User:Almuhajabat

Al Muhajabat is the Arabic word for "The women who wear hijab" Which derives from the Arabic word "hijab" (pronounced "he-jab" which means, "to cover".

Al Muhajabat is a company that started online in 1997. The owner, a college student in Hayward, California made a trip to Amman Jordan for graduation and saw how easy is was to purchase modest Muslim clothing. She created lasting business relationships with the top abaya and jilbab business' and created a name for the American Muslim public to be able to identify themselves as "hijabi's" or muhajabah's.

Due to the September 11th tragedy, Al Muhajabat Islamic Clothing was forced to rethink thier stradegy of modest women's wear. US customs made it impossible to import goods from Arab countries, and it took a year or two to get customs to allow shipments without hassle.

Due to hijab trends changing because of the events of September 11th, Muslim women were often forced to hide their Muslim identity and conceal their hijab's from public view due to discrimination and sometimes racial slurs or attacks.

Al Muhajabat clothing went through years of providing traditional Islamic clothing; long abaya's, jilbabs, and modest hijabs. But due to the changing trends in maintaining an American identity, traditional Arab style clothing became unfashionable and often counter-culture of the Muslim women's identity. Trends shifted towards tunics with embellishments, trousers and jackets, and jewelry as accessories. Modesty took on a different look, and in giving the Muslim women population of America what their demands in clothing were, Al Muhajabat was forced to look at changing their identity at the same pace.

With the new fashion concious Muslimah there was also a change in economics. People found themselves with less money to spend and thus the market for making large clothing purchases decreased as Muslim women shied away from purchasing hijabs with each new outfit they bought in department stores. With many retailers offering shawls and scarfs at competitive prices, and with shipping rates increasing each year, customers lessened making purchases on a whim, and opted to visit their local department store for matching accessories.

In 2010 Al Muhajabat refocused it's market at the Muslim women who accessorizes. She is confident, beautiful and modest. Rebranding Al Muhajabat Islamic Clothing to the new company name, Hijab Jewels gave buyers an idea that hijab's are still a focus in what has made Al Muhajabat important to daily life, but incorporating Jewels gave a distinguished and creative way to accessorize your existing wardrobe.

Hijab Jewels now focuses on all types of popular scarves, while offering a wide range of jeweled underscarves, and hijab pins which are named "Hijab Jewels". In 2008, Al Muhajabat named it's exclusive growing hijab pin collection into the name the company uses today "Hijab Jewels". With it's success, Hijab Jewels focuses on the accessory side of hijab.

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