January 19, 2025 – The World Hijab Day Organization is thrilled to announce the World Hijab Day Global Virtual Conference 2025, a groundbreaking event celebrating the voices, stories, and contributions of hijabi women from around the globe. This year’s theme, “Hijabis Unsilenced,” shines a spotlight on the resilience, empowerment, and achievements of women who wear the hijab while addressing pressing global challenges such as Islamophobia and gender equity.

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (EST)
Where to Watch:

• WorldHijabDay.com/Live
• Facebook.com/worldhijabday
• YouTube.com/worldhijabday
• Instagram.com/WorldHijabDay
• X.com/WorldHijabDay

Topics 

1. Faith and Feminism: How the Hijab Empowers Women | February 1st, 2025 | 9 AM EST/8 AM CT/2 PM GMT
2. The Impact of Islamophobia on Hijabi Women | February 1st, 2025 | 10 AM EST/9 AM CT/3 PM GMT 
3. From Silence to Strength: Personal Stories of Overcoming Adversity | February 1st, 2025 | 11 AM EST/10 AM CT/4 PM GMT
4. Hijabis on the Frontlines of Humanitarian Efforts | February 1st, 2025 | 12 PM EST/11 AM CT/5 PM GMT

Dynamic Speakers and Moderators

This year’s lineup features thought leaders, activists, and professionals who will inspire and educate attendees.

Speakers include:

• Batouly Camara – Founder & CEO, WAKE
• Sveto Muhammad Ishoq – Afghan Women’s Rights Activist
• Dr. Suzy Ismail – Director, Cornerstone
• Samra Ilyas – Executive Director, Government-Social Services
• Kiran Malik-Khan – Senior Communications Director, Tampa YMCA
• Sundas Shamshad – Founder, Sister in Cancer YMM
• Shreen Mahmood – Founder, Muslims Connect
• Fadya Risheq – Palestinian Activist

Moderators include:

• Shreen Mahmood – Humanitarian 
• Ashley Pearson Khan – Content Creator
• Khansa Chemnad – Data Scientist and Author
• Hamda Mohamed – Marketing Manager and Facilitator

A Platform for Change

The World Hijab Day Global Virtual Conference aims to foster meaningful dialogue on:

• The empowerment of hijabi women through faith and feminism.
• The impact of Islamophobia and ways to address it.
• Inspiring stories of hijabis leading humanitarian efforts worldwide.

Proceeds from the event will fund diversity workshops in schools, creating safe and inclusive environments for Muslim students.

Join the Movement

The World Hijab Day Organization invites everyone to join this free, virtual event to celebrate unity, empowerment, and the diverse experiences of hijabi women.

RSVP and Share: Join the Facebook Event Page and spread the word to your networks!

Let’s celebrate the voices that deserve to be heard. Together, we are “Hijabis Unsilenced.”

About World Hijab Day
The World Hijab Day Organization is a nonprofit organization committed to fighting discrimination against Muslim women through awareness, education, and empowerment initiatives.

For more information, visit WorldHijabDay.org

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Date: Wednesday, February 1st, 2023 
Time: 8:30 AM-1:00 PM (EST): 
Location:
Watch LIVE here: 
Facebook.com/worldhijabday
YouTube.com/worldhijabday
WorldHijabDay.com/Live

Conference Schedule: 
Opening Ceremony Quran Recitation:
Time: 8:30 AM EST 
Maryam Jazeem: Multi Award Winning Female Quran Reciter, 10 yrs old.

Opening statement: 
Time: 8:45 AM EST 
Nazma Khan: Founder & CEO, World Hijab Day Organization

PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Topic #1: Being An Unapologetic Hijabi 
Time: 9 AM EST
Speakers: 
Shatu Sani Garko: Miss Nigeria 2021 
Deqa Dhalac: First Somali American mayor in the United States 

Topic #2: Progression, Not Oppression
Time: 10 AM EST
Speakers: 
Sveto Muhammad Ishoq: LSE & Schwarzman Scholar
Dr. Uzma Syed: Infectious Disease Expert 

Topic #3: Hijabophobia in Public Space and Labor Market 
Time: 11 AM EST
Speaker:
Afaf Nasher, Esq.: Executive Director, CAIR-NY

(“Know Your Rights” Presentation will be given)

Topic #4: Media and Hijab
Time: 12 PM EST
Speakers: 
Shaima Elbialy: French journalist and activist 
Zainabrights: Journalist

Join Conference Facebook event here
Download Conference promotional flyer here

Mark your calendars! DON’T MISS IT!

For more information, contact us at info@worldhijabday.org

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On Friday, May 27th, 2022, at 9:00 am Eastern, World Hijab Day Organization (WHD) will commemorate International Muslim History Month (IMHM) by presenting an educational and interactive discussion on Facebook and YouTube channels @WorldHijabDay. 

This week’s talk will focus on Muslim change-makers from history related to Discovery (i.e., inventions, exploring & innovation). Through this discussion, we will present the background of various individuals, recognizing what they were known for creating and what impact and legacy they leave on us to this day. 

Our captivating speaker for this week will be Eamonn Gearon. He is an author, educator, and public historian who has spent his professional life involved in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), including more than 20 years living in the region. For the past decade he’s been responsible for training both American and British diplomats to better understand the history and peoples of the MENA region. 

Gearon has written and filmed three lecture series on Middle Eastern history for The Great Courses, (recently rebranded as Wondrium): Turning Points in Middle Eastern History (2016); The Middle East in the Twentieth Century (2021); and The History and Achievements of the Islamic Golden Age (2017).

While an Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins-SAIS, Gearon was approached by the US Department of State to design and deliver MENA Area Studies training. Currently based in the UK, Eamonn now trains diplomats for the British Foreign Office, and is completing a DPhil at the University of Oxford, where he also co-teaches a modern Middle East history course.

As a young man, Gearon lived in the Sahara with the Bedu, and explored the great desert with a trio of camels. He is the author of The Sahara: A Cultural History (2011). Gearon is passionate about education in its broadest possible sense. This includes providing his young son with the tools to one day set forth to discover the world for himself, and helping those of us already out in the world to better understand it, and each other.

This discussion is the last of a series of four. The previous presentations have focused on Muslim Change Makers in Medicine, STEM, and Liberal Arts.  

Celebrating its second year of ‘International Muslim History Month,’ for the month of May 2022,  International Muslim History Month (IMHM) has already been recognized by the New York State in resolution J718. Our theme this year is Muslim Change Makers from Golden Age to Modern Times, using the hashtags: #HearOurHistory & #MuslimHistoryMonth. 

Founded in 2021 by Nazma Khan, the CEO and founder of World Hijab Day Organization, the mission of this initiative is to dismantle Islamophobia globally by celebrating Muslim history.  Worldwide, Islamophobia is at an all-time high from the public sector to the private sector and systematically apparent in the government sector.

• According to the American Muslim Poll 2020, 60% to 62 % of Muslims face discrimination in the United States of America. This number has been consistent for the last five years. [1]
• The 2020 Annual Report of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) revealed that 61% of Muslim students have experienced religious-based bullying. Additionally, 33% of Muslim students have altered their appearance, behavior or names to hide the fact that they are Muslims. [2]
• A EU Minorities and Discrimination Survey found that on average, one in three Muslim respondents faced discrimination and prejudice in 2017 and 27% fell victim to a racist crime. [3]

WHD Organization holds the opinion that education and awareness are the sources to dismantling hate. The goal of this global initiative is to have the world come together to learn more about and celebrate the accomplishments of Muslim men and women from the past and the present who have shaped humanity as we know it.

Download the graphic package here. 

For the Social Media Toolkit, click here. 

For Community Guide, click here.  

Join the Facebook event here.  

Let’s dismantle Islamophobia globally by learning, honoring, and celebrating Muslim history!

For more information, visit https://worldhijabday.com/store/Muslimhistorymonth  

For media inquiries, please get in touch with us at info@worldhijabday.org

References:

[1] ISPU. (2021, February 5). American Muslim Poll 2020: Full Report. Institute for Social Policy and Understanding. https://www.ispu.org/american-muslim-poll-2020-full-report/

[2] CAIR Massachusetts (2020). 2020 Annual Report, Council on American-Islamic Relations Massachusetts. https://www.cairma.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/CAIR-MA-2020-Annual-Report.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3bDAnWwc_LDTHEi1_txQAfUj-SJ6cTmltQBruwNxc1w0EfGf452Ysf8RA

[3] “Muslims in the EU: High levels of trust despite pervasive discrimination,” European Union Agency For Fundamental Rights, September 21, 2017. https://fra.europa.eu/en/news/2017/muslims-eu-high-levels-trust-despite-pervasive-discrimination

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On Friday, May 20th at 9:00 am Eastern, on our Facebook and YouTube channels, World Hijab Day Organization (WHD) will commemorate International Muslim History Month (IMHM) by presenting an educational and interactive  discussion on Muslim change-makers. This week’s talk will focus on individuals from history and current times related to Liberal Arts. Through this discussion, we will present the background of various individuals, recognizing what they were known for creating and what impact and legacy they leave on us to this day.

Our compelling speaker for this week will be Eman Eshmawy, MA, MUP, PhD AB.  Ms. Eshmawy is an adjunct Professor at Fordham University. She is also an urban designer/planner and infrastructure economist focusing on US and MENA region national policy.

 Emie has rotations at various federal agencies including the Library of Congress, State Department, and HUD. While in DC, Ms. Eshmawy assisted in rule-making regarding the mortgage crisis of 2008.


Ms. Eshmawy holds a Masters of Urban Planning from New York University and a Masters of Arts from the American University in Cairo. She has a BA in Political Science, History, and Global Studies from the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on infrastructure economics and urban design in the Arab states.

This discussion is the third of a series of four. The remaining presentation will take place on Friday, May 27th, 2022, and will focus on Muslim Change Makers in Discovery (i.e., inventions, exploring & innovation).

Celebrating its second year of ‘International Muslim History Month,’ for the month of May 2022,  International Muslim History Month (IMHM) has already been recognized by the New York State in resolution J718. Our theme this year is Muslim Change Makers from Golden Age to Modern Times, using the hashtags: #HearOurHistory & #MuslimHistoryMonth. 

Founded in 2021 by Nazma Khan, the CEO and founder of World Hijab Day Organization, the mission of this initiative is to dismantle Islamophobia globally by celebrating Muslim history.  Worldwide, Islamophobia is at an all-time high from the public sector to the private sector and systematically apparent in the government sector.

• According to the American Muslim Poll 2020, 60% to 62 % of Muslims face discrimination in the United States of America. This number has been consistent for the last five years. [1]
• The 2020 Annual Report of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) revealed that 61% of Muslim students have experienced religious-based bullying. Additionally, 33% of Muslim students have altered their appearance, behavior or names to hide the fact that they are Muslims. [2]
• A EU Minorities and Discrimination Survey found that on average, one in three Muslim respondents faced discrimination and prejudice in 2017 and 27% fell victim to a racist crime. [3]

WHD Organization holds the opinion that education and awareness are the sources to dismantling hate. The goal of this global initiative is to have the world come together to learn more about and celebrate the accomplishments of Muslim men and women from the past and the present who have shaped humanity as we know it.

Download the graphic package here. 

For the Social Media Toolkit, click here. 

For Community Guide, click here.  

Join the Facebook event here.  

Let’s dismantle Islamophobia globally by learning, honoring, and celebrating Muslim history!

For more information, visit https://worldhijabday.com/store/Muslimhistorymonth  

For media inquiries, please get in touch with us at info@worldhijabday.org 

References:

[1] ISPU. (2021, February 5). American Muslim Poll 2020: Full Report. Institute for Social Policy and Understanding. https://www.ispu.org/american-muslim-poll-2020-full-report/

[2] CAIR Massachusetts (2020). 2020 Annual Report, Council on American-Islamic Relations Massachusetts. https://www.cairma.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/CAIR-MA-2020-Annual-Report.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3bDAnWwc_LDTHEi1_txQAfUj-SJ6cTmltQBruwNxc1w0EfGf452Ysf8RA

[3] “Muslims in the EU: High levels of trust despite pervasive discrimination,” European Union Agency For Fundamental Rights, September 21, 2017. https://fra.europa.eu/en/news/2017/muslims-eu-high-levels-trust-despite-pervasive-discrimination

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