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By TMO | July 3, 2008 Not the ‘Conehead’ characters
from the popular TV show ‘Saturday Night Live’ which put actors Dan Akroyd and
Jane Curtin on the map. This new breed of ‘coneheads’ come from the Planet Earth,
not Planet ‘Remulak’, and lives in the Middle East. The Islamic hijab often
undergoes a transformation each time the fashion industry or pop culture burps.
Case in point, when the latest
installment of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie came out many young Muslim
females around the world began wearing hijabs that were tied on the side making
them look like fierce swashbucklers. However, no one really knows how or where
the latest hijab style came from although some bloggers have speculated it
began in Saudi Arabia as a way for girls to discreetly let boys know that they
are available. Discretion being the key as dating and mingling is punishable
under the kingdom’s version of Shariah. The conehead hijab looks like
something from another planet. It is large and, well, cone shaped. The girl who
wears it must do a bit of preparation before she dons her hijab in order to get
the perfect shape. It is now common knowledge in the Gulf as to what lies
beneath the cone. In fact, a Bahraini blogger
held an online contest to see who could properly guess the contents. So, what
is it? It is actually a soda can or a couple of inverted yogurt cups that are
attached to the top of the hair. The wearer pulls her hair into a ponytail and
then attaches the recyclables to it. Then she drapes the hijab all around and,
when it is securely pinned, the result is a protruding head. Recently, many
businesses in Gulf States have been importing gaudy and giant flower hairclips
that are bigger than the human head. Clever businessmen are seizing
on the latest hijab trend to make a quick buck. The giant flower is much easier
to use than the recyclables, although it is not as good for the environment!
All the wearer has to do is twist her hair up and clip on the large flower. The
hijab drapes right over it. So, what’s the point of the
cone hijab? Good question! Apparently some girls believe that they can trick
the public, including boys, into believing that they have got a gorgeous mane
of hair under the hijab and that’s why their heads are so big! The reality of
the conehead hijabs has tickled the ribs of Gulf bloggers who continue to
debate the purpose of it as well as the implications under the Scripture which
prescribes modesty. Fashion trends come and go like
the changing seasons, but if perchance you catch a glimpse of the conehead
hijab remember this: Seeing is not always believing. http://muslimmedianetwork.com/mmn/?p=2436 |
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