(Toronto Sun) It is time again for us to politely ignore World Hijab Day. This day allotted to the hijab — a regressive, patriarchal and cumbersome garment — has been observed every February 1 since 2013. The farce has spread to many nations now. The objective? To normalize the hijab amongst Muslims, and to exhort non-Muslims to accept this as an undeniable symbol of Islam.
Let it be known once and for all that the hijab is most certainly not a symbol of Islam.
One reason is purely theological: the hijab is not decreed by Islam. There is no explicit injunction in the Qur’an stating women must cover their hair. The holy book is clear on other injunctions but on this issue it is gleefully ambiguous.
