10:19 - 2016/01/25
By Talya Leodari (Jewish-USA)
I participated in World Hijab Day and it was a good experience that I will repeat. I live in a very small, very Christian town. There were some strange looks and people were staring at me – and then looking away quickly when they realized I saw them looking. A few people seemed surprised that I spoke English. The fact that I was wearing hijab gave me the opportunity to talk to my step children about respect, difference, and peace. I only wish WHD had been on a work day, so I could have had more conversations about it.