World Hijab Day 2018: women across the world don Islamic headscarf

Muslims and non-Muslims encouraged to join initiative to reduce negative stigma

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Muslim women adjust their hijabs before prayers to mark the end of Eid in Burgess Park, London, in 2014
(Image credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Today is World Hijab Day, a worldwide initiative to fight negativity and discrimination against women who wear the Islamic head covering.

Women from 190 countries are expected to participate in the event, which encourages Muslims and non-Muslims alike to experience life as a hijabi (a woman who wears the hijab).

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