Ex-Girls Aloud member Nicola Roberts and Muslim style vlogger Nabiilabee explore what modest fashion is for young Muslim women who want to be fashionable and follow their faith.
black is not a color, black is an absence of a color... Because color is defined as the wavelength of light you precieve and black is when there is no light, hence there is no wavelength to talk about, hence black is not a color. It is not considered to be a color.
Sweet Like Sugar I know exactly what she meant, and I feel offended seeing the way you're talking to me like I'm dumb or something lol. women wear coloured abayas outside...
Ishtiaqe H which means that islam and christianity is coming from the same source, Jesus and Muhammad (Ahmed) profits are both sent by the same god. so we should respect each others okay?
NotoRiouS exactly well done,Allah (swt) made Christianty first then jews then last muslims so muslims we’re going to basically be Christians but not believe that Jesus is the son of god because god has no company Allah is the all mighty and powerful,forgiving and caring. Allah love us more than our mothers
I will say that Nicola sounds so uninterested and bored. She seemed tired the whole time, which is unfortunate because this is such an interesting topic :(
+Natasha O I think she just doesn't have a great radio voice; she tends to sound kind of monotone when speaking... I don't think it means she was uninterested
I liked this alot. It was informative for me as a Christian to see what the Muslim women in the west do on a daily basis and our beliefs may be different but it was still nice to learn about them a bit.
I really like you if that's how you think. If only others think like that. Just because we have different holy books and somewhat different beliefs doesn't mean we have to be sworn enemies.
When she's like "wonder if she picks anything up and she really likes it but she knows that it's not accepted" what she meant was that if Muslim women pick something that's revealing (tight,skimpy) and like it, they won't buy it cause it isn't accepted. But in Islam, we are supposed to cover ourselves in front of males and not females. We can wear shorts,sleeve less and tight in front of women. I do- we go to girl, lady parties and wear whatever we want and after coming out, we wear abayas....
wow that's really interesting! i think the closest western women/girls could come to that is when we "want to let our hair down" so to speak and not have to worry about dressing up for anyone and just wear sweats, gym clothes and pajamas, hanging out with the girls and pigging out, and watching romcoms
+Michelle Miyazato in my country we have alot of girls parties, we take of the hijab and wear whatever we want. Just like whene Western girls go clubbing and stuff.
but to much Muslime have Not money for mode. in islam haram you have to much chlother Different muslime have Not money for makeup hijab and shos and chlothers
+Sara Hallo alot of people are poor , muslims or not , and alot of muslims can afford cloths and makeup, here even a student have an income from the country.
I really love how someone as well known as Nicola completely understands and respects the reason why we cover so modestly. Its always hard for me to shop, trying to find modest fashion. Thanks for this Nicola x
Would everyone just for once stop complaining? Just for once. Yes it was awkward at times, yes Nicola didn't explain the entire meaning of hijab (that could a full length movie all by itself) but just chose to maybe not overwhelm the non-muslim viewers and said its the head dress, which still is the most obvious and eyecatching thing about being a hijabi. Yes there were problematic scenes but for crying out loud it was probably the first real experience she had made with Islam. Our religion commands us to look for good and represent Islam in a positive way, but yet when anything like this turns up i's just open season on whatever this person has done wrong this time and that time. We know this video as opposed to many, many others was not meant to bash or judge us so why do I not see appreciative comments? This video is a great start on exchanging believes and values and understanding each other better. Now I know in the light of everything that we face, this may seem like a drop in the ocean but the thing is Islamic values are new to western countries. This does not condone hatred or discrimination but guess what when a society had more or less all agreed on this is the way to live, dress and believe in and then someone comes along and says that he believes something totally different, a little bit of "Why though", "How come", "I don't understand" is normal. I had to learn this the hard way when I reverted to Islam 4 years ago. None of us have to take discrimination, but honestly, right now a bit of patience with the people that make an effort to understand/mediate between our cultures and faiths would be in order.
Well everyone does have their own definition of modesty yes, but when you're a muslim you follow the Qurans definition not your own interpretation or desires. May Allah guide us. That's not the correct Hijaab. But however what they said about the Hijaab being how you act as well is something i can agree with.
Brother/sister, the quran is open to interpretation. I completely agree that there is only one way for the hijab, but that doesn’t dismiss the fact that a lot of verses are open for interpretation
thank you bbc radio for this video, we rarely get any women who are willing to learn about out religion and are that acceptable for how we dress and what we wear...etc etc.
well it is really hard to especially try to match the colours and how you face looks with certain scarfs , but heaven has to be deserved , it's worth it at the end and on the psychological and even social context , because you win a peace of mind and comfort ! you feel looking like a very good type of girl , so pure and u'd be happy to see how it reflects your personality and pureness , and socially , you feel respected , you won't find anyone looking at your back (you know what mean) all the bad guys will stay away , it is just a God blessing , i see why he asked us to , it's for nothing but our benefit and interest :D i look like Nabila 's type of Hijabi
I don't understand why Nicola found it so hard? The girl only said loose fitted/covering up to the wrist and ankles - a pair of trousers, a loose top and a jacket + those scarves would have been fine??
Shahd Al-Ali in today’s age? Strongly disagree, modest fashion is everywhere now. It’s so much easier than it was 4 years ago when everything had a slit on the skirt and people wore shorter, tighter things more. Now it’s a lot easier to find longer modest lengths
Nadia Ali idk maybe the specific area that they live in doesn’t have that, or the store they went to doesn’t have modest clothing. You may never know, and also my muslimah friend from the UK (from sheffield specifically) always tells me how hard it is for her to find good modest clothes
genuine question...If the real purpose of wearing a Hijab is to avoid temptaton from a man looking/perving on that woman (seeing as in the Muslim faith one should not "look" at a woman who is not his wife); what is the actual purpose behind covering up, yet packing on the makeup?
True. That's why its not actually allowed to wear makeup outside, yet we all do it. Muslims today are very much laid back when it comes to their religion.
its funny that they don't want attention from male! but putting on makeup which popped out of the scurf, made it more visible and wearing the non regular cloths among the western people, they are actually grabbing more attention from the people! and more over they've got pretty figure and faces! if you are so devoted and don't want attention then wear the actual burkha like in saudi, afghanistan etc! but by that way also you would gain massive attention though nobody will be able to see your face! so the best way for not being noticed as they want, is to dress as normally as others do and don't wear makeup! nobody will see you! i'm not just getting your point!
This was great. Really interesting. And Nicola Roberts is sooo beautiful. Definitely the most under-rated of Girls Aloud but my favorite from the first audition back in the day. She is so original. Also love the intelligent questions she asked the girls and how genuinely interested in the whole topic.
the Prophet (peace be upon him) describes the second of the categories of the inhabitants of Hell, saying: “women, clothed yet naked, drawn to licentiousness and enticing others to it, their heads like the swaying humps of camels…” [Sahîh Muslim (2127)]
since over 1400 years women among muslim ummah wearing hijab they never needed hijabi bloggers to teach them how to wear it right ? so here we have a situation telling people that how to fit in the western culture and how it should be the hijab in west culture.I mean come on you can do it it's all about keeping yourself modest :P
Abigail Trumbo culture,tradition,race,color, nationalism has nothing to do with islam.If we are in a state of submission we can prevent ourselves going in touch of that challenge.I have noticed those girls they never appeared for me as revert sisters and i believe they are born muslims.I am afraid that those girls have such potential of seducing other muslim sisters who weren't reverts.here is the point why i am concern of mass media that they have such influence.there is no where in that video which says that it's for reverts but it does say that you can go out put some style and you can cover yourselves a bit aswell.It already occurred among west muslim world that those dressing are the righteous ones.It's not covering but with such tight fittings most man might object her.It occurred for me whilst watching that video, is a women goes out for office putting on her suit ,blazer,buttoned all the buttons of her shirt and wears an exceptional headscarf on.It's like fitting in a vast sexualized society and practicing an ideology that we think it's the right way.I dont want people to judge me as idealist or hypocrite.I have expressed what i feel.
I haven't brought it up for discussion brother|sister I was just trying to put some light on the issue that we were discussing. May be how I think is the right way may be yours .the thing is if I am submitted I can become arabs turkeys westerns doesn't it means we are classifying things according to your statement .you mentioned the word western muslim didn't it.the moment one submits for me he or she becomes a part of islam and it's starts for him to take responsibility from that moment.I would never see him or her as westerns or black.from the state of submission no one would like to implant those ideas of their reality in order fit in Islamic procedures.it's kind of innovations going on init which Islam doesn't allow? I want you to think about muslim sisters 2 generation from now and judge them in their modesty level .don't you think about those future generations who would evolve themselves in surroundings of mass media and technology I am talking about influences.how could you be ever think of those future generations to carry on the legacy of modest muslim women ? From future It's going to sound like shijab I can smell it now.
to Shaqueefah Jackson. lol. may Allah Bless u to one day no truth! some. like me. come from here and were here b4ur ancestors. I am Mexican. i am Muslimah. Alhamduillah. aka. Safiyyah
In my experience, living in the United States, there seems to be more and more pressure for women and young girls to have a certain body type. I am in my forties and when I was growing up the sought-after body type was super skinny which I could never achieve. In the 90s it became more acceptable to be thicker which at first seemed great, but unfortunately, I didn't fit into that category either as I do not have a giant round butt. Once again I was left behind-no pun intended. The desired shape to have today is a tiny waste with a nice large round jiggily butt, curvy hips, 0thick thighs, and large breasts. Unless you are born like this, there is no way to achieve this specific body. When i gain weight, i no longer have a flat tummy...it doesnt just go miraculously into my butt and thighs. So what can women do? We must accept ourselves for who we are & not what we look like. That's easier said than done, especially for teen girls and women in early 20s bombarded with social media, television, music videos and songs constantly detailing the "ideal" body type for a woman. In light of alll that, I find the idea of modest dress quite refreshing. I especially like that modest dress doesn't accentuate or highlight a woman's figure. Additionally, young boys need to be taught respect for woman too. All people should be judged by their actions and not their looks. So does modest dressing help to eliminate low self-esteem? Maybe...I dont know. Or is the problem with the way women are depicted in social media, television, music, society in general? Maybe, I dont know. Could the problem be with how we raise our children? Do we emphasize respect and kindness over fashion & looks? I do not know the answers to these questions and I do not claim to. And finally this is just my own personal experience and the struggles Ive seen first hand with my own 2 daughters now in their early 20s. I do not mean to represent all women or all Americans. I am just saying I can appreciate modest dressing. I like the idea of a woman being more than her body. I like the idea of not having to worry about how my butt looks in an outfit. I like the idea of my mind being freed up to worry about more important issues in the world as opposed to selfish issues regarding the appearance of my own body which does nothing for anyone else in the world. Sorry for the long rant. Bottom line....maybe modest dress is a great idea for all people regardless of religion, race or ethnicity. Peace, Love & Blessigs to Everyone! 💖😍💖
Ryan chow, we muslims do not make our own rules like other religions do. We follow the commandments of Allah and teachings of prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) to enter paradise otherwise we’ll be dragged into hell fire with you.
The point of wearing a hijab is covering your attractive features and distracting away from you not bringing attention towards you by wearing stylish clothes. I don't have anything against wanting to look stylish but this was the incorrect way. you should alsk wear loose clothes.
Maira Malik do i still need to wear very very modest clothes just as the quran says even if i'm ugly as fuck? i'm a muslim girl who' is ugly enough that wearing an abaya is very useless to cover myself as i'm ugly ...
consider me a muslima. what is the point of looking attractive to the opposite sex..... all the girls apart from the trousered one. deliberately have made themselves attractive. I dont think this is necessary. without makeup and with faith i have seen girls whose faces glow with imaan without makeup without insecurity. THE whole point is to firstly follow the rules of the relgiion, se condly makeup and the need to be attractive to others is because of insecurity, when you have the faith you have no insecurity at all. faces start glowing automatically. There is actually an ahadith which says that there will be women from our ummah who will go around with humps on their head like the humps of camels, who shall be naked despite being dressed, they shall not even smell paradise because tey will mislead and misguide others by their actions. describes bloggers like these exactly.
" It doesnt have to be ugly ( black abaya) it can be nice" how can u say that?!! like don't you know that she who looks "ugly" is pleasing Allah and not you. Hijab is not FASHION understand it. Hijab is more than that.
One of the things I wish they would speak about is that Modesty isn't just being a Hijabi. I'm Mormon. I have to have sleeve over my shoulder things to the knee.. nothing too tight. We don't wrap our hair or cover it . But no cleavage ect. I love that modesty is coming to the forefront of fashion. But I wish that people would look at those who aren't Muslim as well
I really loved watching this, it feels good to have someone understand the way Nicola did. I wouldn't expect a non hijabi to understand why or how we wear it or the modest dress struggle in high street stores so this gives me hope. Forwarding this to my friends and family for sure! Thanks Radio 1 :)
these clothes are nice and would be passable and even considered attractive. those who cover their face and just expose their eyes now that looks intimidating.
wow that was nice! I really appreciate the presenter's effort in sheding light on hijab and its different facades in the muslim women community. I agree 100% with the scholar... "hijab fashion" can help young muslimah to transition into a hijab lifestyle, but we should not forget that it is an act of worship, something that must draw us near to Allah. I'm so proud to see that a niqabi sister (and female scolar) was interviewed... Really appreciate that. ♥ :)
This was awesome! Loved how modest you all looked and I loved the speeches that were said. My favourite bloggers were all together ☺️💁 fabulous job girls❤️
Nicola is very pretty and good performer though mbye not exactly a trained BBC presenter. for the sake of young audiences she perhaps speaks out to a lot of young females
I would just like to add that there are those of us non-Muslims / non-hijabis who still like to dress modestly. Although we don't wear headscarves, whilst we have more freedom than a Muslim girl when shopping for fashionable clothes we always have it in the back of our mind to avoid garments that expose unnecessary flesh. On our streets there are some shockingly badly dressed women who have everything hanging out - I find that far more objectionable than a smart, modestly dressed hijabi.
I really enjoyed this vid and I was searching for this kinda topics that I m really interested in and finally found it, thank u for doing this reportage abt the hijab fashion style or whatever and nabila i'm very proud of u you're such an inspiration to me
Ware any hijab style you want or any color but don't say that hijab is fashion ok 👌 this link should be explained for 90% for the girls that ware hijab all over the WORLD 😉
(Quran Ch 7 v 26) O Children of Adam, we have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment. But the clothing of righteousness - that is best. That is from the signs of Allah that perhaps they will remember(26)
