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Removing the Hijab, Connecting With God Spiritually and Ritualistically and Losing a Parent with Alia Taha

Unswtnd + Unfltrd

Unswtnd+Unfltrd

Relationships, Depression, Society & Culture, Women, Health & Fitness, Self Care, Islam, Mental Illness, Politics, Sisterhood. Life Coach, Faith, Anxiety, Divorce, Mental Health, Relationship Advice, Religion & Spirituality, Marriage, Muslim Women, Muslim, Taboo

4.9685 Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2019

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 31, Alia Taha joins us as she shares her take on the current state of the hijab. As a hijabi, Alia offers some insight on the battle most women are dealing with; the struggle to keep it on. As we have seen an influx of women deciding to remove the hijab, it’s Alia’s faith and connection to God that keeps her motivated it put it on every day. But that connection hasn’t always been as solid as it is today. Alia opens up about the moments she grappled with the idea of removing th...

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0:00.0

Welcome to episode 31 of Unweetened and Unfiltered.

0:11.9

And today's episode was actually influenced by an open discussion that Zana and I had attended.

0:16.5

And of course, the topic of hijab was brought up.

0:19.4

And as you all may know everybody has their own

0:21.4

opinion on this topic especially in regards to major influencers taking it off but at the end

0:27.0

of the day we also understand that everybody's struggling when it comes to the hijabies the non-jjjabies

0:32.3

and those who were wearing it and decided to take it off i do want to put out a disclaimer in

0:36.5

regards to this episode we are not here bashing anybody that chooses to take it off. I do want to put out a disclaimer in regards to this episode. We are not

0:38.2

here bashing anybody that chooses to take it off. I mean, look at us, Zana, we're not even

0:43.2

wearing it. We understand that everyone is going through things. Everyone has their own personal

0:48.2

struggles, whether they wear the hijab, whether they're struggling to put it on, or whether

0:52.0

they're struggling to keep it on. And we completely understand that.

0:55.9

We respect everyone's opinions.

0:57.7

And we just wanted to have that conversation of what does it mean now that these high

1:03.6

profile people are taking it off?

1:05.5

And how does it affect us?

1:07.0

How does it exactly affect our community?

1:09.1

And should it even affect us on a person-by-person basis?

1:12.8

And so for today's episode, we have a special guest who is Aaliyah.

1:16.2

She's a Palestinian Filipino blogger from Dallas, Texas.

1:19.4

She shares content of her simple lifestyle day-to-day reflections and faith-driven poetry,

1:24.2

all while seeking growth and thankfulness throughout her path.

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