Advice regarding hijab please

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Hi, I've drawn a colleague who wears a hijab in our Secret Santa. I wondered about getting her one of the beautiful fastening pins I've seen, but wanted to check it's okay to do that. I suppose I just want to know whether they're just like a broach or scarf pin or if there's a religious or cultural significance to them and I should just get her some bubble bath instead!

There are a million other things you could get her so why risk it?

My mum wears the hijab and would love the pin as a gift. I think it's a lovely and thoughtful idea 😊

lovely idea!
I notice some women use these and some don't and I've never heard they have any special significance, so I say go for it

If she doesn’t wear on already I would avoid!
Have you seen the M&S light up candles? They’re effective, and inoffensive

I'd steer clear of anything to do with it tbh. You sound very thoughtful but she might not appreciate a gift that draws attention to the fact she wears a hijab. Stick to bubble bath :)

Does she usually wear pretty things or does she dress very plainly? Some Muslim women prefer to dress in a very plain fashion as they do not believe in drawing attention to their appearance in any way. Some love colours and jewellery, some, like my colleague, only wear dark colours without adornment.
Other ideas- fancy vegetarian non alcoholic chocolates
A beautiful scarf. An expensive notebook. Pyjamas if the budget stretches to it as she will dress very differently at home. Or put aside the Muslim but and just but something any woman might like.

Does she usually wear pretty things or does she dress very plainly? Some Muslim women prefer to dress in a very plain fashion as they do not believe in drawing attention to their appearance in any way. Some love colours and jewellery, some, like my colleague, only wear dark colours without adornment.
Other ideas- fancy vegetarian non alcoholic chocolates
A beautiful scarf. An expensive notebook. Pyjamas if the budget stretches to it as she will dress very differently at home. Or put aside the Muslim but and just but something any woman might like.

Because I like to try to get things for people that reflect them a little bit, not just generic candles or smellies.

It's difficult to say, we're in healthcare so she wears a uniform, and we've never socialised outside of work.

I wanted to avoid anything Christmassy, tbh.

I'm not Muslim but it sounds like a lovely idea to me. Very thoughtful and personal.

I asked a Muslim friend of mine who said its a great idea as long as you know she already wears a pin.

I wear the hijab and would think this a very thoughtful gift if I received this from a colleague. I'm always losing my hijab pins and could do with adding more to my collection!

I think it's a lovely idea. You are acknowledging her as a person.

Because it’s a lovely gift that’s clearly had thought and effort put into it. The ops intelligent enough to check there’s nothing offensive about it, which there isn’t. It’s comes down to personal taste, like most things

I am a hijab wearing woman and I'd be very touched to receive such a thoughtful gift!

just but something any woman might like.

Which is what, exactly? There's nothing that every woman likes and aiming a present at some generic idea based on some idea of a demographic group rather than anything related to the person's interests and likes is a bad idea.

It’s a beautiful idea, very thoughtful

A good friend of mine is Muslim and says that every present she gets in work is something 'islamic', such as a scarf, prayer mat, wall art of Quran. She said her line manager always tells her she wants to get her something 'reflective' of her, but she has other facets of her being that isn't faith related. The practising Christians never get faith related presents. She loves candles and books, and her colleagues know this. They mean we'll obviously, but she never looks forward to any presents because she knows they'll be from the Etsy 'most popular' Islamic items list.

But to answer your question OP, the brooch is a lovely idea if she already wears them. My friend wears hijab magnets as they don't leave a hole in the material. I know she definitely wouldn't wear a brooch.

As long as she already uses pins, go for it! My friends are always loosing their pins😂 I’m sure most women who wear hijabs would be appreciative of any extra ones

Op- yep I'm Jewish and I get so many faith related gifts.

Choose something that reflects her as a woman, not as a Muslim maybe?

Surely she is more than just her faith?

I really wouldn’t.

Why single out the fact she wears a hijab. She is a well rounded person like you - use your imagination or find out more about her.