Non-Muslim girls in Lincolnshire will soon be asked to wear a hijab for a day, to “raise awareness of discrimination”.
Ghada Mohamed of the Lincoln Muslim Sisters Forum says she came up with the idea in response to a number of incidents where girls wearing headscarfs were subjected to abuse.
Mrs Mohamed hopes secondary schools across the country will sign up and it will lead to “better understanding”.
I suppose the idea of Muslim girls removing their hijabs for a day to get a “better understanding” of how the majority of their fellow countrywomen live is out of the question? Or even asking Muslim boys to wear the hijab so they can experience what it’s like to always go around with your head covered and wonder how nice that actually is for girls?
No, I thought not. In my experience, Lincolnshire folk are a rather gentle, easy-going lot. “Aright, mi dook?” is the way everyone, regardless of creed, colour or gender, is greeted. But I can see why parents would resist their daughters taking part in a hijab day. [The Telegraph] Read more
