Ladies!!! Empower yourselves!!!!

I have met so many people in these 6 years living in the USA. Some of them were Muslims and some of them were non-Muslims. I was asked a lot of questions about my dress. Believe it or not most of them were asked by Muslim sisters. For example, I went to the mall few days ago and was asked by a fellow hijabi sister if I have ever faced a hate crime because of my dress. This sister was wearing western clothing and hijab and I was head to toe covered. She just reminded of an old nightmare where I saw myself being a victim of the hate crime and getting rid off my hijab. This was a nightmare not because it was a hate crime but because I took off my hijab in fear of that, because I wasn't able to practice my religion freely. After the Paris attack and California shooting, this fear has become more apparent!!! It has made me wonder what can we do about this, are we going to be the silent victim again and blame the system for not standing by our side or are we going to be stuck in the house in fear of being harassed by a minority of people??? Then I came across this video by one sister where she talks about how to defend ourselves with the help of the system. This video is worth watching for all the hijabis out there. This is the time for the ladies to be strong, not to be afraid. We need to defend ourselves. Don't let anyone tell you to take your hijab off!!!! Tell them, we do not observe the hijab for your sake!!!


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