Sorry if this comes out wrong.
Quite often in extremes of weather (both hot and cold) I feel more comfortable with my head covered. In fact, I have been known to do it in private anyway. I suppose it is to o with me being a bit weird with sensory stuff and it making me feel secure, but I also think it looks nice (I have some lovely scarves, but I suppose I do tend to buy them in quite asian areas). I also cover my hair when baking and just leave it on. Sometimes it is a hippy style, sometimes it is wrapped round my neck abd covering my hair completely, sometimes just kind of loosely draped on my head and shoulders.
I also quite often wear long flowing dark clothes, mostly because I find them more practical - nobody wants to see random bits of my flesh poking out when I bend over to help the kids.
A couple of people have said I sometimes look Islamic, or like some kind of russian peasant or Amish. Some people have assumed it is some kind of political statement to look traditional Russian.
I honestly don't do this on purpose - sometimes I wear miniskirts and doc martens.
I'm just a bit worried that this is a kind of 'badge' of Islam for many people, and I would hate to offend anyone.
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Is wearing a headscarf somehow insulting to muslims?
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BrittaPerry · 08/11/2012 22:24
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