Why do Muslim women wear hijabs?

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MANILA - Several Muslim women in the country celebrated &quot;World Hijab Day&quot; by lending their head wraps to members of other religions in a bid to educate others about the kind of discrimination they face by practicing their faith.Wearing the hijab, a head covering worn in public by some Muslim women, is a &quot;religious obligation&quot; in Islam, International Alert Philippines Project Officer for Women and Youth Program Nina Bahjin Imlan told ANC&#x27;s Early Edition.&quot;The history of the hijab did not start with Islam because we see even in Christian scriptures that Mother Mary wears the hijab,&quot; she said.&quot;It&#x27;s a symbol of modesty for us. It is a symbol of cultural identification, of religious identification,&quot; she said.Muslim groups and peace-building organizations that participate in World Hijab Day every February 1 hope that by having people wear the hijab, even for just a day will help push for policies against discrimination based on religion.&quot;We can attribute it (discrimination) to people not really understanding what the hijab is for,&quot; Imlan said.&quot;We cannot blame the people who think this way, but we are really hopeful that this time it would be different,&quot; she said.

Wearing the hijab, a head covering worn in public by some Muslim women, is a "religious obligation" in Islam, International Alert Philippines Project Officer for Women and Youth Program Nina Bahjin Imlan told ANC's Early Edition.

Wearing the hijab, a head covering worn in public by some Muslim women, is a "religious obligation" in Islam, International Alert Philippines Project Officer for Women and Youth Program Nina Bahjin Imlan told ANC's Early Edition.