Hayat Alyaqout
Kuwaiti Author & Novelist
 

Intellectual Articles

Intellectual Articles

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My beauty or even my ugliness is my very own concern. Why? Well such criteria as external, limited ,and never lasting beauty is so vulnerable ,so blemished .Why should women be judged on their appearances since beauty can be obtained easily ;an ugly woman can be just gorgeous nowadays. How about looking at concepts of a different perspective? Not all women can be effective, strong and present in today’s life; there are no base creams enabling women to be stronger, there are no lipsticks turning women into good speakers.

Read more: Hijab vs. Beauty Dilemma

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In 1627 Thomas Middleton said “Man is never too old to learn” , in the 20th century Thomas Edison said ,”success is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration “. Middleton was talking about people of all levels and statuses since the right to learn is not elitist, while Addison was talking about a particular type of people: successful people.

Read more: Maneuvering for the Sake of Humanity

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The domino effect is spreading, beginning with Denmark, passing by Norway, stopping at France, and finding its way to others countries that are expected to be infected with the “caricatures” virus. I can not conceal my delight that almost every Muslim is enthusiastically taking part in the boycott campaigns, nor can I conceal my fear that a feeling of victory and sufficiency will engulf us and make us think that we did what we had to do, and this is the end of the story.

Read more: Beyond Boycott: Imitating the Prophet’s Declination to the Angel-borne Offer

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In this series, Hayat Alyaqout scrutinises the ’hijaab and touches upon several themes such as the religious authenticity of the ’hijaab, the overlap between the ’hijaab as a religious practice and the ’hijaab as a social practice, how men have their own ’hijaab too, and the philosophy of the ’hijaab in relation to the social notion of beauty.

Read more: ’Hijaab Scrutinised (Part 4 of 4): The Beauty of ’Hijaab in Concealing “Beauty”

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In this series, Hayat Alyaqout scrutinises the ’hijaab and touches upon several themes such as the religious authenticity of the ’hijaab, the overlap between the ’hijaab as a religious practice and the ’hijaab as a social practice, how men have their own ’hijaab too, and the philosophy of the ’hijaab in relation to the social notion of beauty. In this part, she talks how men have theor own ’hijaab if things are taken form justice not equality point of view.

Read more: ’Hijaab Scrutinised (Part 3 of 4): Men’s Hijab: Justice Not Equality

  1. ’Hijaab Scrutinised (Part 2 of 4): The Social ’Hijaab: The slaves of Allaah & The Slaves of the Soci
  2. Hijab Scrutinised (Part 1 of 4): The Four Fallacies of Hijabophobia
  3. A Clip That Clapped! A Critial Reading in the “Sami-Yusufianism”
  4. The Muslim Media: A Letter to Iqraa’

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