Sciences Po Paris launches “Hijab Day” literally a day of sailing. Objective of the event: to raise the veil, and “demystify the fabric.” Students at the origin of the event invite their friends to “cover their hair with a veil on for a day,” scheduled for Wednesday 20 April. “There are so many veils than women. This is the person wearing that gives meaning to his garment, and it is the only legitimate to do so, “organizers said on their Facebook page.
They also hope, with this event, participants’ understanding of “the stigma experienced by many women veiled in France.” This “Hijab Day” takes place while the debate on the headscarf in higher education has recently been revived by the Prime Minister, Manuel Valls.
An event that is being debated
the event is debate on social networks, reports Le Figaro . Many Internet users are questioning the merits of such an initiative. “The veil is an attack on freedom, that permits and tolerates is one thing we should emphasize the speaking of law is another. You n’œuvrez not for the freedom of women, but a step backwards, “said one user, when another says feel” freer “since she wears the veil.
L initiative of Sciences Po Paris students is inspired by the “World Hijab Day”, a global initiative, the first of which took place on 1 February. Currently, 194 people reported participating in this event on Facebook.
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