The Muslim Youth Council, in partnership with the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos and the Turkish-Filipino Friendship and Solidarity Association, initiated a hijab awareness event in celebration of World Hijab Day 2023 with the theme “Progress, not oppression.”
Present were the MYC council officers, NCMF’s Gender and Development Division and its staff, TUFIFSA stakeholders, and the participants, which were non-muslim women from Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro College, Liceo de Cagayan University, Misamis Oriental General Comprehensive High School, and different parts of the city to participate in the event.
The event included lectures on the wisdom of wearing hijab, the rationale behind the National Celebration of Hijab Law, and the giving of hijabs to the non-muslim women participants. The event also highlighted the importance of having cultural awareness within and among the Muslim and non-Muslim communities of the city.
This goes without saying that the event served its purpose of creating hijab awareness and establishing an even stronger relationship and cultural appreciation with the non-muslim women participants. ALHAMDULILLAH!
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