VIDEO:  Beyond the Veil: The Hijab Challenge
 
 
The sisters of MSA, Muslim Student Association, at Montclair State University issued a challenge to the campus: Wear the Hijab for a day and come back and talk about your experience.
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Jaime_McLeod 598 days ago
Nice work, Sia. What a great topic! Intelligent discourse on this issues are so important.
PatrickKennedy 597 days ago
Very good video, Sia. This was a great local anectode about a the problems being confronted on a global scale. It's amazing to look at this compared to the reaction in France or the wider EU.
mairalg 594 days ago
Great topic to cover. I really like the way this was presented.
NICEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
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