Matilde Millay

Yesterday I was sitting by the pool at the gym. There were few Muslim women in hijab and full Islamic dress. Of course they weren't there to swim, they had come with their children, some with their husbands. You can't help but notice how the men swim with the infidel women while the wife sits there in the sun, fully dressed. One woman first loosened her hijab a little to let the air in, then pulled it back a bit, until it ended up on her neck, then she'd pull it back up. You feel like she wants to burn that rag but just can't. This reminded me of my mom. She never took the hijab off in her life, except one day. We went out as a family, but my dad made sure we were far from anyone who might recognize us, and he let my mom wear a skirt, without a hijab, that day. I've never seen my mom that happy. Hijab is not a choice, and even when a woman chooses it, she does so because she was programmed. It is abnormal and against humanity, and what it does to a woman, and to society, goes far beyond what you'd think.