The Muslim Woman "Unveiled"

The Muslim Woman "Unveiled"

Izdehar Albowyh

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You look at me and call me oppressed, 
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Simply because of the way I'm dressed, 
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You know me not for what's inside, 
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You judge the clothing I wear with pride, 
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My body's not for your eyes to hold, 
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You must speak to my mind, not my feminine mold,

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I'm an individual, I'm no mans slave, 
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It's Allah's pleasure that I only crave, 
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I have a voice so I will be heard, 
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For in my heart I carry His word, 
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"O ye women, wrap close your cloak, 
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So you won't be bothered by ignorant folk",

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Man doesn't tell me to dress this way, 
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It's a Law from God that I obey, 
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Oppressed is something I'm truly NOT, 
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For liberation is what I've got, 
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It was given to me many centuries ago, 
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With the right to prosper, the right to grow,

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I can climb mountains or cross the seas, 
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Expand my mind in all degrees,

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For God Himself gave us LIB-ER-TY, 
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When He sent Islam, 
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To You and Me!