muslim fashion

" And Say to the believing Women,that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (ordinarily)appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands,their fathers, their sons ......... Quran 24:31

Muslim Fashion Going Paris?



Going forward Middle Eastern Muslima's will really start to make you wonder what they're wearing underneath their long robes. Don't worry though, they plan on giving you outward clues with their latest Christian influenced fashions for abayas and headscarfs. The driving force behind this? Well, at first glance you might think it's all about showing off their crystals and precious metals, but really it's not..............so just keep on guessing. (;

From butterflies to crystals, women in Muslim Gulf region take pride in their trendy black robes.
Saifullah Nouraei, an Iranian designer and branch manager at one of the leading abaya retailers, said things had changed a great deal since women in the oil-rich region wore only plain abayas that came in a single piece covering them from head to toe.
"They now follow the fashion in everything. You can't be wearing a Giorgio Armani dress with a 100-dirham (27-dollar) abaya on top," he argued.

"We can't change the black color of the abaya, so we work on the design," he said.
Nouraei, whose displays include dazzling hand-made abayas fetching between 1,000 and 2,000 dollars apiece, said many customers choose their own designs, and the price depends on the load of precious metals they want sown on their garment.


Middle East Boycotts -- The Bandaid Approach

There has been a lot of activity lately about boycotting nations and their institutions in the Middle East. Within a week a British teacher's union voted to boycott Israeli academic institutions and the Ontario branch of Canada's largest union voted to boycott the nation of Israel, both on behalf of the Palestinians. These are not new, however. Over the past few years, there have been numerous calls and motions to boycott Israel, and its institutions, by churches, unions, and other organizations.


Meanwhile, the problems that exist between Israelis and Palestinians are as entrenched as ever. And, although there are far too many reasons why to delineate here, it may be at least in part because the boycott is weak and one-sided.



Last week, leaders of five indigenous nations went to Israel and presented the mayor of Jerusalem with a peace pipe as a blessing by the tribes to the people of the city during the anniversary of the unification of Jerusalem. Before that, leaders of other indigenous (also known as "First") nations went to Israel on a cultural exchange tour. And it's not only them. Uganda recently pronounced it has solid relations with Israel. Angola works closely with Israel. So do other African nations.