Comments on: Somalia: Can a hijab-wearing blogger get a respectable job in the US? http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/19/somalia-blogs-wrapup/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:13:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Edward Wright, Sr. http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/19/somalia-blogs-wrapup/comment-page-1/#comment-1422669 Edward Wright, Sr. Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:09:00 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/19/somalia-blogs-wrapup/#comment-1422669 I am sure you can get a respectable here(in the US) based on your skills, not your appearance. Do be prepared for some odd looks, and curious questions. I am sure you can get a respectable here(in the US) based on your skills, not your appearance. Do be prepared for some odd looks, and curious questions.

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]]> By: Idil http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/19/somalia-blogs-wrapup/comment-page-1/#comment-1395250 Idil Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:12:08 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/19/somalia-blogs-wrapup/#comment-1395250 okay so im a bit embarrassed now...who reads my blog anyway? and kate please don't judge me, to be quite honest if your a muslim women trying to find a job or at least anything in this world its much harder then lets say a non hijabi and also i dont think i've ever had a major failure in life but kate honey let me tell you one thing i may be a little naive but i am not a stupid teenager i have had great success in life and also a few downfalls but that is joy of being a human and gosh why am i being blasted? i know you quoted me and everything but can't i get a heads up instead of just stummbling across your page? okay so im a bit embarrassed now…who reads my blog anyway?

and kate please don’t judge me, to be quite honest if your a muslim women trying to find a job or at least anything in this world its much harder then lets say a non hijabi and also i dont think i’ve ever had a major failure in life but kate honey let me tell you one thing i may be a little naive but i am not a stupid teenager i have had great success in life and also a few downfalls but that is joy of being a human

and gosh why am i being blasted? i know you quoted me and everything but can’t i get a heads up instead of just stummbling across your page?

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Morocco: Hijab as a Choice http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/19/somalia-blogs-wrapup/comment-page-1/#comment-1390294 Global Voices Online » Morocco: Hijab as a Choice Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:12:07 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/19/somalia-blogs-wrapup/#comment-1390294 [...] For more on the subject of hijab, read Abdurahman Warsame's recent article, “Somalia: Can a hijab-wearing blogger get a respectable job in the US?” [...] [...] For more on the subject of hijab, read Abdurahman Warsame's recent article, “Somalia: Can a hijab-wearing blogger get a respectable job in the US?” [...]

]]> By: Kate http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/19/somalia-blogs-wrapup/comment-page-1/#comment-1389227 Kate Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:22:16 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/19/somalia-blogs-wrapup/#comment-1389227 Girl, its definately not the hijab! Just judging from what you have written I think its a combination of a chip on your shoulder, and the way you express yourself. "a black women who sounds white"? I don't think so! More like a stuttering teenager who say "like like" a little too much. Grow up and stop looking for excuses for your failures. Girl, its definately not the hijab! Just judging from what you have written I think its a combination of a chip on your shoulder, and the way you express yourself. “a black women who sounds white”? I don’t think so! More like a stuttering teenager who say “like like” a little too much. Grow up and stop looking for excuses for your failures.

]]> By: Mwangi - the Displaced African http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/19/somalia-blogs-wrapup/comment-page-1/#comment-1389037 Mwangi - the Displaced African Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:46:12 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/19/somalia-blogs-wrapup/#comment-1389037 Dbird my opinion on the matter is not just some naive estimation it's based on a couple of observations and experiences living in the West. First of all, I'm in Aussie so perhaps the level of discrimination is higher in the States BUT: 1) There are almost no barriers to entry level jobs - even language. As long as people can kind of understand you, there are a number of jobs that are practically thrown at you - supermarket jobs, nursing jobs etc etc 2) The media hype surrounding racism and discrimination on the basis of religion is much greater than the reality on the ground. This I know because I have worked entry level jobs with a significant number of Somalis and people from all over Africa and Asia. Maybe it's just different in the States but in Oz, the racism situation is much less than I would have thought when I first showed up. My two cents Dbird my opinion on the matter is not just some naive estimation it’s based on a couple of observations and experiences living in the West. First of all, I’m in Aussie so perhaps the level of discrimination is higher in the States BUT:
1) There are almost no barriers to entry level jobs – even language. As long as people can kind of understand you, there are a number of jobs that are practically thrown at you – supermarket jobs, nursing jobs etc etc
2) The media hype surrounding racism and discrimination on the basis of religion is much greater than the reality on the ground. This I know because I have worked entry level jobs with a significant number of Somalis and people from all over Africa and Asia.
Maybe it’s just different in the States but in Oz, the racism situation is much less than I would have thought when I first showed up.

My two cents

]]> By: Dbird http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/19/somalia-blogs-wrapup/comment-page-1/#comment-1388651 Dbird Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:48:25 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/19/somalia-blogs-wrapup/#comment-1388651 Mwangi's response to Idil is naive at best. People may react differently to your hijab depending on location (NYC or rural South Carolina?), career (finance or food service?), for example. However, it is illegal in the US to discriminate against a potential employee on the basis of gender, ethnicity, religion or other protected categories, and if you believe you have been discriminated against on one or more of these bases you should contact the EEOC or ACLU for advice. Mwangi’s response to Idil is naive at best. People may react differently to your hijab depending on location (NYC or rural South Carolina?), career (finance or food service?), for example. However, it is illegal in the US to discriminate against a potential employee on the basis of gender, ethnicity, religion or other protected categories, and if you believe you have been discriminated against on one or more of these bases you should contact the EEOC or ACLU for advice.

]]> By: Mwangi - the Displaced African http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/19/somalia-blogs-wrapup/comment-page-1/#comment-1388527 Mwangi - the Displaced African Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:34:53 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/19/somalia-blogs-wrapup/#comment-1388527 I don't think the Hijab has as much to do with it as one would think. Business is business and whoever can do the best job gets the job. I think attitude and the way you carry yourself and whether or not you have a chip on your shoulder have much more to do with it than a hijab. I don’t think the Hijab has as much to do with it as one would think. Business is business and whoever can do the best job gets the job. I think attitude and the way you carry yourself and whether or not you have a chip on your shoulder have much more to do with it than a hijab.

]]> By: Solana Larsen http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/19/somalia-blogs-wrapup/comment-page-1/#comment-1388501 Solana Larsen Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:49:29 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/19/somalia-blogs-wrapup/#comment-1388501 Corrected thanks! Corrected thanks!

]]> By: Dbird http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/19/somalia-blogs-wrapup/comment-page-1/#comment-1388447 Dbird Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:50:26 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/02/19/somalia-blogs-wrapup/#comment-1388447 surely you mean 'respectable' not 'respectful' surely you mean ‘respectable’ not ‘respectful’

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