The Hijab Within A Hijab

The Hijab Within A Hijab
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most misunderstood garment per se
some say its to protect a Muslim Woman’s Modesty
some say its to hide the atrocity
some say like Taslima Nasrin want to burn its identity
these and so many such idiosyncrasy
but the Muslim Woman is a Hijab within a Hijab
layers of unpeeled onion you see
manacled to her lot will she ever be free
married early in life divorced
begs on the streets with her children
her fate her adversity
but she covers herself
in the protective armour of the Hijab
ashamed
by the strictures of her destiny
uneducated, unskilled ,
a burden she was to her
ever blossoming family
8 daughters and 1 son
So she was given away
To the butchers son
A divorcee of forty
Her tailor father gave
Rs 10000 as dowry
4 children in quick succession
He uttered Talaq Talaq Talaq
The end of a Muslim matrimony
Her own family disowned her
Only Allah her savior
While she seeks Him
To set her free
Yes this criminality
Of being born a poor
Muslim Woman per se