05-05-2009, 07:20 AM
I have no experience with hijab in Japan but I ask that you please be patient with neutral questions about your hijab and religion. I don't know how you answer questions about your hijab but I have witnessed massive overeactions. In highschool an extremely naive teammate asked a young girl about her hijab and she reacted negatively. He had no idea what it was and even though me and another guy explained it to him he still wanted to ask her to be certain. Ultimately her brother accused us of all sorts of things and wouldn't believe that it was out of true curiosity that he asked. All I ask is that you please acknowledge that there are people out there that have absolutely no idea what a hijab is or why someone wears one and are truly curious about it.
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