Badmash Desi

Umar Lee has discovered the super-secret world of desis. He talks about an incredible scene outside a club and asks a vexing question:

What I can comment on is the fact that a Muslim girl refused to take of her hijab at this event but got drunk and shook her ass on the dance floor, can anyone explain the logic of that one to me?

Islam ain't big on logic.

Many Muslim girls in the West have to counter the retrograde views in their circles. They know that they'll be called worse things than "uncovered meat" by the moronic males around them. So, they cover themselves with a hijab but in practically all other aspects follow an infidel lifestyle. The hijab acts as street-cred (or a "don't rape me" sign) within the umma--it says nothing about how Islamic the woman really is.

Still, it is odd that the pious lady would keep her hijab on in that environment. Perhaps, she wasn't wearing fashionable clothes or maybe she didn't want to risk losing the hijab.

Anyway, Lee's story reminded of this experience: During my first year in university, I came across a Muslim girl who was chatting on the phone. She was talking to her younger sister. Like a good Muslima, this girl was telling the little sis about neutralizing the smell of alcohol on her breath. Wouldn't want Abu and Ammi to know, now would we.

A few days later in the cafeteria, this same gal was pontificating about her order. A guy standing next to her said, "Try the beef burger, it's good."

She refused by saying, "It's not halaal."

I almost burst out laughing.

Comments

[MikeT]

Ahhh at least we Christians have the doctrine of grace. Muslims have their legalism, like the Jews of old, and that puts them into the "target rich environment" that legalism makes for screams of hypocrisy.

[Muslihoon]

This is so true. Happens all the time. Thanks for posting about it, Isaac!