Melissa Blake, Mayor in Canada Wearing Hijab on World Hijab Day
DDHK News, Canada - World Hijab Day February 1 2015 took place lively in various parts of the world. In Kanda, Mayor of Wood Buffalo Alberta, Melissa Blake, participated in the event wearing a headscarf in public.
A photo posted on the World Hijab Day (WHD) page shows Melissa Blake veiled and given caption "Thank you" by admin.
Photos of the WHD festivities were also uploaded by various accounts from various countries, including Sweden, the Philippines, Germany and the United States.
“I am non-Muslim, but I support World hijab day! The hijab is beautiful. I have great respect for all the women who wear them, ”wrote one from Germany.
Another non-Muslim woman, Keely, even showed her wearing a headscarf on her way to church. "On the road to the Church," he wrote.
Robin Tracy, a Christian in America, is doing the same thing. She wears a head scarf at church.
WHD has been held since 2013 involving 116 countries. World Hijab Day is intended to promote tolerance and mutual understanding between religious communities, including respect for the obligation of Muslim women to veil (covering their genitals). (mel /onislam.net/localhost/project/personal/ddhongkong.org/ddhongkong.org).*
