Rhys Williams And Gira Vashi's Decision To Wear A Hijab

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In their article, the writers Rhys Williams and Gira Vashi argue that the decision to whether wear a hijab, the headscarf that covers the entire body of a woman but her face, or not should be completely depended on their will, as opposed to strictly following the disciplines of Islam. Throughout the article, they mention how modern Americans, who believe in individualism and gender equality, assume Muslim women are oppressed to wear a hijab in their daily lives, which is causing issues in the United States. This is because visibly different religious practices in general, in this case wearing a hijab, are discriminated by the major group and many first- and second-generation college-age Muslims, who are in the process of identity development,