Global Pink Hijab Day [28 Oct]

MPN in partnership with ABSA Islamic Banking will be promoting Pink Hijab Day especially in the corporate sector.

ABSA Islamic banking has generously sponsored pink scarves to be worn or handed out,  on the day.

If you would like a few of these scarves to hand out at your workplace, in addition to distributing the information about the day, please e-mail safiyyah.s@gmail.com with the name of your company, the number of scarves required, pickup arrangements (from Mayfair area), before Monday 26 October 2009.

We would also like to thank Ummah Foods and Silk Abayas for their support during this event.

About Pink Hijab Day

Pink Hijab Day is intended to shatter stereotypes of Muslim women, as well as raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research. Muslim women, as well as women of other faiths across America, Egypt, Nigeria, Botswana, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Trinidad, UK and South Africa will be observing “Global Pink Hijab Day” by donning pink headscarves. This is a day intended to initiate dialog, promote education about the Islamic headscarf (Hijab), and raise breast cancer awareness.

 The event takes place the last Wednesday of every October. This year’s event is scheduled for 28^th October. Although Pink Hijab Day began with a small group of high school girls in the small town of Columbia, Missouri, the event now has thousands of participates all over the world. Participants in Pink Hijab Day encourage the curious to ask questions about hijab, as well as promote breast cancer education, and donate to various Breast Cancer Foundations.

Here’s what YOU can do for your Pink Hijab Day event

• Wear a pink hijab, ribbon, shirt, shoelace…ANYTHING!
• Donate to a local cancer research organization
• Organize a walk, or join a local walk for cancer
• Encourage the Imam at your masjid to focus his khutba on issues related social activism, health, and breast cancer
• Send the press release to local media outlets
• Organize a panel discussing women in Islam, Hijab, and/or Islam and social activism
• Contact your local Islamic School or MSA to participate in the project
• Distribute information about breast cancer prevention and general health
• Text/email all of your friends about Pink Hijab Day!
• To encourage people to ask questions about Hijab, and extinguish stereotypes people may have about hijab
• To raise awareness and funds for breast cancer foundations across the globe
• To encourage Muslim women to participate in helping their own communities

What is the purpose of Pink Hijab Day?

• To encourage people to ask questions about Hijab, and extinguish stereotypes people may have about hijab
• To raise awareness and funds for breast cancer foundations across the globe
• To encourage Muslim women to participate in helping their own communities

Who can participate in Pink Hijab Day? 

Anyone! Anyone can wear a pink item, whether it’s a pink Hijab, a pink ribbon, or pink socks. A group of students in Canada dyed kufis and wore pink kufis. Even if you don’t wear anything pink, you can donate to any local cancer foundation.             

Source: http://www.pinkhijabday.net/