Students on UW campus wear hijabs for a day [View all]

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As a part of Islam Appreciation week, female students across campus became hijabis for the day — stepping into the shoes of female Muslims on campus.

The event, hosted by the University of Wisconsin Muslim Student Association and Wisconsin Union Directorate Global Connection, aimed to normalize hijabs and address Islamophobia on campus.

Farhat Bhuiyan, one of the organizers of the event, said one of the main goals is to normalize Muslim female practices. She said hijabs don’t always mean that a person is Muslim, they often do.

Throughout the day, Bhuiyan said she received both positive and negative feedback. She said that the negative feedback suggested it was cultural appropriation or offensive.

https://badgerherald.com/news/2016/12/01/students-on-uw-campus-wear-hijabs-for-a-day/

Love seeing these students stand up against hate and islamophobia. Stepping into someone elses shoes for a day... what a concept! I hope this is a growing trend.