Dear Covered Girls!

Did you know that many people mistake women with head coverings for being Muslim? Muslim women aren’t the only ones that cover their hair with a veil or scarf. Orthodox Jewish women cover similar to muslim women. I’ve often mistaken a Sikh woman for a Muslim woman , and had to apologize for my ignorance. There are other faiths who wear head coverings.

I was just online and came across a quiz called “ Can you tell her religion by her head covering”? I failed brutally, and am ashamed about my ignorance on telling people’s religion apart by the headcovering. lol

I decided long ago when I was one of two Muslim children in my elementary school.( My sister was the second. lol) That I would try my hardest not to judge a book by its cover. When I took this test and failed, I knew I had to investigate further. I’ve made the mistake of assuming a Sikh woman for a Muslim many times, and as a child or young adult, I didn’t know any better until my parents told me.

So when I took this quiz, and I ended up getting 8 out of 14 questions right. I  asked myself whether i’ve taken the time educate myself on other faiths, just as i’ve encouraged my friends of the Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Sikh faiths to do. I am currently reading about every faith where women wear head coverings. I believe we all owe it to ourselves to be aware of the diverse melting pot we call home. We are all different colors, shapes, sizes, AND faiths!

See my results to the test! lol OUCH… lol

Quiz: Can you tell her religion from her head covering?

Your Score: 8 / 14

Your Ranking: 50/50 - Pull your yashmak down, it's clearly covering your eyes. You got hardly any right, I'm starting to wonder if you can even spell H-I-J-A-B.

The purpose of this quiz was to emphasise that Muslim women who choose to wear a hair covering are not oppressed, they are following in the footsteps of women from every major religion.

If you’re also interested in taking the quiz to see if you can differentiate her religion by her head covering go to the link below! I hope it intrigues you as much as it did me! Enjoy!

- See more at: http://www.judaism-islam.com/quiz-can-you-tell-her-religion-from-her-head-covering/#sthash.GPmjbi1S.dpuf

Until Next time!!!

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