Love letter to the girls struggling with hijab

Asalamu alaykum & hello love bugs. ✨Let's talk about how we can improve our confidence as HIJABIS and how issues of capitalism, colonization and consumerism play a role in that. Once we're aware of the systems shaytan inspires to drag us down, we can empower ourselves to use hijab as the transformational state of being it was meant to be.

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Timecode ~
0:00 - Preview
0:30 - Introducing Embracing Rahma Podcast
1:43 - Decolonizing Hijab Overview
2:08 - What is hijab?
2:59 - Hijab is transformational
3:38 - What is capitalism and how does it impact hijab?
4:27 - Capitalism creates and exploits women’s insecurities
5:10 - Capitalism enables many issues of confidence
5:20 - Accept yourself, don’t worry about loving yourself
6:04 - Capitalism manipulates our intentions
8:01 - We shouldn’t be surprised women struggle with hijab
8:14 - Colonialism and it’s impact on hijab
11:37 - Power in Dua in gaining confidence
13:32 - We don’t need to justify our hijab to people
14:12 - How to not be affected by public opinion when it comes to hijab
14:54 - Story of Maryam and a lesson in Reputation
17:42 - Trusting in Allah for our confidence is KEY
18:25 - Importance of being intentional in confidence
21:48 - Issues we experience are cause society doesn’t provide us the spaces we need
22:08 - Shaytan intends to drag us down with him
23:59 - Dua when getting new clothes
25:18 - It is OK to not be liked
26:07 - Conclusion

Resources:
Politics of Hijab in America Dissertation - Dr Noha Bey - https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/cgi/...
Problem with Hijab Culture Podcast -    • The Problem with Hijab Culture, Self Devel...  

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🇸🇴 What's your ethnicity? Somali Barawani
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