MSA Union
supports World Hijab Day on 1st February 2014
World Hijab Day kicked off last year on the 1st February
2013, an initiative started by Sister Nazma Khan. She is a born Bangladeshi,
who moved to the USA at a young age. Her Hijab was her anchor and pride, but
to those who did not understand and accept it, it was the complete opposite.
Many young girls and ladies around the world go through this struggle of
intolerance to the Hijab when in fact wearing the Hijab is a choice, a right
and a beautiful blessing.
The meaning of the Hijab is a veil of modesty to cover ones
physical self which is a practice done by Muslim women according to the
guidelines of Islam. It is the headscarf
or veil worn by the Muslim women. It can also be used to describe the veiling
or seclusion of women in some Islamic societies, customarily practiced in order
to maintain standards of modesty.
This year, we stand together in support of the World Hijab
Day movement. We invite all our Muslim and non-Muslim friends, sisters,
colleagues and mothers to spend a day in wearing the Hijab as to experience
this wonderful gift. This grants us an
opportunity to learn tolerance towards each other, to gain an understanding of
the practice and spread the word of peace. Join our sisters in over 100
countries in spreading the word and engaging in the better understanding of
Hijab.
With recent happenings in the world, like talk of banning of
the Hijab in some countries, it is important that we display that Hijab remains
the choice of the individual- a choice that should not be taken away from any
individual. It should not be a burden or obstacle. We should not feel judged
for wanting to wear this garment so let us break the glass ceiling in a
positive way and invite others to our beautiful way of Hijab.
We would like to encourage you to be part of this movement
in the following ways:
- Invite and encourage a sister (Muslim or non- Muslim to wear the Hijab on this day but also explain to them the beauty of the Hijab when doing so
- Visit the World Hijab Day facebook page and post a little story about your experience through Hijab so that others may be inspired https://www.facebook.com/WorldHijabDay
- If MSAs are able to hand out a few scarves to ladies in their surroundings as gifts when inviting them to join World Hijab Day this would be awesome!
- Join us on twitter on Fri, 31st Jan 2014 at 8 pm as we spread the word and invite all to join World Hijab Day
- Support this movement directly or indirectly according to your means
Please check out this link for more information on how this
all started and be inspired!
Yours in Islam
Shukran Jazeelan
Nasreen Hamdulay
Head of Community and Social Outreach
MSA Union of South Africa
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