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Re: Work opportunities for Muslim women
salaam alikoum, interesting thread since I am in the process of trying to find a job since I recently moved back home and now I have student loans to pay (don't get me started about our educational system here!) Now that I am adult, I can't rely on my parents, and as much as I want to be a "homemaker" (I think that's the politically correct term they're using now), I have to be my sole provider.
However, I can share my experience from when I lived in France, where wearing the hijab to work (in the public sector) is not allowed and now the burqua is banned in public. Luckily I had some great connections and I landed a job teaching in a private Muslim school, which does not have to abide by those rules, thus I not only was able to do my prayers on time, but wear my hijab and work in a wonderful Islam rich environment.
Many of my Muslima friends worked, and since they refuse to remove their hijab, with reason, may Allah reward them inshAllah, they had to be very creative about jobs- many had home daycares, or babysat, those that spoke Arabic gave lessons to other Muslim women/children, some starting their own online businesses of selling clothes/books/Islamic items, some worked in family owned shops (bakery, butcher), some made oriental pastries and sold them. Really it is possible in that situation, but you have to be creative.
salaam alikoum, interesting thread since I am in the process of trying to find a job since I recently moved back home and now I have student loans to pay (don't get me started about our educational system here!) Now that I am adult, I can't rely on my parents, and as much as I want to be a "homemaker" (I think that's the politically correct term they're using now), I have to be my sole provider.
However, I can share my experience from when I lived in France, where wearing the hijab to work (in the public sector) is not allowed and now the burqua is banned in public. Luckily I had some great connections and I landed a job teaching in a private Muslim school, which does not have to abide by those rules, thus I not only was able to do my prayers on time, but wear my hijab and work in a wonderful Islam rich environment.
Many of my Muslima friends worked, and since they refuse to remove their hijab, with reason, may Allah reward them inshAllah, they had to be very creative about jobs- many had home daycares, or babysat, those that spoke Arabic gave lessons to other Muslim women/children, some starting their own online businesses of selling clothes/books/Islamic items, some worked in family owned shops (bakery, butcher), some made oriental pastries and sold them. Really it is possible in that situation, but you have to be creative.
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