This morning we had a class about diagnosis of different diseases and how to exam a patient. One of the guys was volunteered to be the “patient” for our teacher to explain to us how to do it, he was told to lift his shirt and as he did so I didn't know what to do . As I did I realised I was being stupid, because I'm going to have to get used to looking at naked people and examining them myself. Which got me thinking, if it usually frowned on for hijabi girls to hug guys why has there no one be complaining about them being doctors? After all there they have to do full body examination. While I know that in places like Saudia it's probably forbidden ( I think?) for female doctors to treat males , I don't know the law for other Islamic countries. When I really think about it though, it doesn't really bother me all that much because;
- This is the life I chose
- I've grown up here in Europe ,in an environment where being in contact with other guys is inevitable.
Don't get me wrong I tried for a while to not have any contact with other men, but in the Sudanese culture it is a custom to shake hands, and then when I came to university I hugged other guys because I know that for me it means nothing only me being friendly. What I'm wondering about is how other hijabi(doctor/non-doctor) who choose not to have any contact with other men, how do they deal with these situations? Anyone out there?
You can choose to be a doctor only for women. there are thousands of women who need this, which is why inshaAllah, being a doctor is my aim - to serve only women. that way you can make your job halaal for yourself, and you can help the millions of women across the world. InshaAllah you will take this advise and acheive your goal in an islamic way.
ReplyDeleteI'm a new reader to your blog, and I'm LOOVIN it.
ReplyDeleteEspecially this topic. I'm becoming a nurse in Canada --which is not a muslim country as you already know, and I'm really confused about that as well.
Geez i thought in muslim countries it'd be different.
muslimahstory; I never thought about doing that,and it is something to keep in mine, but how would that work? if I wanted to
ReplyDeletespecialize in anything wouldn't I inevitably come into contact with men anyway?
xcomplicationsx; thank you :) it is something that I've never heard people discuss, but even in the muslim countries if it is different, how would studying anatomy work?