Victoria’s Council Faces Criticism over Hijab Event
The video developed for the council’s “Youth Channel” program is aimed at “providing awareness, insight and education”.
The council called on women to wear the Islamic headdress for 3 hours as a part of a social experiment which aimed to create and understanding of the religion and the people who practice it. 15 women trialed the hijab and gave an “overwhelmingly positive” feedback, according to Co-organiser Fatima.
“I think it’s really sad that there seems to be such a lot of fear about Islam,” Heather Stewart, who is the co-ordinator at Centre for Multicultural Youth regional services, told Herald Sun.
“I saw it as an opportunity for non-Muslim women to understand a little bit about another culture.”
The event was co-organized by two Minaret College schoolgirls, which was held as a part of National Youth Week.
Source: Australian Muslim Times
