I have seen several instances in which a young teenage girl chooses to wear hijab even though her parents are discouraging her from it. When you see these young women speaking to their parents saying that they are willing to endure prejudice and bigotry because they prefer the hijab you understand that it is not oppressive. It is the bigotry and sexism of the society around us that is oppressive -- not the hijab which gives a woman privacy and honor and respects the rights of her femininity.