Why World Hijab Day: 1 April

Why World Hijab Day: 1 April

Why Hijab Day!!!

Inspired by Martin Luther King’s dream, Nazma too has a dream that women will one day live freely wearing a hijab without experiencing discrimination or religious prejudices.

Nazma gave speech at Rad Talks talking about how she endured discriminating behavior by her classmates during her school time.

“At one point students literally kicked me and spit at me both inside and outside the school,” she said.

“I was known as the only (person) wearing a hijab in the school. I chose to cover up to obey my creator...,” she added, recalling how she was abused both verbally and physically.

“I was called names such as 'Batman' and 'Ninja',” Nazma said.

A large number of Muslim women face the same discrimination in schools, public places and work every day because they choose to wear a head scarf.

World Hijab Day may not end the problems that Muslim women are facing daily, like racism, misogyny, prejudice, and many more.

Yet, it may give a glimpse of the struggles faced by Muslim women to non-Muslims who wear the hijab for one day. (OnIslam.net)