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Baby - its all good


I found this poem on The Hijab Shop website and thought I would share it....

Baby - its all good ( a modern hijaab poem)

What do you see when you look at me
Do you see someone limited, or someone free
All some people can do is just look and stare
Simply because they can't see my hair
Others think I am controlled and uneducated
They think that I am limited and un-liberated
They are so thankful that they are not me
Because they would like to remain 'free'

Well free isn't exactly the word I would've used
Describing women who are cheated on and abused
They think that I do not have opinions or voice
They think that being hooded isn't my choice
They think that the hood makes me look caged
That my husband or dad are totally outraged
All they can do is look at me in fear
And in my eye there is a tear

Not because I have been stared at or made fun of
But because people are ignoring the One up above
On the day of judgment they will be the fools
Because they were too ashamed to play by their own rules
Maybe the guys won't think I am a cutie
But at least I am filled with more inner beauty
See I have declined from being a guy's toy
Because I won't let myself be controlled by a boy

Real men are able to appreciate my mind
And aren't busy looking at my behind
Hooded girls are the ones really helping the Muslim cause
The role that we play definitely deserves applause
I will be recognized because I am smart and bright
And because some people are inspired by my sight
The smart ones are attracted by my tranquility
In the back of their mind they wish they were me

We have the strength to do what we think is right
Even if it means putting up a life long fight
You see we are not controlled by a mini skirt and tight shirt
We are given only respect, and never treated like dirt
So you see, we are the ones that are free and liberated
We are not the ones that are sexually terrorized and violated
We are the ones that are free and pure
We're free of STD's that have no cure

So when people ask you how you feel about the hood
Just sum it up by saying, 'Baby its all good'

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Login to find out (August 11, 2005 at 11:55am)
Fantastic Nussie.

Though I do not aggree that women in Hijab are not attractive in looks. They are as beautiful as any other. They are just not made into victims of their own beauty.
 
Login to find out (July 16, 2005 at 7:58pm)
I had seen this poem also quite some time ago (possibly on the same website) and had printed it off. Nice to see it again, in a place like this where lots of people can read it. :)
 
Login to find out (June 26, 2005 at 10:39pm)
waaaw! Baby that is all good
 
Login to find out (June 25, 2005 at 4:29am)
awww... so sweet thank you... x
 
Login to find out (June 24, 2005 at 6:01pm)
MashaAllah that's great that you started to wear it at work! May Allah give you the strength you need to fulfill your intentions :) I just started it recently too (~2.5 months ago), please let me know if you need anything InShaaAllah!
 
Login to find out (June 24, 2005 at 5:05pm)
your welcome... I only discovered it this morning...
I started to wear the hijab quite recently for my job in an Islamic Nursery...
I intend to start wearing it all the time... Inshallah
 
Login to find out (June 24, 2005 at 1:39pm)
Thanks for sharing Nussie, it's a cute poem :) I really like The Hijab Shop too!