What does the Quran really say about a Muslim woman's hijab? | Samina Ali | TEDxUniversityofNevada

The things these Muslim scholars don't tell you is that men are required to lower their gaze too.

People really need to learn the difference between culture/tradition & religion.

That is why in Islam,it is very important to read Quran in its original language and learn the translation from the right scholars, not just read the translation

I’m glad that Ted doesn’t shy away from issues that can cause controversy because that proves that they truly do provide a platform for all ideas - not just the politically accurate, socially acceptable ones.

Edit : the whole point of my comment is that in Islam, a guy averting his gaze is just as important as a lady covering up. Averting the gaze away from the tempting things have been mentioned many times in Qur'an. Whether it was for men , or women. So, when people blame harassment on women (which happens in all countries, but now I want to focus on the Muslim ones) it is not because of religion, but rather because of society. I believe that we have to teach our boys how to lower their eyes as much as we teach our girls to cover up.

Shouldn’t we teach men how to think correctly and treat women right instead of telling men and boys to look away?

Assalamualaikum. Yes whenever I wear hijab I feel free and protected , as a Muslim women i always wear hijab it gives me freedom and protection ,no matter how many people gives there views on hijab but mine is always in favour of hijab which is to protect their modesty...

A lot of Muslims here are saying she's wrong but not really saying why with direct evidence.

(paraphrasing) "if the fundamentalists want to take us back to 600AD, it would actually be a step forward" truer words have rarely been spoken.

Pls. Stop misinterpreting the Qur'an according to your whims and desires. You neither have knowledge about the Arabic language nor about Islam.

with the amount of mental gymnastics this took, I'm honestly impressed that she kept a straight face

it's so funny how all the people in the comments who are disagreeing with her are the muslim men , and them saying please read the Quran in it's original form ,and assuming the speaker didn't and doesn't know about the original form just to invalidate her points and make people question her information.

This is so intriguing, I'm not Muslim so I know nothing about the religion or the Quran but so far it sounds like early Islamic women were cool AF Edit: Religon, not culture

it is very interesting to see the amount of males that commented here thinking they got any right to talk about a woman's body and what she should do with it. how entitled.

People really have to know the differences between culture or tradition and Religion People should read the Quran in its real language and then know the translation from right scholars

I am from Egypt. And here there are some people call for this. But I don't why the most majority of people don't want to accept that they have a wrong believes. I mean what they think that it's from religion. But it's just a tradition.

Her way of talking, gestures.. everything is so calming. Makes you wanna listen.

my father tested corona positive.. He is in a very critical condition.. I request my all brothers and sisters to pray for his health... edit: I thank Allah and after him, everyone who prayed for my father's health...Allah has blessed my father with shifaaaa...Alhamdulillah

This feels so enlightening to someone who knows so little of Islam. Thank you for your courage to share.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing