Стихи об Исламе (по-английски)

I am a Muslim woman
(by Jenn Zaghloul)

I am a Muslim woman
Feel free to ask me why
When I walk,
I walk with dignity
When I speak
I do not lie

I am a Muslim woman
Not all of me you''ll see
But what you should appreciate
Is that the choice I make is free

I''m not plagued with depression
I''m neither cheated nor abused
I don''t envy other women
And I''m certainly not confused

Note, I speak perfect English
Et un petit peu de Francais aussi
I''m majoring in Linguistics
So you need not speak slowly

I run my own small business
Every cent I earn is mine
I drive my Chevy to school & work
And no, that''s not a crime!

You often stare as I walk by
You don''t understand my veil
But peace and power I have found
As I am equal to any male!

I am a Muslim woman
So please don''t pity me
For God has guided me to truth
And now I''m finally free! 

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Sisters in Islam 

 
No longer shackled by the oppression
of miniskirts and see-thru shirts,
my sisters stand proud.
Covered by cloth and more so by conviction
submission to Allah, they stand apart from the crowd.
The taunts, the jeers, the stares, the leers
Never fazing or dissuading them from following the deen.
Real women they be, the epitome of femininity
strong, secure, complete human beings.
Not slaves to the world of fashion
which is always askin''
for women to dress in as less as they can.
Their hijab is for the sake of Allah
in imaan and taqwa
they refuse to be objectified by man.
Such are my sisters in Islam.