Re: Is it okay if you give ur child a english name: though u are a muslim/pakistiani?
Declaring open season is a big topic here.
I mean its a very nice thing to want to dress conservatively and all that, and to have a widely accepted Muslim name when you live in a Muslim society.
But when you do NOT live in a Muslim society....you call SO much attention to yourself when you wear Hijaab - it defeats the entire purpose as I see it. If you dress conservatively but within the "norms" of society, NO ONE looks at you but when you go out in Hijaab, you call attention to yourself.
Same with names.
As I said before, I see absolutely NOTHING wrong with BOTH adhering to the customs of Islaam AND living within the norms of the society that you CHOOSE to live in.
Last post, I promise.
You have equated having a name, which people can't see or know by looking at you on the street, to standing out like wearing a hijaab.
What about religious Sikhs? They stand out wearing their turbans and having their long beards but they don't care, since they are following their faith.
There's lots of converts to Islam who are proud to wear the hijaab, they don't mind that they stand out, and believe me they stand out more when it is white skin under the hijaab.
The only thing that really does seem to stand out and seem a bit extreme is the burka.