'They built me a box to live in and painted my caricature inside. They said "this is you". I said no thank you, I'd rather be me'
Thursday, October 25
Pink hijab day in support of breast cancer awareness day
Tomorrow, Friday 26th October, is Breast Cancer Awareness Day. In support of this many Muslim women across the world will be wearing Pink Hijabs to show their solidarity. If you are a Muslim woman, make sure you wear yours with pride and sympathy with those who are battling this awful disease, and those who have suffered from its ravages, whether they suffer themselves or it affects someone they are close to.
They say that there is a glass ceiling for me because (as Michael Moore would put it) I am not a stupid white man. Another they says I should temper my passions and desires, my dreams and ambitions because I am not a brown be-turbaned man. Some Theys say that I should fight my oppression, that I should rout it and defy it. Some say I face no oppression, that I should be happy that I am blessed and should accept my fortunate and happy lot. If you are not with us, they say, you are with the others, and they are wrong.
Spirit21 is a space to bring colour to this monochromatic world. I don't believe that black or white are the only options. Why not pinks, blues, yellows or browns? I am not us, nor am I Other.
2 Comments:
Salaam,
I am relaunching the Pink Hijab Day website--can i use this photo on it until we have a logo?
Hend El-Buri
of course, but please remember to add "spirit21" onto the image please so it is correctly credited.
thanks
shelina
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