Doing such a report was not easy especially because I'm veiled, so when I start asking them "Why do you wear veil?" they stare at me "just as you do!"
However, I found some interesting answers which I'm sharing with you..
- Because if I don't people will think that I'm bad.. "19 years"
- I wear a veil because my father insisted. "16 years"
- I found it a mode, It's very trendy now days to be veiled "23 years"
- All of my friends are veiled, so why not! "19 years"
- It's very hard to find enough time to style my hair everyday before going to work, so wearing a veil solves it "26 years"
- Because it's one of the rules of Islam, and to keep me save from the baddies. "22 years"
- I'm too old to be unveiled "64 years"
- My friends say that I look much better with a veil than with my hair, my face looks better with a veil..you know! "18 years"
- Oh, actually I wear a scarf because my hair is not so good so I cover it! "14 years"
- I wish I didn't! "19 years"
- I don't wear my veil to any events or parties .. I will not be veiled on my wedding day of course! "21 years"
- I only wear a veil while I'm going to the college..I be in a very bad mood to fix my hair every day..especially that I always wake up late! "20 years"
- It's something religious .. I'm trying to please Allah by obeying his orders! "18 years"
- I don't know! "17 years"
- To save my reputation, people have a bad idea about unveiled Muslim women..no matter what! "20 years"
- I was thinking about taking the veil off..you ask in the worst time! " 19 years"
- I love to do something to Allah, even if I look much better
without the veil! "23 years"
- I'm obeying Allah .. It's soooo sooo hot but I'm still obeying Allah..May Allah please us. "19 years"
- I was forced to wear it, actually..but even if I got the chance to take it off , I wouldn't have done it..I am looking attractive in it, aren't I? "18 years"
- It's my second year wearing a veil, we are exposed to a lot of pressure, I'm thinking about taking it off for a while...may be for 3 years or...whatever, who cares?! "22 years"
- I fear Allah. "31 years"
- Death will not wait for me, I must be ready . "29 years"
- My husband forced me to wear a veil in order to get married. "28 years"
- And why not?! "19 years"
- It's a must for every Muslim girl to be veiled. "23 years"
- I have never asked myself this question! "15 years"
- I'm not a good Muslim, I'm too lazy to pray, I don't give charity or any thing good, so I wear a veil because it's the easiest thing I can do to please Allah! " 24 years"
- I love to be " A la mode", and wearing a veil is the mode nowadays.. "19 years"
Note: these answers don't represent the whole veiled Egyptian women, but only represent themselves.
I surveyed some veiled women and these were their answers .. However, these answers don't represent every veiled Egyptian woman .. They only represent the women who got surveyed.
However, I found some interesting answers which I'm sharing with you..
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"Why do you wear a veil?"
- Because it's our traditions! "23 years"
- Because if I don't people will think that I'm bad.. "19 years"
- I wear a veil because my father insisted. "16 years"
- I found it a mode, It's very trendy now days to be veiled "23 years"
- All of my friends are veiled, so why not! "19 years"
- It's very hard to find enough time to style my hair everyday before going to work, so wearing a veil solves it "26 years"
- Because it's one of the rules of Islam, and to keep me save from the baddies. "22 years"
- I'm too old to be unveiled "64 years"
- My friends say that I look much better with a veil than with my hair, my face looks better with a veil..you know! "18 years"
- Oh, actually I wear a scarf because my hair is not so good so I cover it! "14 years"
- I wish I didn't! "19 years"
- I don't wear my veil to any events or parties .. I will not be veiled on my wedding day of course! "21 years"
- I only wear a veil while I'm going to the college..I be in a very bad mood to fix my hair every day..especially that I always wake up late! "20 years"
- It's something religious .. I'm trying to please Allah by obeying his orders! "18 years"
- I don't know! "17 years"
- To save my reputation, people have a bad idea about unveiled Muslim women..no matter what! "20 years"
- I was thinking about taking the veil off..you ask in the worst time! " 19 years"
- I love to do something to Allah, even if I look much better
without the veil! "23 years"
- I'm obeying Allah .. It's soooo sooo hot but I'm still obeying Allah..May Allah please us. "19 years"
- I was forced to wear it, actually..but even if I got the chance to take it off , I wouldn't have done it..I am looking attractive in it, aren't I? "18 years"
- It's my second year wearing a veil, we are exposed to a lot of pressure, I'm thinking about taking it off for a while...may be for 3 years or...whatever, who cares?! "22 years"
- I fear Allah. "31 years"
- Death will not wait for me, I must be ready . "29 years"
- My husband forced me to wear a veil in order to get married. "28 years"
- And why not?! "19 years"
- It's a must for every Muslim girl to be veiled. "23 years"
- I have never asked myself this question! "15 years"
- I'm not a good Muslim, I'm too lazy to pray, I don't give charity or any thing good, so I wear a veil because it's the easiest thing I can do to please Allah! " 24 years"
- I love to be " A la mode", and wearing a veil is the mode nowadays.. "19 years"
Note: these answers don't represent the whole veiled Egyptian women, but only represent themselves.
I surveyed some veiled women and these were their answers .. However, these answers don't represent every veiled Egyptian woman .. They only represent the women who got surveyed.
