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A local women’s group is hosting Ottawa Hijab Solidarity Day at City Hall on Thursday afternoon to learn from Muslim women about their experiences of wearing a hijab.
The event will take place in the Councillor’s Lounge from 4 p.m to 6 p.m.
Members of the community will have the chance to hear from a variety of public speakers, including Ottawa police Chief Charles Bordeleau and a spoken word artist.
Later, women are invited to try on the hijab — a head scarf covering the hair and worn by women of Islamic faith — to get a better sense of why some choose to wear one.
Suzanne Doerge, Director of the City for All Women Initiative, said in a press release that the event should provide a space where women can share their experiences wearing the veil and a place “to feel both safe and welcome.”
The event is in response to a “misinterpretation of the hijab” and an “escalation” of discrimination in Ottawa, said the press release, where some believe Muslim women are wearing the garment because they are forced to.
“In some countries, many women experience the hijab as a method of oppression,” said the release. “While this is the case in some places, the assumption that it applies to all women who wear the hijab is wrong and harmful.”
Women and community health centres alike are encouraged to tweet during the event using the hashtag #hijabsolidarity.
Anna Desmarais will be tweeting live from the event.
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The event will take place in the Councillor’s Lounge from 4 p.m to 6 p.m.
Members of the community will have the chance to hear from a variety of public speakers, including Ottawa police Chief Charles Bordeleau and a spoken word artist.
Later, women are invited to try on the hijab — a head scarf covering the hair and worn by women of Islamic faith — to get a better sense of why some choose to wear one.
Suzanne Doerge, Director of the City for All Women Initiative, said in a press release that the event should provide a space where women can share their experiences wearing the veil and a place “to feel both safe and welcome.”
The event is in response to a “misinterpretation of the hijab” and an “escalation” of discrimination in Ottawa, said the press release, where some believe Muslim women are wearing the garment because they are forced to.
“In some countries, many women experience the hijab as a method of oppression,” said the release. “While this is the case in some places, the assumption that it applies to all women who wear the hijab is wrong and harmful.”
Women and community health centres alike are encouraged to tweet during the event using the hashtag #hijabsolidarity.
Anna Desmarais will be tweeting live from the event.
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