Annam Lodhi
4th Sep. 2013 marked the World Hijab Day. With myriad problems facing the Muslim world, how could hijab be left unattended? #WorldHijabDay4Sep2013 was popular trend without a doubt. The tweets wide-ranging in their thoughts, taste, and ideological propensity were all voiced out quite enthusiastically. So this question came up naturally:
World Hijab Day! Celebration of freedom for anything! #HijabNotJustForReligon
— Kishmish (@Choc0L0ver) September 4, 2013
MT“@SaadLakhani12: #Hijab is as much for men as for women.It's never a one-way street.Excuse me while I lower my gaze #WorldHijabDay4Sep
— My Bit for Change (@MyBitforChange) September 4, 2013
Some were totally defensive for it!
Each religion has a morality &the morality of Islam is Haya & Bashfulness is from belief, &belief is in Al-Jannah.#WorldHijabDay4Sep
— VU cybarien (@VUCybarien) September 4, 2013
#WorldHijabDay4Sep Our secular liberals r always furious when it comes to Islamic symbols, I wonder why? Does liberty mean bashing Islam ?"
— Dr Samia Raheel Qazi (@srqazi) September 4, 2013
Muslim feminism erupted:
I cover my head not my brain … #WorldHijabDay4Sep
— Syntax Error (@MujahidaRani) September 2, 2012
Of course everyone was not for the concept:
Though Hijab cannot be associated with Muslims and being moral alone – but well it is what Muslims are mainly noticed by. Not surprisingly most Muslims men chose 4th Sep. to show their utter respect for women – one wonders where is that respect on other days… *pfft*
they call our sister those who wear hijab as illiterate and backward but who will tell them it is real respect #WorldHijabDay4Sep
— Tahir Majeed (@tahirwahla) September 2, 2012
well some may agree in their own way that it’s a right, but of different sort. :X
#WorldHijabDay4Sep when women are free to expose and reveal their body than why are they not free to cover it?? Hijab is my right
— Irsa Ghazal_Rainbow (@Roshan_Rainbow) September 4, 2013
#WorldHijabDay4Sep pic.twitter.com/2bBEANwbOm
— Athee3' ♒ (@Atheenaa_) September 4, 2013
I've never seen a hashtag quite as dominated by slut shaming and victim blaming as #WorldHijabDay4Sep
— Geoff Shorts (@geoffsshorts) September 5, 2013
Since it is impossible to distinguish between a hijabi terrorist and a real hijabi anymore, I wont be endorsing #WorldHijabDay4Sep tyvm
— silent_sparrow (@sanaaaaaaak) September 4, 2013
Some well Hilarious (Pardon me laughing at this auspicious day)
Pardey mein rehney do, Parda na uthao, Parda jo uth gya tou, Tauba meri Tauba, Allah meri Tauba… #WorldHijabDay4Sep pic.twitter.com/r0B0A9YZ6i
— Ali Salman Alvi (@alisalmanalvi) September 4, 2013
Make your choice, are you a chicken w/ feathers or w/o? A ludicrous attempt to shame women = #WorldHijabDay4sep pic.twitter.com/Q8EqqGW6dj
— Ex-Muslims Forum (@CEMB_forum) September 4, 2013
#WorldHijabDay4Sep: "Hijab was my choice. I don't know why did they catch me." ~ Mullah Abdul Aziz of #LalMasjid pic.twitter.com/QhhUd1NHcB
— Ali Salman Alvi (@alisalmanalvi) September 4, 2013
Dr. Shahid Masood’s pearls of wisdom:
Wearing Hijab Doesn't take you to Pre-Historic Days , But Half Nakedness Does! #WorldHijabDay4Sep
— Dr Shahid Masood (@Shahidmasooddr) September 4, 2013
Others chose the day to show that hijab isn’t all that a person needs to be pure:
If a girl wears jeans or smokes she is a slut but if she wears a Hijab she is pious! #PakistaniStateOfMind #WorldHijabDay4Sep
— Christy Confuzcius (@Confuzcius) September 4, 2013
Though we could not follow the whole discussion & arguments on this trend but don’t forget to follow us on twitter & be part of the latest trends. You might be caught by us next time!
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