, 2017 20:44 | 236842 | |
| 1 | Photoshop of Middle East Forum version of article [79 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Chaim Yankel | Feb 9, 2017 13:47 | 236551 | |
| 2 | L Sarsour [163 words] | Concerned American Christian | Jan 27, 2017 20:18 | 235905 | |
| 3 | A note about Linda Sarsour's hypocrisy and exploits. [260 words] | Prashant | Jan 8, 2017 23:44 | 235218 | |
| 2 | Prashant highlights a key failing of the modern day conservative movement [62 words] | Raul Marks | Jan 25, 2017 01:20 | 235218 | |
| 1 | Delusional. [32 words] | Janey Carter | Jan 3, 2017 18:24 | 235095 | |
| 4 | Her statements are laughable but not as hilarious as CAIR's [51 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Anon | Dec 28, 2016 16:47 | 234947 | |
| 5 | She's the Al Sharpton of Arab America [115 words] | Dave | May 14, 2016 20:46 | 229460 | |
| 3 | Debiasio's donation [17 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | mjazzguitar | Apr 10, 2016 06:44 | 228837 | |
| 2 | Definiton of..... [25 words] | brtzg | Oct 25, 2015 09:33 | 226056 | |
| 2 | How Ironic..... [6 words] | Froike | Nov 18, 2015 14:53 | 226056 | |
| 1 | Definition of Islamofascist Manipulation, Child Abuse, Human Sacrifice [30 words] | Edward | Oct 16, 2015 15:50 | 225667 | |
| 2 | observation [14 words] | Hedy | Aug 9, 2015 12:10 | 224625 | |
| 9 | Hijabs are ugly! [53 words] | romain reuter | May 5, 2015 05:58 | 223178 | |
| 3 |  Interesting metamorphoses of hijab [95 words]w/response from Daniel Pipes | gatobranco | Apr 22, 2015 01:12 | 223004 | |
| She's probably alluding to the recent murder of some Muslim students [31 words] | Anon | Feb 23, 2015 09:28 | 221914 | ||
| 1 | The wonders of Ms Sarsour [92 words] | dhimmi no more | Feb 21, 2015 09:04 | 221867 | |
| 1 | She's flirting with you, Daniel. [52 words] | Michael S. | Sep 13, 2014 20:22 | 217851 | |
| 1 | The horse is cute. [7 words] | Jay Abouaf | Jan 20, 2014 03:23 | 212741 | |
| 3 | Taqiya or Lies are in - especially with Infidels [60 words] | Michael Hanni Morcos | Mar 31, 2013 21:36 | 204877 | |
| 6 | The wonders of Ms Sarsour revisited [107 words] | dhimmi no more | Nov 3, 2012 07:47 | 200269 | |
| 12 | Linda Sarsour is just a bully [32 words] | SlicNic5150 | Mar 21, 2012 16:48 | 194625 | |
| 9 | Snake In our Midst [135 words] | sandra L. Johnson | Apr 16, 2010 15:05 | 171381 | |
| 4 | L Sarsour [26 words] | Emily Watson | Apr 14, 2010 21:46 | 171323 | |
| 4 | Main Problem. [38 words] | T & J | Apr 5, 2010 16:03 | 170968 | |
| 3 | From Stylised facts to outright lies [106 words] | Homefront | Mar 30, 2010 03:30 | 170765 | |
| 2 | Lind Sarsour [23 words] | 2outspoken | Mar 23, 2010 12:04 | 170557 | |
| Linda Sarsour [73 words] | 2outspoken | Mar 23, 2010 11:58 | 170556 | ||
| 1 | Linda Sarsour fishing for free publicity. [21 words] | M.D. | Mar 22, 2010 18:30 | 170529 | |
| 2 | L Sarsour [40 words] | steven L | Mar 22, 2010 18:05 | 170525 | |
| 1 | Score one for you, Dr. Pipes [34 words] | Rebecca Moulds | Mar 22, 2010 13:45 | 170520 | |
| That's strategy [22 words] | Herbert | Mar 21, 2010 09:33 | 170468 | ||
| 6 | The wonders of Ms Sarsour [120 words] | dhimmi no more | Mar 20, 2010 08:25 | 170435 | |
| 13 | Her name portrays her true nature! [9 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | froike | Apr 19, 2010 16:08 | 170435 | |
| 10 | linda sarsour [38 words] | secret person | Apr 29, 2010 15:36 | 170435 | |
| 2 | Daniel Pipes [153 words] | jerome | Mar 31, 2013 18:08 | 170435 |
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