Huda Quhshi in her women only salon Le'Jemalik in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
Helayne Seidman
Huda Qushi in her women only salon Le'Jemalik in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
Huda Qushi 37, is opening city's first female only beauty parlor catering to hijab-clad clients. since its forbidden in Islam for women to show their hair to men outside their family member, getting a hair cut can be a dreaded shore for some. "I have always had a difficult time finding a salon that could accommodate me, even for a simple haircut,' said Qushi, who in black scarf. Qushi has three children in her married, said she has heard countlesss horror stories of Muslim women being shpoved into cramped closets, jammed in creepy basement od denied services altogher. "I once decided to go to a saloon and when a man walked in i had to throw my head scarf over my wet hair and run to a back room. she recalled. After that experience, I was like, You know what? We can't do this." Her beauty parlor, on fifth Avenue in Bay Ridge, Broklyn, is called Le' Jemalik salon - "for your beauty" in Arabic. The salon will shield customers from male gazes y having an opaque revolving door that opens to a reception area blocking the view to the salon floor. "We want women to be able to come in and feel completely relaxed," Qushi said. The man-free sanctuary will offer up a range of typical beauty service such as hair, waxing, facials, manicures and pedicures, while providing unique services like henna and halal nails eyebrow shaping. "We are always coming up with ways to accommodate women who want certain things but can't get what they want because of their religion," Qushi added. A range of services will be offeres, from $25 no frills haircuts to $700 bridal packages. And while it will specialize in Muslim services, "women of all faith, races and ethnicities are welcome," Qushi said. original -> http://nypost.com/2017/01/22/women-only-salon-to-open-its-doors-for-hijab-clad-clients/
