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  • Heartwarming and hair-raising: What it's like to wear a hijab

    02/03/2017 12:08:59 AM PST · by 2ndDivisionVet · 79 replies
    The University of New Mexico's Daily Lobo ^ | February 3, 2017 | Celia Raney
    One Daily Lobo reporter's experience on World Hijab Day I have walked home from campus 92 times since enrolling at UNM. Only once was I so hyper-aware of my appearance that I held tight to the pepper spray on my keychain. Oh, I forgot to mention: It was also the first time I tried on a hijab. In honor of World Hijab Day, a group of Muslim women gathered outside the UNM Bookstore late Wednesday afternoon. The event was organized by Power Through Peace and the UNM Muslim Student Association, with help from local activist Shakir Farid Abdullah. Abdullah also...