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Mona Haydar

منى حيدر

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† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

The Syrian-American poet-rapper of 'Hijabi' (2017) — a prominent Muslim feminist voice in American music.

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Overview

Muna Haydar (born 1988 in Chicago to a Syrian family) is an American rapper and poet. She is known for the song "My Hijab" (2017), which celebrates veiled women and discusses how society views them. She writes about Islam, motherhood and immigrants. 1

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Shi'ar (the distinctive sign: the inner garment, a battle cry, and dress that sets a group apart)· Abida Parveen· Fartana· In the Name of God· We Are Lady Parts· Timbuktu· Obstructing a marriage (adl): the guardian and the husband· Fleshy growth in the wife's womb and the right to annul (afal)

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islam.museum contributors. “Mona Haydar”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/muna-haydar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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Shi'ar (the distinctive sign: the inner garment, a battle cry, and dress that sets a group apart)

Shi'ar in language is the garment that touches the body, under the outer cloak; in the jurists' usage it is the clear distinctive sign. As a war cry it is the call by which fighters know one another. Most jurists hold that imitating non-Muslims in a dress that marks them out is a ground for judging the imitator an unbeliever in outward legal terms, when done in Muslim lands out of inclination to them, unless necessity requires it. Dress that is conspicuously against custom is disliked; most jurists hold that instruments of drinking gatherings, such as the lute and the pipe, are forbidden.