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Sometimes you may simply see a photo and just want to share it. This one touched my heart and showed me a much loved and a happy baby muslimah. What does the photo say to you?
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Makes my ovaries jump, lol.
Such a happy little one, mashallah.
Well Carol, I’ve wanted to ask this for some time but it might be a bit tactless so please read this with as much of a sense of humor as you can conjur up (Given you are having QUITE the year, I’m impressed if you can even smile).
This kid probably does not have any hair (like yourself and many women after chemo) so here is my question: Do bald muslim women still have to keep there hair covered?
Adorable baby!!!! Most importantly she looks happy
I’m squeezably cute!
I am well loved.
I am happy.
I am too stinkin’ adorable!
@Annie,
Thanks for the laugh! Any woman after chemo, whether she is Muslim or not, will want to cover her bald head because the head becomes very sensitive after chemo. The softer covering for the head the better. When I was at MD Anderson Cancer Center with my husband I saw Saudi women who were in the midst of chemo and choosing to wear their husband’s smaugh. (smile)
awwww.. cute lovely,happy and happy …somewhere around are 2 lucky parents.
Well if you ask me, I would say Baby Muslimah is simply adorable and very much loved.
But….
If you ask Daisy, she would go something like this, another oppressed child, who has no rights and who needed permission by her Maharam (guardian) to have her picture taken. Worse, she is not allowed to drive her baby walker (mmm the injustice). She is also veiled against her will, under this horrible religion called Islam..!!!!!!!!
I don’t know if this is what you’re looking for, but I just wanted to share an adorable episode with my niece a while ago:
Though we’re not muslim ourselves, this picture immediately reminded me of some adorable pictures we took of my niece several months ago. At the time she wasn’t quite 2 years old. She adores my grandfather and is always running around after him to see what he’s doing. One day she stole one of his white short-sleeved shirts out of the dirty clothes pile and, trying to put it over her own head, got stuck with her head partway through one of the sleeves. She comes toddling out to the living room looking pleased as could be with herself – and wearing a little mini “veil” much like this cutie pie
She was so cute!!! I immediately had to get out my camera and take pictures to show my boyfriend. When I see a picture like this one, I see an irresistible little munchkin a lot like my niece. Gosh, they grow so fast!
Annie, Everything I’ve ever read on the subject of bald women and hijab indicates that it is still required. It is not particularly easy to come across a detailed ruling on this matter just by searching online, but knowing what I do about hijab, I can tell you that it makes sense, because the hijab is supposed to cover more than just the hair – it is supposed to come down over the neck and chest as well.
While attempting to get some sort of written confirmation of this, I came across a beautiful story which I thought I would link to. The protagonist is a young hijabi who is not bald, but still incredibly inspiring anyway. Here is a link:
http://www.boston.com/sports/schools/basketball/articles/2009/02/08/covered_in_glory/
And here she is visiting the President himself last year during Ramadan:
http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-english/2009/September/20090902141028dmslahrellek0.8902857.html
Anonymous Saudi,
Would you like to donate some money for Carol’s cat project, rather than wondering what I’ll write?
She is happy. What an adorable baby!
Awww, so sweet. I wish I could sniff her sweetest baby scent.
Masha’allah!
I wish she was mine!
This baba is tooo cute,any idea whats her name,and from where she is??? And to AnonymousSaudi: i just returned from umrah,but was very dissapointed cos i never meet any english speaking Saudis in Haramain.i tried making friends with many,but they only spoke Arabic.
Anonymous Saudi, Shame on you! There was no need for you to expand beyond the subject pertaining to the post. As I cited on another post’s comments I am not tolerating attacks from anyone. If I am not available to the blog due to health reasons, I’ve asked my blog moderator to enforce this ruling.
Now, back to the thread,
I do not know who she is or where she is from. I will say that a male Saudi friend of mine sent the picture to me believing it would give me a smile. He was so correct and I in turn, wanted to share the smile with others.
Thannks for the response Carol and Caraboska. From what I’ve read Iran focuses more on covering hair while Saudi Arabian custom requires covering more.
Mostly I just love the irony of bald women having to cover their hair.
I hesitated for a while before responding to the blog owner reprimanding me, considering her health situation, which I hope to God she fully recovered. But shaming me, and admonishing me for writing something that doesn’t come even close to an attack, on a woman who has been maligning my country and the country of your late husband (may God rest his soul) day in and day out, is really uncalled for.
I have seen attacks in your blog that are more personal, more viscous, more venoms, more ugly than anything I allegedly dished out. So there I said it, and I am out of here.
I have to contradict your statement: “Any woman after chemo, whether she is Muslim or not, will want to cover her bald head because the head becomes very sensitive after chemo.”
Some women, albeit a minority, do not cover their bald heads after chemo. I have known one or two who have made that choice. (Granted, it wasn’t mine when I was undergoing chemo!)
My religious tradition, Buddhism, is against head coverings, at least in the context of a religious ceremony. An exception is made for those undergoing chemo.
@Anonymous Saudi,
I agree that there have been other inappropriate comments by others. I’m sorry that I’ve been away or unable to respond. At least for now, I’m back and not shy on admonishing those who are out of line. You just happened to be one of the first! (Mother Hen smile)
Don’t let my words stop you from participating.
I’m doing my best to get comments back on track to the discussions on hand and not becoming personal against individuals. Yes, Saudi Arabia remains special and a place I call another home in every sense of the word.
I must be getting old. I found the baby very cute.
@anon – Speaking from my own experience, a head that is accustomed to being covered with hair becomes cold once it is gone..and especially in the winter time! Although it is of course up to each individual woman on how they feel. Thanks for clarifying.
@uh oh, Jerry! (smile)
I kept mine covered during chemo. Even had a hairpiece made out of my own hair (cut it off preemptively before it fell out). The exception was at the gym. I worked out bald because it was just too darn sweaty otherwise
Cutie pie mashaAllah.
Baby is beautiful and so robust.
Assuming her dress indicates her future, I am saddened that this healthy, happy female might have a very limited life – is she a citizen of KSA? If so, every KSA female should be lobbying to insure this little cutie a bright future.
No matter any of that – she makes me smile.
The baby is cute – but aren’t all babies cute? Who has ever has seen an ugly baby? Lol!
We are as a species all programmed to go all wooshy when seeing a baby.
All babies are cute.
Baby animals are cute.
We all melt away when seeing anything babyish.
And this baby is…
CUTE!
She is adorable! Her little eyes have such a sparkle!
what a cute and beautiful baby!!! happiness in her face cant be described with words. thank you for sharing this photo.
sometimes my father tell to my niece , I want to eat you ,Sama. now I want to eat this baby!!!!
photo of Sama: http://family.webshots.com/photo/2374448160101018055jaTfmV
Aafke, I can’t resist puncturing a hole in this generalization that everyone melts at the sight of babies. I have lived on this planet for over 45 years and to this day have not been able to figure out why people find babies interesting. This one happens to be cute and, above all, well-behaved. Not all are such. I reserve the sort of feelings you speak of for animals – in particular cats
Sama looks like a peaceful resting angel!
carabosca,, true that was a generalization, but it is true that (ok) most people go all whoopee when they see babies. I don’t seem to have that programming myself either, I am not to keen on getting a whining smelly baby pushed into my arms where I think they always immediately start to press out a #2, but I can sort of call up this basic instinct and gush over it for the benefit of the mother…
I prefer kids when they are old enough to speak and have lost that dopey look.
And when they are well-trained!
And this one is cute.
Even I have to admit that.
Until I had a child of my own I thought kids were OK but I could take them or leave them. Once I had a baby of my own I was better able to appreciate others’ babies and now get all gushy myself. I do agree that they aren’t as cute at times they are screaming etc. , but having become a parent I now understand that ALL kids have fits and tempers on occasion because they are unable to express their feelings like adults and don’ t have the maturity to manage those feelings. It is up to the parent to handle the situation and I’m here to tell you that sometimes, no matter what you do, you just can’t seem to quiet them down. They are on automatic pilot and it is going to run it’s course. That is why a wise parent will learn to recognize the signs of a meltdown and head it off if possible. But even the most attentive parents can’t always stop the onslaught.
Both this baby and sama are adorable!!! But then I think a baby anything is cute as heck!