30 day hijab challenge Archives - World Hijab Dayhttps://worldhijabday.com/tag/30-day-hijab-challenge/Better Awareness. Greater Understanding. Peaceful WorldTue, 15 Dec 2020 23:57:30 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4https://i0.wp.com/worldhijabday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-world-hijab-day-logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=130 day hijab challenge Archives - World Hijab Dayhttps://worldhijabday.com/tag/30-day-hijab-challenge/3232 6184316720 reasons why you should take the 30 Day Ramadan Hijab Challengehttps://worldhijabday.com/20-reasons-take-30-day-ramadan-hijab-challenge/Mon, 14 May 2018 21:18:57 +0000https://worldhijabday.com/?p=364720 Reasons why the World Hijab Day Organization’s 30-Day Ramadan Hijab Challengeis a good idea: 1 – It raises awareness surrounding the hijab. 2 – It opens up a dialogue for those people who don’t usually wear it – Muslim and non Muslim. 3 – Raises awareness for World Hijab Day and our plight against…

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20 Reasons why the World Hijab Day Organization’s 30-Day Ramadan Hijab Challengeis a good idea:
1 – It raises awareness surrounding the hijab.
2 – It opens up a dialogue for those people who don’t usually wear it – Muslim and non Muslim.
3 – Raises awareness for World Hijab Day and our plight against prejudice, bigotry and religious hatred.
4 – Encourages Muslim women to try the hijab for a set period of time to see if they are ready to take that step.
5 – Gives non-Muslims a chance to walk in someone else’s shoes for more than just a day.
6 – Can raise money for charity – The World Hijab Day Organization.
7 – The more people who join in, the more hijabs are seen, in turn promoting tolerance.
8 – Promotes education regarding the Hijab – for those wearing it and those questioning it.
9 – It is an experience that will go beyond the 30 days – either Islamically or spiritually the participant will experience along their journey.
10 – The challenge will provide a sense of purpose for the participant and then a sense of achievement when completed.
11 – It gives participants the opportunity to meet new people. When they open a dialogue etc they may form new connections and friends.
12 – It is a show of solidarity to our Hijabi sisters worldwide.
13 – For Muslims taking part it will reep thawab (spiritual rewards) for their charitable efforts.
14 – For some, being covered can give them more self respect, regardless of religion.
15 – Can help people feel closer to God, regardless of religion.
16 – The bigger a movement gets the more impact it can have worldwide. Thus promoting the idea of tolerance even further.
17 – Covering yourself can give you an opportunity to focus more on yourself rather than how you look, it makes you take a deeper look into yourself.
18 – It provides a glimpse for non-Muslims to see what Hijabi women face on a day to day basis.
19 – This challenge is not about proving you are a ‘good Muslim’ or ‘purer and closer to God than others’. It is a Ramadan challenge providing an opportunity for everyone to join in for their own personal reasons regardless of religion. Ramadan is partly about making changes, facing challenges and sacrifice.
20 – It can empower women – making the choice to participate can empower you as a woman knowing you are supporting and promoting other women’s choices.

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]]>3647Canadian non-Muslim wears hijab for 30 dayshttps://worldhijabday.com/canadian-non-muslim-wears-hijab-for-30-days/https://worldhijabday.com/canadian-non-muslim-wears-hijab-for-30-days/#commentsSat, 20 Jun 2015 06:47:06 +0000https://worldhijabday.com/?p=2639By Samantha Melia  I participated in 30-day Ramadan Hijab Challenge in 2014 and I came to a better understanding of not only why the hijab is worn but a better understanding of myself and what I stand for as a person. I come from a Christian family, though I believe in God, I am not religious,…

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I participated in 30-day Ramadan Hijab Challenge in 2014 and I came to a better understanding of not only why the hijab is worn but a better understanding of myself and what I stand for as a person. I come from a Christian family, though I believe in God, I am not religious, and as a young child I never really understood why certain people dressed like that and as I got older I was always told the women are forced to wear them and that the hijab is a sign of oppression (I now know this is not true).

Wearing the hijab I felt the complete opposite. I felt liberated from the pressures of society to look a certain way and I even felt more feminine and confident. I had always thought hijabs were beautiful but I was always afraid of telling anyone or telling my parents that I wanted to try wearing one for fear of what others would think or if I wasn’t allowed to wearing one. That was until this Hijab Challenge. Even though the hijab challenge is finished I still occasionally wear the hijab for how it makes me feel.

Being covered I have more self-respect, it makes me feel closer to God and feel a freedom I was unaccustomed to before. The challenge was difficult at times, people looked at me in certain ways (not good way) and some people even yelled rude things at me from their cars but I have come to understand that people who truly care for me will accept me for who I am not what I wear or how I look.

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