'It's a part of me that nobody can change': MSA celebrates World Hijab Day
By Adele Morris | Feb. 5Wednesday, Feb. 1, was World Hijab Day, an international holiday to raise awareness and celebrate Muslim hijabi women.
- The UNC Muslim Students Association set up a tent in the quad to commemorate the day.
- “World Hijab Day is not one day, ‘Let's do it and then call it a day,’" Rida Bayraktar, UNC Muslim Student Association vice president, said. “It’s actually a continuous process about raising awareness about hijabi Muslim women and then carrying respect and understanding towards them.”