--- title: "11 Headscarf Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Headscarf quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Headscarf sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/294/tariq-ramadan-877_compelling_compelling-a-woman-to-wear-a-headscarf-i_2396115.png" --- > [Compelling a woman to wear a headscarf is against Islam, and compelling her to remove it is against human rights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/compelling-a-woman-to-wear-a-headscarf-is-against-islam-and/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/294/tariq-ramadan-877_compelling_compelling-a-woman-to-wear-a-headscarf-i_2396115.png) > [I've never gotten any complaints about my headscarf from a man. You can be sexy with a head wrap!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanaa-lathan/i-ve-never-gotten-any-complaints-about-my-headscarf-from-a-man-you/) [Sanaa Lathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanaa-lathan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6e/sanaa-lathan-12439_complaints_i-ve-never-gotten-any-complaints-about-m_492974.png) > [I love my headscarf. I wear my head wrap every day with my hoop earrings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuna/i-love-my-headscarf-i-wear-my-head-wrap-every-day-with-my-hoop/) [Yuna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebe/yuna-4182_day_i-love-my-headscarf-i-wear-my-head-wrap_2170302.png) > [“She would have had to keep her headscarf on, never laugh, never smile—if she smiles at a man he will think, ‘Ah,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geraldine-brooks/she-would-have-had-to-keep-her-headscarf-on-never-laugh-never-smile/) [Geraldine Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geraldine-brooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27e/geraldine-brooks-1324_headscarf_she-would-have-had-to-keep-her-headscarf_1831367.png) > [I wear a lot of hair extensions because I'm doing a lot of shoots and things like that. But for me, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayesha-curry/i-wear-a-lot-of-hair-extensions-because-i-m-doing-a-lot-of-shoots-and/) [Ayesha Curry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayesha-curry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afa/ayesha-curry-4436_control_i-wear-a-lot-of-hair-extensions-because_686889.jpg) > [The idea that the United States government would have to figure out what to do about the headscarf is simply ludicrous. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-l-eck/the-idea-that-the-united-states-government-would-have-to-figure-out/) [Diana L. Eck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-l-eck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31d/diana-l-eck-21463_figures_the-idea-that-the-united-states-governme_538540.jpg) > [My family is very feminist, and they consider that Islam is not a super feminist religion, which I know people can argue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-batuman/my-family-is-very-feminist-and-they-consider-that-islam-is-not-a/) [Elif Batuman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-batuman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/350/elif-batuman-2172_family_my-family-is-very-feminist-and-they-cons_393412.png) > [The hijab or a variation of the word shows up eight times in the Quran. And it never means headscarf. And so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asra-nomani/the-hijab-or-a-variation-of-the-word-shows-up-eight-times-in-the/) [Asra Nomani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asra-nomani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1d/asra-nomani-33369_assumption_the-hijab-or-a-variation-of-the-word-sho_2106019.jpg) > [What we argue in the piece is that the headscarf has become a political symbol for an ideology of Islam that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asra-nomani/what-we-argue-in-the-piece-is-that-the-headscarf-has-become-a/) [Asra Nomani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asra-nomani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/922/asra-nomani-33369_17th-century_what-we-argue-in-the-piece-is-that-the-h_2798887.jpg) > [“Her skirts, sleeves, collar, and hat saw to it that none of the young ruffians of the Leased Territories would have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-stephenson/her-skirts-sleeves-collar-and-hat-saw-to-it-that-none-of-the-young/) [Neal Stephenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-stephenson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/921/neal-stephenson-362_burka_her-skirts-sleeves-collar-and-hat-saw-to_2000204.png) > [“When we finally arrived, the chauffeur escorted my younger sister, Laila, and me up to my father’s suite. As usual, he was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hana-ali/when-we-finally-arrived-the-chauffeur-escorted-my-younger-sister/) Hana Ali [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/872/hana-ali-146417_burka_when-we-finally-arrived-the-chauffeur-es_631037.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/headscarf/#itemlist", "name": "Headscarf Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Compelling a woman to wear a headscarf is against Islam, and compelling her to remove it is against human rights.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tariq Ramadan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/compelling-a-woman-to-wear-a-headscarf-is-against-islam-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/294/tariq-ramadan-877_compelling_compelling-a-woman-to-wear-a-headscarf-i_2396115.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/294/tariq-ramadan-877_compelling_compelling-a-woman-to-wear-a-headscarf-i_2396115.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/294/tariq-ramadan-877_compelling_compelling-a-woman-to-wear-a-headscarf-i_2396115.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Compelling a woman to wear a headscarf is against Islam, and compelling her to remove it is against human…” — Tariq Ramadan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've never gotten any complaints about my headscarf from a man. 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And it never means headscarf. And so what's happened is that the identity of a Muslim woman especially is being equated to this piece of cloth on her head. And in that ideology there's a very fundamental assumption that people need to think very deeply about, which is do you believe that a woman is too sexy for her hair?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Asra Nomani" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asra-nomani/the-hijab-or-a-variation-of-the-word-shows-up-eight-times-in-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1d/asra-nomani-33369_assumption_the-hijab-or-a-variation-of-the-word-sho_2106019.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1d/asra-nomani-33369_assumption_the-hijab-or-a-variation-of-the-word-sho_2106019.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1d/asra-nomani-33369_assumption_the-hijab-or-a-variation-of-the-word-sho_2106019.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The hijab or a variation of the word shows up eight times in the Quran. And it never means headscarf. 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Just like the Catholic Church in the 17th century did religious propaganda to challenge the Protestant Reformation, these ideologies are trying to define the way Muslims express Islam in the world.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Asra Nomani" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asra-nomani/what-we-argue-in-the-piece-is-that-the-headscarf-has-become-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/922/asra-nomani-33369_17th-century_what-we-argue-in-the-piece-is-that-the-h_2798887.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/922/asra-nomani-33369_17th-century_what-we-argue-in-the-piece-is-that-the-h_2798887.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/922/asra-nomani-33369_17th-century_what-we-argue-in-the-piece-is-that-the-h_2798887.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What we argue in the piece is that the headscarf has become a political symbol for an ideology of Islam that…” — Asra Nomani", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Her skirts, sleeves, collar, and hat saw to it that none of the young ruffians of the Leased Territories would have the opportunity to invade her body space with their eyes, and lest her distinctive face prove too much of a temptation, she wore a veil too... The veil offered Nell protection from unwanted scrutiny. Many New Atlantis career women also used the veil as a way of meeting the world on their own terms, ensuring that they were judged on their own merits and not on their appearance. It served a protective function as well, bouncing back the harmful rays of the sun...”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Neal Stephenson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-stephenson/her-skirts-sleeves-collar-and-hat-saw-to-it-that-none-of-the-young/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/921/neal-stephenson-362_burka_her-skirts-sleeves-collar-and-hat-saw-to_2000204.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/921/neal-stephenson-362_burka_her-skirts-sleeves-collar-and-hat-saw-to_2000204.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/921/neal-stephenson-362_burka_her-skirts-sleeves-collar-and-hat-saw-to_2000204.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Her skirts, sleeves, collar, and hat saw to it that none of the young ruffians of the Leased Territories…” — Neal Stephenson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When we finally arrived, the chauffeur escorted my younger sister, Laila, and me up to my father’s suite. As usual, he was hiding behind the door waiting to scare us. We exchanged many hugs and kisses as we could possibly give in one day. My father took a good look at us. Then he sat me down on his lap and said something that I will never forget. He looked me straight in the eyes and said, “Hana, everything that God made valuable in the world is covered and hard to get to. Where do you find diamonds? Deep down in the ground, covered and protected. Where do you find pearls? Deep down at the bottom of the ocean, covered up and protected in a beautiful shell. Where do you find gold? Way down in the mine, covered over with layers and layers of rock. You've got to work hard to get to them.” He looked at me with serious eyes. “Your body is sacred. 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