>Ruman Sadiq, a local Muslim activist, says the current political climate has led to misperceptions of Muslim women. That’s why she hopes a new six-week billboard campaign will encourage people to call and ask questions about the hijab, or head scarf.
Muslim problem
>“It’s very difficult at times for Muslim women to go out in public wearing a veil,” said Sadiq, an outreach volunteer with the Dallas Chapter of the Islamic Circle of North America. “We face a lot of discrimination in educational institutions, in the supermarkets and public arenas.”
Muslim problem
>>Ruman Sadiq, a local Muslim activist, says the current political climate has led to misperceptions of Muslim women.
That’s why she hopes a new six-week billboard campaign will encourage people to call and ask questions about the hijab, or head scarf.
Muslim problem
>>“It’s very difficult at times for Muslim women to go out in public wearing a veil,” said Sadiq, an outreach volunteer with the Dallas Chapter of the Islamic Circle of North America. “We face a lot of discrimination in educational institutions, in the supermarkets and public arenas.”
Muslim problem
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