Tamorah Muhammad speaks on why modesty is absent in the media...

Tamorah Shareef Muhammad, 35

 

Tamorah Muhammad is the CEO/Founder of Modesty International which is designed to teach women and young girls the true meaning of modesty. She is the mother of 4 beautiful children and is married to the hard hitting FOI Rahman Shareef Muhammad for 15 Years. Sister Tamorah has been in the Nation of Islam for 17 Years. She has been featured in the Final Call Newspaper by Charlene Muhammad on the topic "Who defines the black woman?" She has also been interviewed by Virtue Magazine which is owned and operated by Audrey Muhammad.

 

During the interview Sis. Tamorah was asked to speak on the topic of why modesty is absent in the media...

 

"This is an excellent question. As you know modesty is not important in this world (Satan's world). So if it's not important, then it is not going to be displayed in the media. This world cares nothing about modesty, all they care about is what sells. Half naked women and clothing that appeal to the non-virtuous men and women are what makes the big dollars for Satan's world. If you go to a merchant who sells non-modest clothing and ask them could they also make modest clothing for modest women they will laugh in your face because there is not a big market for modest clothing when they are promoting to the ignorant masses the styles and trends of promiscuity. This is why it will take sisters like you Sister Naeemah and I to teach women and girls what modesty is and show them that covering their body is protecting them from predators and they should not be ashamed of being covered, they should only be ashamed to be uncovered. This world and the lifestyle that Satan offers to our people is just like the false reality that the people were asleep to in the movie the Matrix. It's like we've been forced to swallow the blue pill of deception since birth and when we are born into this world we are forced away from our nature. We conform to the way of the world dressing indecent to get the attention of men who are like howling dogs, and then you become a one night stand to a man who only wants pleasure and not you.

This is why the teachings of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad are so important. The teachings are our salvation and they open our eyes like the red pill did in the matrix movie and it purifies us. Once our sisters become unblinded and can fully see what this world is about they will reject Satan to transform their thinking, their style of dress, and their lifestyle. Let's look at the word "media". It means the means of communication that reach large numbers of people, such as television, newspapers, and radio. When you watch television do you see them promoting a modest righteous lifestyle? No! They are only going to promote high rating subjects that the people have been conditioned to accept as entertainment, such as fighting among black people, or who's doing the latest twerk dance, who's dating who in the celebrity world, who's cleavage is hanging out, or which celebrity got drunk or who's in rehab.

Since the media is not going to promote modesty and righteousness, we as Muslim women have to do it ourselves. Dressing modestly may not be the popular trend in our society, however, when our people see examples of modesty they may not openly admit it but their nature causes them to admire and respect it. It causes some of our men to give more respect and they will open the door for us. This is the respect that every woman deserves. Therefore we have to reach out to our lost found sisters to take them under our wing and teach them the ways of modesty and righteousness. We also have to do it with great care where they don't feel overwhelmed or scared. We should treat them with the same love and care that hopefully all of us experienced when we first accepted Islam. Then we will find as the Honorable Elijah Muhammad taught that our people would fall in love with Islam once they truly come to understand it."

 

Thank you Sis. Tamorah for speaking up on this important topic and allowing me to feature you on my blog! I pray Allah (God) continues to bless you in your endeavors!

 

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Why is modesty absent in the media?

Why does a woman have to model indecent clothes? Why can't she model something beautiful and righteous instead? Why do women feel as though people have to see her bosom and behind before her mind?

The objectification and sexualization of women in America is no secret. America has taken the natural beauty of women and turned it into something that is vile and indecent. Women have been degraded so much so they've become nothing more than their physical features. But why is that? How and when did this happen?

Historically women of all races have been seen as property but the black woman especially has been defaced and degraded. According to Merriam Webster, deface means to intentionally spoil the appearance of something and degrade means to lower to an inferior or less effective level. The degradation of the black woman is by design, it is not an accident. During slavery the black woman's value was related to how many children she could bear and servicing the sexual needs of the slave master. The women were put on display like merchandise and were bought and sold to be "bred" to different men like livestock. Isn't that what's going on today, women having sexual relations with many different men? Is this modern day slavery?

Evil has been made to be fair seeming. Everything that is unnatural is acceptable in today's society. The media feeds on anything related to sex. They do this to keep our minds on the lowest part of self. We have been fed the wrong things through television, radio, magazines, movies, and the internet for so long we have become numb and blind to the truth. There's a saying that goes, "if you keep telling yourself lies you will eventually start to believe them." That is what's happening in America. Who are our young girls role models? Nicki Minaj? Rihanna? Beyonce? Miley Cyrus? No. We have to be the inspiration we want to see but we must first change the way we think before we can change our behavior.

I will end this topic with a verse from the bible, "...in like manner also, that the woman adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing, but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works."                 -1 Timothy 2:9

I encourage everyone both men and women to give their opinion on this topic and the previous topics. Please keep your comments respectable and refrain from using any profanity. Thank you!

Suggested article(s): http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/National_News_2/America_s_sex-mad_culture_4777.shtml

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