I no longer want to wear the hijab.

Why do you women wear hijabs? Is it to cover up their beautiful hair and face? If God wanted you to cover up your hair then why (since you are made in God's imagine) did he give you hair in the first place?

I'm assuming you're also against homosexuality (since that's what your outdated and backward religion believes...)? Then I ask you this also; why would God create people to be like that?

What exactly would make you question her mental state? She seems quite reasoned and has done research. Why would she just ask for information from Islamic sources who are most likely going to be one sided?

To the OP I think you are very brave and if you are certain in your decision you might want to test the waters by bringing the subject up to see what your parents opinion is.

I go to a uni close to home, so there's not much choice.
Should I just wear it off for one day, and put it on the next etc?

Thank you so much.
My dad is dead, but he certainly would have been against it, which is what I feel is holding me back the most.
My mum would equally be as upset about it, and would deal with it in anger e.g. chucking me out.

Oh i'm sorry to hear about your dad At the end of the day you have your own life and have to live it in a way that makes YOU feel happy (my own dad is dead so I can understand your feelings.)

Thank you guys for all of your responses.
I was initially very scared and a little tearful when making this thread, but the vast majority of these posts have done nothing but motivate me further to live more for myself.
I can't say that it's going to be easy, but tomorrow I should be heading out for a meal, and I think that I'm not going to wear the hijab for the first time.
Yes, it might be scary and it might end terribly, but there really is no harm in trying, is there?

It's not just science. It's how I feel, too. I felt nothing - complete indifference - a year or so ago, after the death of my father. Now, I almost feel frustration when hearing about Islam; it's becoming some sort of aversion to me.
For as long as I could remember, Islam has been shovelled down my throat as "fact", and so I believed it to be so. It's only fairly recently that I began to feel differently.
I feel as if I've just woken up from a dream and realised that you genuinely do only have one life - why should I live it and do things that don't necessarily make me happy to please God? There's more to life than religion; a whole world is out there. I know that sounds cheesy, but it's how I feel.

Thank you guys for all of your responses.
I was initially very scared and a little tearful when making this thread, but the vast majority of these posts have done nothing but motivate me further to live more for myself.
I can't say that it's going to be easy, but tomorrow I should be heading out for a meal, and I think that I'm not going to wear the hijab for the first time.
Yes, it might be scary and it might end terribly, but there really is no harm in trying, is there?

I'm an 18 year old Somali who simply doesn't believe any more due to personal circumstances and researching more into religion and science.
Lately, I've been feeling like a hypocrite, walking around with a hijab on despite the change of my beliefs.
Two friends of mine have stopped wearing the hijab, but they're Bengali and their parents are less strict about covering up. I felt so envious of how much freedom they have.
I haven't told anyone that I no longer believe, as I'm too fearful of the consequences, but I know that I'm wearing the hijab for the wrong reasons. Religious friends have told me that they feel pride when wearing the hijab, but I feel nothing but frustration and anger at being restricted to show my hair. I fail to see why I can't show it - it's MY hair, I should be allowed to show it as much as I want, but it's not as easy as that.
The community I live in is very, very strict in terms of religion; I feel so emotionally isolated, and everyone seems to be so much happier than me.
The thing is, my whole family are devout Muslims who would surely kick me out if I dared to do such a thing.
This is genuinely getting me depressed; I don't know what to do. Can anyone help?

congratulations on having a brain in your head. However, I'd suggest leaving wherever it is you live. You're surrounded by what amounts to people suffering from a mental sickness, and who knows, maybe if you go public with all this you're the next girl that gets acid thrown in her face. If I was you I'd just get the hell out.

oh so a girl who wears a hijab doesn't have a brain?!

Thank you guys for all of your responses.
I was initially very scared and a little tearful when making this thread, but the vast majority of these posts have done nothing but motivate me further to live more for myself.
I can't say that it's going to be easy, but tomorrow I should be heading out for a meal, and I think that I'm not going to wear the hijab for the first time.
Yes, it might be scary and it might end terribly, but there really is no harm in trying, is there?

Thank you so much.
My dad is dead, but he certainly would have been against it, which is what I feel is holding me back the most.
My mum would equally be as upset about it, and would deal with it in anger e.g. chucking me out.

Thank you guys for all of your responses.
I was initially very scared and a little tearful when making this thread, but the vast majority of these posts have done nothing but motivate me further to live more for myself.
I can't say that it's going to be easy, but tomorrow I should be heading out for a meal, and I think that I'm not going to wear the hijab for the first time.
Yes, it might be scary and it might end terribly, but there really is no harm in trying, is there?

Why do you women wear hijabs? Is it to cover up their beautiful hair and face? If God wanted you to cover up your hair then why (since you are made in God's imagine) did he give you hair in the first place?

I'm assuming you're also against homosexuality (since that's what your outdated and backward religion believes...)? Then I ask you this also; why would God create people to be like that?