Many Muslim women choose to wear the hijab – the traditional Muslim head scarf for women – only during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, as a symbol of respect and to connect with God while fasting. The opinions about the hijab vary wildly among Egyptian women: some envision a lifetime with the hijab after this year's Ramada, citing a close connection with God; others refuse to wear the hijab, claiming the God during Ramadan is the same year-round. “I refuse to wear hijab during Ramadan because values and principles cannot be split apart. When a girl wears hijab during Ramadan it only means that she fears God for one month, and the rest of the year she doesn't fear him,” said 24-year-old Sara Abdou. “If the hijab is supposed to be a moral, it's immoral to wear hijab during Ramadan only and take it off during all the year's months.” Abdou continued, asking, “God during Ramadan is the same God during the whole year, why should we obey him for one month only?” "I don't wear the hijab but my clothes are decent. I used to wear the hijab during Ramadan only, and after the month ended I would take the Hijab off, but I believe that one day I won't take it off because I pray, and I'm not hasty about the Hijab thing,” said 27-year-old Zeinab Ahmed. “I'm still young,” she added.