Wednesday, December 21, 2005

A picture is worth a thousand words

I was looking up an article on Wikipedia for a blog entry, when I came across the following picture under Islam and clothing and decided this picture was more interesting to blog about.

This picture appears on a billboard in Indonesia. The billboard shows a picture warning tourists to wear a proper attire when traveling into this city.

The picture on the left says "Wrong clothing" and the picture on the right says "Correct clothing"

My observations on the picture:
  • Picture on left shows the husband with his arm behind his wife but in the right picture they stand with their hands on the side.
  • Picture on right shows the woman wearing a hijab with traditional Islamic dress in Indonesia.
  • Picture on right shows man wearing a traditional cap worn in Indonesia. He no longer possesses his sunglasses and is wearing a full sleeve shirt.
  • Picture on left shows husband and wife smiling, but picture on right shows them more serious.
  • Picture on left shows buildings and a garden in the background, while picture on right shows a mosque.
I agree with some of the observations, but I don't understand why the modestly dressed Muslims are less happier. Also, what's wrong with sunglasses ? They are so stylish!!!

Are Muslims unhappy non-fashionable people ?

Have a problem with this article on Wikipedia ? No problem, you can edit it yourself.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hello, just to wish you a Merry Christmas - from Portugal, a blog opened a few days ago, only to bring a peace word, around the world, to others. Season Greetings!

Anonymous said...

do you think im not stylish ozair?

Ozair said...

Omar, I agree, the right picture is all about modesty, both the clothing and the mood. My guess is that people would be offended if they were too happy and a modest mood was just right. So the hidden meaning is "Enter our city, be not sad or too happy"

Saqib, the problem is that you are too stylish, don't you remember the reaction when your mom saw your "Justin Timberlake" look at our last family get together. I think she tried to hide from you ;-)