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Almost one million participants are expected to mark the second World Hijab day next February 1, creating the much needed awareness of hijab as a Muslim women right and educating the masses about the origins and reasons for the Islamic headwear.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“My hijaab is my swag, I don’t brag but I drag my wisdom from the Quran,\u201d Zainab Warda Mohammed, a Muslim from Germany, said in a post on World Hijab Day facebook page.<\/span>
\u201cIt Covers my hair not my brain and reveals my dignity not my body.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Mohammed is one of an expected one million participants in this year\u2019s World Hijab Day next February 1.<\/span>
The event, held for the second consecutive year, was first suggested by New York woman Nazma Khan to encourage non-Muslim women to don the hijab and experience it.<\/span>
It was designed as part of a bid to foster better understanding and counteract controversies surrounding hijab as a Muslim choice.<\/span>
Last year, Khan\u2019s suggestion soon found support from all over the world with the group’s literature translated into 22 languages.<\/span>
She has also been contacted by people in dozens of countries, including the UK, Australia, India, Pakistan, France and Germany.<\/span>
By opening up new pathways to understanding, Nazma hopes to counteract some of the controversies surrounding why Muslim women choose to wear the hijab.<\/span>
During last year\u2019s event, Jess Rhodes, a student from the UK, was one of the thousands of participants who chose to wear hijab in response to World Hijab Day.<\/span>
A few days later, she decided to explore the Qur’an in order to fully understand Islam. It was through reading the Qur\u2019an that she found a sense of peace and chose to convert to Islam.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Getting huge support on the Facebook, the event was also supported by Mufti Ismail Menk who praised it as creating a much needed awareness about hijab.<\/span>
\u201cA large number of non-Muslims show great support for our sisters and get a first hand feel of the hijab by donning it for a day,\u201d he said in a stamtent on Facebook last week.<\/span>
\u201cAmongst other benefits from last years experience was that many non-Muslims have since actively supported the hijab and show greater appreciation and respect for hijabis.\u201d<\/span>
\u201cThe idea is also to support those of us shying away due to the incorrect perceptions of the hijab to take the steps we\u2019ve been longing to take,\u201d he added.<\/span>
Mufti Menk added that the event was expected to correct misconceptions about hijab.<\/span>
\u201cWhen the world understands what hijab is, where it comes from and why it is donned, it will appreciate that banning it would do more harm than good,\u201d he said.<\/span>
\u201cWorld Hijab Day is simply to create awareness and educate the world and because reminding is beneficial to all, World Hijab Day is held annually.\u201d<\/span>
Islam sees hijab as an obligatory code of dress, not a religious symbol displaying one\u2019s affiliations.<\/span>
Hijab has been in the eye of storm since France banned the headscarf in public places in 2004.<\/span>
Since then, several European countries have followed suit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:<\/span> OnIslam<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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