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حين تربى الفتاة منذ الطفولة على أن إخفاء وجهها هو الفضيلة، يمارس عليها ضغط الأسرة والمجتمع، ويستدعى الدين لتقديس هذا الضغط يتحول النقاب من اختيار إلى أداة اجتماعية لطمس المرأة باسم الستر وجه المرأة ليس عيب ولا فتنة وجهها جزء من هويتها ووجودها
When I was 13, my father tried to force me to wear the niqab through verbal abuse and beatings. I tried—I tried so hard—to resist him, but unfortunately, I had no one to help me, and I ended up wearing it. My father used to tell me my face was like a donkey’s—ugly and not worth looking at—and that I should cover it. I would retort that, at the very least, a donkey doesn't wear a niqab. When I was 10, I saw a "Tiffany blue" abaya at the market with a funny cat design on it. My father saw me looking at it and asked if I wanted it; I said no, that I didn't like it. He told me he would slit my throat—actually slit it with a knife—if I ever wore it, simply because of the color.
My father doesn't care about my prayers or my religious observance; he ignores the true priorities of Islam, focusing only on the niqab—something for which he threatens to kill me.
I hate the beach and being there because it reminds me that I am a prisoner of the niqab. While people around me swim, I hate being seen in such a suppressed state; I can’t swim or run because of the niqab, and people laugh and call me "Batman."
I experienced suicidal thoughts and crying spells this past July because of the niqab.
Seven years of oppression.
Seven years without the air touching my face.
I am seriously considering ending my life if things continue this way, for what is the value of a life like this?
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“I just want to be free from the niqab. I want to breathe clean air. I want the air to touch my face instead of a piece of fabric.
I am Muslim, and there is no evidence in Islam that requires women to cover their faces. Men and religious authorities have distorted religious evidence and information to oppress women.
The government has given us freedom, but our families, fathers, and brothers have not. We cannot take off the niqab because of them. If I stop wearing it, I will be oppressed, beaten, and locked up.”
“Even my own mother didn't accept me. When I was trying to tell her that I didn't want to wear the niqab, she slapped me in front of everyone when we were out at a restaurant—just because I uncovered my face to eat. I was simply trying to enjoy my dinner, and she slapped me in the face in front of everyone, and then we went back home. She continued punishing me and made my life miserable. It's not only men who are making it complicated for us; even our own mothers do. Life is becoming so complicated for us, even though we are still young for all of this miserable life”
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“I am a Saudi woman, and my family forces me to wear the *niqab*. I fought against this and refused, only to be barred from leaving the house and denied access to money. I have participated in several campaigns, but there has been no response. I hope a decision is issued to ban the *niqab* and stop forcing Saudi or Arab women to wear it; many women are effectively imprisoned in their homes because of it—it is nothing more than a tool of oppression.”
“I am 22. Since I was 10, I have faced pressure and threats over the niqab, and at 12, I was forced to wear it. Removing it, even when alone, filled me with fear to the point of dangerously low blood pressure. After marriage, expressing my wish to remove it led to an abusive incident. I still struggle with eating, drinking, heat, and breathing because of what I endured. We want our voices heard: women should never be forced to wear the niqab.”
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“I am only 14 years old When I was 13 I was beaten because I went outside without wearing the hijab I was hit in the face three times Now I have a perforated eardrum and I still have not received treatment Both of my ears are affected and I cannot hear properly I reported my family to the police but they did not help me with anything
Now my family wants me to wear the niqab. Please help us I am only 14 years old and I do not want my rights to be taken away from me too I have difficulty breathing and I cannot wear the niqab because I feel like I will not be able to breathe
If I refuse to wear it my family will not let me go outside and they might hit me again
Please help us
Please contact other journalists like you who can help us
We need people to listen to us”
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#٢٠٣٠_بلا_نقاب إذا أي وحدة حابة توصل صوتها، أقدر أشغّل رسالتها بكرة في Speakers’ Corner عبر مكبرات الصوت. وأتفهم تمامًا إذا كان هذا الشيء فيه مخاطرة كبيرة عليكم.
وأقدر بعد أستخدم تطبيق ترجمة لتحويل الرسائل المكتوبة إلى صوت، وأشغّل أكبر عدد ممكن من رسائلكم.
لازم ترسلون رسائلكم قبل الساعة 5 مساءً بتوقيت بريطانيا الصيفي (BST) عشان أقدر أجمعها وأرتبها.
ومستحيل أشارك أي معلومات ممكن تكشف هويتكم.
Speakers’ Corner مكان في لندن، وهناك قلت لأول مرة: «حرّري وجهك». وهو مكان تاريخي مشهور في لندن، يجتمع فيه الناس من زمان عشان يتكلمون بحرية ويعبّرون عن آرائهم.
تقدرين ترسلين لي رسالة صوتية بالخاص (DM)، أو على الإيميل:
[email protected]
أو تستخدمين نموذج التواصل الموجود في موقعي.
A woman’s face is not a crime. It is not shameful, and it is not something that should be hidden through fear or coercio .
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I have woken up to hundreds of DMs from women in Saudi. Apparently even their # get erased.
I’m going to try and amplify as many as possible.
A life in a fabric prison is no life at all.
You can read messages from last year on my website. Any woman wishing to add hers can DM me or post anonymously to my website. I will never share identifying details but I can publish your words.
Tomorrow I will be at Speakers corner 2-4pm and I will speak about the ongoing plight of women behind the veil. It will be on YouTube and X.
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