ZU Beauty Parlor

OK, I've cut and pasted an announcement that went around on ZU mail yesterday. It dealt with the grand opening of the new beauty parlor on the Dubai campus. Apparently we're going to get our own out here on the Abu Dhabi campus as well. This was a major bone of contention with the Abu Dhabi students last year - they hated the fact that their colleagues in Dubai could go the beauty parlor while on campus and they couldn't. I passed it around to many of my female friends at Champlain who, after tossing out a few disparaging remarks, did take note of the special reserved time every day for faculty and staff. The entire concept is an interesting one and relates to the whole dress code issue at Zayed. On the surface the wearing of the black abaya seems repressive, but it's amazing how the women turn it around and make it a statement of personal style and identity. Yes, some of them wear the abaya in a very traditional way, even down to a veil, but the vast majority of them don't. It astonishing how many of them are also sporting stiletto heels or just leave the abaya open in the front and wear it almost like a cape. The new look I noticed the other day was having the lower part in the front cut out so that the abaya actually nicely framed the stone washed jeans (and, again, the tall heels). An increasing number of the women are not wearing a scarf on their head at all, which is actually going in direct opposition to places like the University of Jordan where more and more women are wearing the hijab. The variety of ways that the abaya is, for lack of a better word, accessorized, is dizzying. I wish it were appropriate to take pictures, although I suspect that most of the women would be more than happy to have their picture taken, because the variety would change the perception that most people in the west would have. Now, that said, the interior of the university is a safe island, which, much like home, although for a different reason, allows the students a little more freedom of self-expression.



Opening Hours of Dubai Campus Beauty Salon
September 13, 2011 in Administrative, Campus Services, Dubai, Events, Featured, Student Life by Maria Kennedy

Dear All

The Refinery for Her’s opening hours are as follows:-

For Students:- The Salon opens Sunday – Thursday 8-5pm

For Faculty & Staff :- In addition to the above hours the salon will remain open from 5-7pm for faculty and staff only. Those availing of the additional hours will receive a 10% discount on all treatments



Thanks

Mariia