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Whose Jeans?
The excerpts below (taken from various websites) about the history of jeans reveal some noteworthy points:
– “Starting in the 1950s, jeans, originally designed for cowboys and miners, became popular among teenagers especially members of the Greaser subculture. Greasers were a youth subculture that originated in the 1950s in north eastern United States. Their style became popular as an expression of rebellion. Jeans are particularly identified with American culture, especially the American Old West.”
– “After James Dean popularized them in …
Indecent Dressing?
Question:
Assalaamu ‘alaikum
Respected ‘Ulama
I often wear jeans and other western attire indoors. If I leave the home, I always don an ‘abaayah over my clothes and also wear hijaab. My husband is okay with my dressing but my mother keeps fighting with me that my dressing is indecent. I do not see anything indecent in how I dress, especially since it is only indoors.
Please advise.
Answer:
Bismihi Ta‘ala
Wa …
