First Day Of Wearing The Hijab

There was a variety of input from all over the school, the Melbourne Square Mall, Publix, and Walmart. Keep in mind that throughout all of the experiment, I was to continue acting as myself and doing what I would normally do. On the first day of wearing the hijab, a flood of comments came in. Many comments were negative but others were considered incredibly positive. There was a barrier of communication that seemingly appeared to go up between some groups of people who feared Muslims and other barriers which began to fall as people understood the religion more. Walking through the hallway, I received a lot of stares from people just because I wore the hijab. People appeared to be staring when they thought I wasn’t looking, and look away …show more content…
I could talk with people who were Muslim without the normal reserve they had. It seemed as though I was one of them, a person who understood and could be part of their group. What I found though was that they tended to be quiet and stay within their own groups by cause of the intense persecution that would come from random people in the hallway or store. After the two months of doing the research project, I collected all of the comments that I had received from people and saw a repetition in what people were saying. There were comments like “Oh, so you are a terrorist now?” or “So you aren’t as good as a man now because that religion is all about women 's oppression.” Other negative comments would call the religion barbaric as a result of groups like ISIS. People assumed I wasn’t from America because of the hijab- telling me to go back to my own country. The hatred and fear that seemed to come from some people was completely overwhelming. On the other end of the spectrum there were people who congratulated me for having going so far as to adopt the customs of the Muslim religion. I was called brave and a bridge. This meant that I was the connection that people saw from Muslims and