Svjetski dan hidžaba ustanovljen je na prijedlog studentice Nazme Khan iz New Yorka koja je željela podstaknuti nemuslimanke da na jedan dan dožive iskustvo nošenja hidžaba.

Odlučila se na taj potez nakon što je u New Yorku nakon terorističkog napada 2001. godine doživjela brojne neugodnosti zbog toga što nosi hidžab.

Željela je pokrenuti aktivnu kampanju kojom bi senzibilizirala sve one koji koji imaju određene predrasude, stereotipe prema hidžabu kao stilu i načinu odjevanja žene muslimanke. Htjela je potaći na vjersku toleranciju i razumijevanje.

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We mark February 1, as the World Hijab Day since 2013.

The suggestion to mark this day on international scale came from a New York student, Nazma Khan, who wanted to encourage non-muslim women to better understand the experience of wearing hijab every day.

She decided on this move after facing numerous inconveniences in New York for wearing hijab, and especially following 9/11.

She wanted to launch an active campaign to sensitize all those who have prejudices and are holding on to certain stereotypes about the hijab, as a style and as a way of dressing for Muslim women. Her goal was to encourage religious tolerance and understanding.