Chicago Muslim organizations are speaking against the human rights violations of Islamic minorities in India with a billboard facing south on the northbound side of I-294.
Driving north on Interstate 294 you might notice a billboard that reads “My hijab, my right” featuring an illustration of a Muslim woman with her arm raised to make a fist. The ad is part of a campaign organized by local Islamic organizations to raise awareness of the violation of the freedom of religion right of Muslims in India that has arisen in the last three months. The second goal of this campaign is to “clear negative stereotypes about the hijab and oppression.
The woman illustrated in the billboard is Muskan Khan, an Indian girl who became one of the main images of this movement as a video of her being heckled at her college by a crowd of Hindu male students went viral on social media. “Other Muslim women in India have also been victims of lynching, and once the people of our communities in Chicago heard story, they understood the motive of our campaign and supported it,” Ahmed said.
“Over the summer there were times that I get a lot of questions from people from other faiths like: ‘Wow, you’re wearing a full sleeve and you’re covering your hair like, aren’t you hot in this 100-degree weather?’,” Aadbul-Jaleel said. “But I felt very confident and very strong, so I actually took these occasions in a positive way to teach them about my religion so they could respect it as I respect other religions.
Makki, who has been involved in activism campaigns, said that a hashtag or advertisements in local newspapers would be a better way to raise awareness. The billboard has three hashtags: #MuskanKhan, #HijabMyRight and #EducationMyRight. Dr. Sabeel Ahmed at the Muslim Community Center on April 5, 2022 in Arlington Heights. Ahmed is executive director of GainPeace Chicago and wants to raise awareness of violations of Muslim rights in India with the “My hijab, my right” campaign his organization along with the Council of Social Justice and the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago.
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