Back يوم الحجاب العالمي Arabic Dünya Hicab Günü Azerbaijani বিশ্ব হিজাব দিবস Bengali/Bangla ڕۆژی جیھانی حیجاب CKB World Hijab Day German روز جهانی حجاب Persian World Hijab Day French विश्व हिजाब दिवस Hindi Hari Hijab Sedunia ID Hari Hijab Sedunia Malay
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| World Hijab Day | |
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 World Hijab Day poster from 2016 | |
| Date(s) | 1 February |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Established | 2013 |
| Founder | Nazma Khan |
| Website | worldhijabday |
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World Hijab Day is an annual event founded by Nazma Khan in 2013,[1] taking place on 1 February each year in 140 countries worldwide.[2] Its stated purpose is to encourage women of all religions and backgrounds to wear and experience the hijab for a day and to educate and spread awareness on why hijab is worn.[3] Nazma Khan said her goal was also to promote wider acceptance of hijab wearing as well as combating religious discrimination.[4]
- ^ "World Hijab Day - Better Awareness. Greater Understanding. Peaceful World". Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Participating Countries. "Worldwide Support". World Hijab Day. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "World Hijab Day". worldhijabday.com. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ "'We're not oppressed': Canadians unite to mark World Hijab Day - National | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 14 February 2022.