[yonif]

Nashala Hearn says she thinks it's unfair that other students can wear crosses but she can't wear her hijab.

Is it religious clothing or simply a cultural one pertaining to the way Muslims dress in a part of the world....I think it is the latter.

[Robert_Paulson2]

assimilate or get out.

[ARCADIA]

Not to be catty ... but this little girl is woof-woof ... she needs a head scarf

[Fred Nerks]

Yeah, right. Little girl wakes up one morning and says, I want to wear a hijab, Mommy. I want to wear it to school. I want to wear it all day. I don't want to go swimming in the pool...not with boys, because it's a bad thing for boys to see my body. And I know, Mommy, that white people who are Christians and Jews are dirty, and I musn't touch them or I'll go to hell, won't I Mommy? And allah would be very angry with me if people could see my hair, wouldn't he, Mommy? It's true, isn't it Mommy; they all hate us and want to kill us, don't they? But if I don't have anything to do with those people and wear my hijab every day, then I'll go to heaven, won't I Mommy? Won't I?

Yes, Nashala. And if they try to make you take your hijab off, we will take them to court and sue them.

Oh, Mommy, that will be such fun! I can hardly wait...what does 'court' mean, Mommy?

[CobaltBlue]

Why do you think hijab is cultural rather than religious? Not all Muslim women wear hijab, but it's definitely part of the religion to dress modestly, and many believe it is a requirement to cover the hair.

Some Christian sects have similar requirements, like the Mennonites and the Amish. And married Orthodox Jewish women wear wigs in public.

I have a hard time believing that our fellow freepers would tell Mennonite and Amish women or Orthodox Jewish women to "assimilate, leave, or die," but you never know . . . .

[MarMema]

Nashala Hearn says she thinks it's unfair that other students can wear crosses but she can't wear her hijab.

In Saudi Arabia no one is allowed to wear a cross or have a bible in their possession. A friend at church just returned from three months there.

[looscnnn]

Muslims have claimed in the past that they are religious symbols. France has outlawed them in schools because they are religious symbols. If you look at non-muslims from those areas, they do not wear the scarves. So it is a religious symbol.

[EggsAckley]

Somebody, quick, get that girl some electrolysis.

[challenging the thoughts]

i understand that over in america muslims cant express their religion, however in Australia muslims are able to freely express their religion in public schools however any other religion is frowned upon,from a personal experience:my cousin bought me a cross for a pressie it was'nt anything to do with religion but the day i took into a school it was removed from me immediantly.so my question what are your thoughts on my comment if one religion is excepted aLL religion should be?