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hello..

recently i discovered the concept of covering my hair for religious reasons but hit one snag-no one i know covers except amish friends so i tried to find like minded headcovers on gaia and met divash and our guild was born.ta-da!

It's strange that today our current society views headcovering as the exception. In an old paperfolding book I have, one of the folds is a paper hat, recommended for boys who leave the house without remembering to bring their caps. And the book was serious about it! That was great.

And, from what people remember of the 60's and decades prior to, scarves, hats and other head apparel was just normal.
Besides the Baby Boomer generation rejecting formal headgear and then headgear altogether, I believe the other significant factor was making the indoors so attractive. With technology providing food, entertainment and contact with friends, you basically never have to leave the house.

A lot of women I know cover their hair for religious reasons (my family, some friends, and relatives are Muslim) and the men, when they go to pray, wear a topi on their heads or if there is a religious ceremony, we'll all have some kind of head covering.

The town I live in right now has a lot of people from different religions and cultures and I'll see people covering their hair in school or in other public places. It's nice to have a lot of people from different cultures and religion here but at the same time, I wonder what it would be like if I lived in a place that had all Muslims or all Indians/Pakistanis? (I'm Indian)

I don't exactly get along with the Muslims or Indians/Pakistanis here because they're so different from me even though we follow the same religion and have the same culture. We don't hate each other or anything but no one brings up things like, "So... you're Muslim, huh?" or "You're Indian too?!" it just doesn't come up and I think that's cause I live in an area where it really doesn't matter to people but the there are clubs in school targeted towards specific groups (anyone can join though) and I think that's how we find things in common.

We're glad to have you, Bish.

well my church disapproves of makeup,jewerally,tattoos,hair dye and that sort off thing at all.i have never worn makeup and have no wish to do so.we take reference from the likes of 1 Timothy 2:9In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array.