MISUSE OF HIJAB BY SEX COMMERCIAL WORKERS IN EASTLEIGH

The word hijab is literally translated as "cover" in Arabic, but it means more than just a headscarf. More broadly, Hijab refers to a set of codes that regulate modesty, prohibiting sex before marriages and encouraging conservative dress for those practice Islam. Wearing ahijab-type veil was once practice by Christian, Jewish and Muslim women in early 17th century but today it's primarily associated with Muslims. It is one of the most visible sign of a person's being a Muslims. For decades now commercial sex workers in some part of Nairobi have ditched the miniskirt for hijab to lure men, a move that has sparked condemnation from Muslim scholars and Imam. The hijab-worn by Muslim women is a symbol of piety but sex workers in Eastleigh use it to make men believe that the women they're picking up are either Muslim women or from the coast. Some men also associate it with Ethiopian and Eritrean  women who were doing business in some part of Nairobi. Non-muslim sex workers are wearing the veil to attract men who believe they are less promiscuous than those who put on miniskirt. All Imam's in  Eastleigh condemned this act but their advice fall on deaf ear's.