Hijabi rock band in Indonesia is breaking all stereotypes
This isn't the first time Muslim women are challenging stereotypes through music and art.
(Web Desk) - A group of girls in Indonesia have started a heavy metal girl band focusing on heavy metal classics and performing their own songs. What’s interesting about them is that they all wear hijabs to cover their hair. This initiative is a step towards challenging stereotypes about Muslim women.
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“I feel like I am exploring my creativity,” says one of the guitarists of the hijabi rock bank. “I am not diminishing my obligations as a Muslim woman.”
The girls met in high school and already have a fan following. A Muslim girl band like this is very crucial in today’s time when the west blames Muslim women of being oppressed.
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But the clerical body on Indonesia supports them and does not see them going against the rules of Islam by singing and having fun. Nur Khamim Djuremi, a member of the Indonesia Ulema Council says, “It doesn’t break any Islamic values. I see it as a form of creativity in teenagers."
This isn’t the first time Muslim women are challenging stereotypes through the expression of music and art. Mona Haydar is another woman from the Middle East who raps about the hijab and aims for inclusivity in her music videos, trying to put in women from all races and nationalities in them. This form of expression is great and is helping to get the message across: not all stereotypes about Muslim women portrayed on TV are correct.
