My obsession with women and religion

[kz_blogorambling]

Well, we all know I have an obsession with nuns that won't quit. I've also been intrigued by Hijab (muslim headscarf) for some time. I suddenly wondered if these two were connected.

When I see a woman wearing the headscarf, I feel sort of envious. Some of the women around here don't wear plain ones but rather very lovely patterns. Maybe I feel that way because it seems exotic to me. Or maybe because I like the idea of freedom from bad hair days. Or because I admire such an outward expression of faith. And while this defeats the intended purpose, I also think the scarves are very alluring. What does the woman's hair look like? Is it straight, or wavy? How long is it? Not knowing is intriguing. I am also influenced, I think, by some essays I read by some well-educated, professional women who described their decision to wear the headscarf. I totally got what they were saying.

And then we've got nuns, not all of whom wear head coverings of course, but I find myself intrigued by those who wear the full habit.

So is it the head thing? Do I have a secret wish to bewimple myself?

I can just see it now.

Friend: "Cranky, you've converted to Islam? What made you accept Mohommed as the true prophet?"

Cranky: "I don't know about any of that. I'm just in it for the clothes."

I just bought another nun book on half.com. I'm not even Catholic.

Comments

[postmoderngirl.livejournal.com]

I am fond of hijabs myself. When I was in California, I told my mom I wanted a sari, and she got all excited about some neat fabric she happened to have. This included a wonderful gold cloth that I immediately appropriated as a hijab. I wore it around the house for a few days, but it wasn't hemmed, it just had raw edges. My mom offered to hem it up, and then I accidentally left it behind. I have to get her to send it to me so I can wear it around as a shawl-cum-headscarf.