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Due to the on-going pandemic, the mask required to wear to cover up our nose and mouth have become a second skin for us. Covering up our face with a mask has become a standard practice, which will push Islamic fashion to become a bigger global player in defining style for years to come.
In addition, this is teaching more Muslims to embrace modesty with sophistication as a form of dignified living. This also highlights the benefits that Islamic fashion has always offered, while helping to destigmatize and eliminate it as an excuse to judge those of us who wear it.
During the pandemic, the protective face mask became the world’s nod to the veil. Face coverings are now an ultimate gesture of courtesy toward the people around us. And after wearing masks for more than a year, some women today share the Muslim perspective of feeling safe behind a covering, especially from unwanted male attention.
Muslim attire of women has been labeled as them being weak and oppressed for covering their heads by the western world. Bans have been put on action for the hijab, no matter the many occupations and dignified people who proudly cover their heads or faces without reproach, example: surgeons, bakers, who do so in order to protect peoples health.
To see the world embracing Islamic modest fashion is an indicator that Islamic fashion will play a huge role in influencing style standards and economics in the upcoming years. All forms of covering have become the courteous thing to do, which took a whole pandemic to appreciate it that is.
