I literally have to go in my room and lock my door to eat when i'm on my period during ramadan, my mom is really strict about my dad or brothers knowing, but i find that kind of stupid because it's not something i should have to hideĪny man that feels uncomfortable about knowing needs to grow up Īs women’s tweets about period shame during Ramadan gained online attention, many have spoken up in support of women and girls, pointing out that menstruating is a totally normal part of life. I've had my fair share of embarrassment and I'm over it. I am super unapologetic about it around men and I refuse to feel bad or explain myself. #rant /HFLnKtv8X0Įxtremely annoyed that people are STILL making muslim women feel uncomfortable for eating during ramadan while on their periods.
Others pointed out that the stigma attached to menstruation puts women in an especially difficult position during Ramadan because they can neither join in the prayers and fasting, nor eat in public without being shamed for not observing the fasting period.Ī lot of women do that anyway it’s just sad we’ve been brainwashed into thinking we should be ashamed and have to hide it Build a wall, line all the nazis up along it May 30, 2018 Stuck between a rock and a hard place, one of the things that turned me away from religion I used to go to mosque & pretend I wasn’t on my period but you’re not supposed to touch the book so I’d wrap a corner of my scarf around my finger but I still felt like I was sinning. I swear if it was guys getting periods they wouldn’t ban eating in public during Ramadan. Make it stop! Allah created periods also so stop treating them so disgustingly. I am sick and tired of feeling ashamed of being on my period in ramadan and OBVIOUSLY not fasting but then having to be made felt unclean and dirty.
Some said the stigma surrounding periods makes them feel “dirty” and ashamed of a totally natural bodily function during holy month. Sheikh, assistant professor with the Department of Religious Studies at the College of William and Mary, in an interview with Teen Vogue.īut on Twitter over the past few weeks, many girls and women have aired their frustrations about being excluded from Ramadan traditions. Instead, they are expected to make up the missed days of fasting as soon as their periods are over and they are ritually cleansed, said Faraz M. Women and girls don’t have to participate in the fasting and prayer rituals while on their periods because they’re considered ritualistically “impure” while menstruating - but they aren’t simply excused. Take Action: #ItsBloody Time to help Davinia & Nguzo get girls in Nigeria to school during their periods Although fasting is a central practice of Ramadan, not everyone is required to fast, including children, pregnant or nursing women, and women and girls who are menstruating. Getting your period in Ramadan really makes you feel like your missing out you know 😭 like can’t we just skip one period in the whole year.ĭuring Ramadan, the most sacred month of the year in the Islamic faith, those who observe the holy month fast every day from dawn until sunset. As Muslims around the world celebrate Ramadan, some Muslim women have taken to social media to vent about cultural attitudes that exclude menstruating girls and women from partaking in the month-long fast.
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