21 Aug, 2013
PressTV – Female Swedish activists don hijab to protest attack on Muslim woman
Swedish women of various faiths have posted photos on the Internet wearing an Islamic headdress (hijab) to express solidarity with a Muslim woman assaulted in the country for having a hijab.
The effort, reported Tuesday by the local press, was part of a Hijab Outcry Campaign, initiated by Swedish women, including a number of politicians and media personalities. The female participants in the campaign posted their photographs on social media websites while donning different forms of hijab.
The woman activists further called on the Swedish government to guarantee the right of religious freedom in the country.
via PressTV – Female Swedish activists don hijab to protest attack on veiled Muslim woman.
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