Salaam Hanyeh, you look lovely. But please avoid referring to your sweater as "Aztec print." The Aztecs are a nation of people- not a design of clothing mass marketed to us. My family is from various parts of Africa. It is so frustrating seeing seemingly "Afrocentric" clothing items (which are almost always designed by Americans and manufactured in East Asia) being labeled as "Zulu print" or "Swahili style." I feel like my culture and identity are belittled and reduced to a Western caricature. Cultures are not costumes which can be mass produced and worn. I know that you did not mean offense by the title of your post and you certainly didn't come up with the name of the sweater, but I think as Muslim women we should be even more sensitive to issues of appropriation. You can check out this tumblr to get a sense of the complexities of labeling clothing as belonging to a specific race or culture. http://mycultureisnotatrend.tumblr.com/post/9911021969/submission-so-about-a-month-ago-i-saw-this-t I think your outfits are wonderful- I only suggest rethinking the title of this post! xoxo
Long time no see so to speak. Where have you been!? You just can't stop blogging when I find your amazing blogg!!! I am a young woman from Sweden who acctually found your blogg through instagram and have ever since followed your blogg. It has not been for that long honestly - maybe like 2 months now. But still! I always loved you articles with quotes and the mix with outfit pictures. You are from the little of you that I see in your blogg a truly beautiful person from within and out!
Is this cardigan a recent purchase....as in, would I still be able to find it now? Te whole outfit looks awesome:)
ReplyDeleteI love your necklace. Where did you get it from?
ReplyDeleteClothing which follows your body shape cancels your hijab and is not acceptable to Allah.
ReplyDeleteHi Hani, love ALL your styles, good work and keep it up and going !!!
ReplyDeleteI love wearing black
ReplyDeleteSalaam Hanyeh, you look lovely. But please avoid referring to your sweater as "Aztec print." The Aztecs are a nation of people- not a design of clothing mass marketed to us. My family is from various parts of Africa. It is so frustrating seeing seemingly "Afrocentric" clothing items (which are almost always designed by Americans and manufactured in East Asia) being labeled as "Zulu print" or "Swahili style." I feel like my culture and identity are belittled and reduced to a Western caricature. Cultures are not costumes which can be mass produced and worn. I know that you did not mean offense by the title of your post and you certainly didn't come up with the name of the sweater, but I think as Muslim women we should be even more sensitive to issues of appropriation. You can check out this tumblr to get a sense of the complexities of labeling clothing as belonging to a specific race or culture. http://mycultureisnotatrend.tumblr.com/post/9911021969/submission-so-about-a-month-ago-i-saw-this-t
ReplyDeleteI think your outfits are wonderful- I only suggest rethinking the title of this post!
xoxo
Salam Aleyikum!
ReplyDeleteHi!
Long time no see so to speak. Where have you been!? You just can't stop blogging when I find your amazing blogg!!! I am a young woman from Sweden who acctually found your blogg through instagram and have ever since followed your blogg. It has not been for that long honestly - maybe like 2 months now. But still! I always loved you articles with quotes and the mix with outfit pictures. You are from the little of you that I see in your blogg a truly beautiful person from within and out!
Best regards
Maria from Sweden