17 thoughts on “The appearance of a girl wearing hijab in a video …”

1. hey ahmed,

   thanks so much for bringing this up. I saw the video and i was really surprised at seeing this girl in a hijab, dancing along with the singer. I don’t know who the singer is but I was so curious as to why this girl decided to go ahead and do the video. I want to know what people think about it. Is it acceptable? is it wrong what she did? Will they ban the video? Does this video pave the way for more women in Hijab to appear in music videos?

   Mansur

2. Hey Ahmed,

   You recently put pics of Nada up on your site. I left a comment for you. You removed the pic. What happened?

   Mansur

3. Hi Ahmed

   Hijab is not just a piece of cloth. With it comes certain responsibilities of which the least would be respecting islamic values.

   my question would be.. whats the point of wearing hijab and dancing for the whole world to see? Isn’t the purpose of hijab “modesty”?

   For the record, there was another music video with a hijabi in it though it showed her in a very respectable way. The song’s name is “Aicha” by the danish band Outlandish.

4. Mansur,
   I think it is acceptable, but the weird thing about it is that the director of the video, Sharif Sabri, is the same guy who directed the controversial videos of Ruby before. I don’t think they would ban it, and I don’t have a problem with a girl wearing hijab to appear in a music video.

   Regarding Nada pics, I was actually just trying this Flickr thingie, so I removed them. I dunno, I may post them again.

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   Nadia,
   The director made it clear in the video that the couple were engaged. It is like an expression of an opinion that a girl in hijab can fall in love and dance with her lover, which is something, I think, happens in Egypt.

5. I don’t have television, so it was only recently that I had even seen Arabic music videos. What I saw shocked me. I didn’t see the video in question, but what I did see was surprising in that it seemed such a blatant attempt at undermining Islamic culture. Risque clothing and gestures, etc… it seemed very incongruous to witness such a thing in the Gulf.

   Regarding hijab, I think all of the women in the videos should wear it… and a lot more besides! The videos as they are do not accurately reflect life here. I don’t want to open a can of worms about music, but if we can accept that some think that certain types of music are ok, would it be too much to ask that the music be presented tastefully, in a way that affirms our values rather than undermines them?

   Who produces these videos anyway?

6. sharif sabri , jad choeri to name but a few there are also quite a few female music directers , i cant think of there names though there is one who has filmed many clips for amal hijazi and haifa wahbi and co lol.

   BTW Ahmed or Mansur can you guys tell me where i could find this video online or the singers name song name etc lol im curious to see it

7. pib,
   I don’t think it is easy to find these vides online. Just watch Melody TV for a few minutes and you will see it.

8. Just like Ahmed, I saw it on one of the arab music channels: there are several, Melody Arabia, Mazzika, Rotana, Strike, Melody Hits…just switch between them, and you will come across the video. I am not an arab, and I don’t know what the singer is even singing!

   Mansur

9. Thanks guys but here in uk i get rotana and sometimes melody hits lol but not all of them il try though

10. hey guys – wasnt easy but i found it the guy who sings the song is called ha’itham saeed and the song is called humma malhum bina ya leil you can easily watch it at http://www.melodyhits.com go to top 40 and its number two :)

11. Salaams
    Most of you are complaining about the girl not being modest that the hijab is not just a piece of cloth. What was she doing that was so immodest? She was snapping her fingers and moving from side to side a bit. She was not shaking her behind or hips. I don’t understand? When was she NOT being modest? Was she touching the guy? Kissing him? Girls who wear Hijab are in a way no different from other Muslim girls who dont. Just because a girl wears a Hijab does not mean she should be excepted to do more. In a way though, unfourtantly because of society she is. Girls, non-hijabis, and hijabis should both act modest. That is part of our deen. And no one can argue with that. A girl who doesnt wear Hijab and says she is Muslim also should not be fluttering her hips for men to gauke at. There should be no double standard. I am a Muslim girl. I wear Hijab. I saw nothing wrong with this video. I actually thought it was about time a MUSLIM HIJABI girl had a role in a music video. I saw NOTHING immodest of her charachter. Whats wrong with a snap of the fingers?

12. where’s models should be but in the real hijab thankx

13. I think its okay. I think it is wrong, but I still think it is okay that it happened. Girls that wear hijab are imperfect just like everyone else. We all know that hijab does not mean that you are of flawless character, and it should not mean that you have a hard and fast set of limitations. A girl with hijab should be allowed to be silly or mistaken or loud or quiet or rebellious or reserved, whatever nuance of the human personality she wishes to be, because in the end she is just a girl, a human, and girls that wear hijab are as different as everyone else.

14. I have no idea why anyone would have a problem with this video. It was completely innocent! She did nothing that was provocative in any way. All she did was smile and snap her fingers and move to the music a little bit. “Modesty” does not mean restraining yourself from displays of happiness! I thought the video was very cute.

    I am surprised that conservative people aren’t HAPPY with this video… it’s the first music video I’ve seen in a while that refrains from presenting women in a hyper-sexualized way.

15. i am proud of my Hijab wearing.

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17. Hijab is even in bible Marry mother of Jesus pbuh use to do hijab.

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