This year's
Global Pink Hijab Day is being held on October 29th. For those not familar with the initiative, the day is "intended to initiate dialogue and shatter stereotypes of Muslim women and their Islamic headscarves or Hijab, as well as raise breast cancer awareness". The event started off in the USA, where it supports the
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
For those of us here in the UK,
Cancer Research UK is the largest funder of breast cancer research. There are lots of things you can do on the day or beforehand to help raise funds and awareness of this disease. Here are a few ideas:
1. As well as wearing a pink hijab, why not make badges letting everyone know exactly what it is you are doing, e.g. 'Global Pink Hijab Day Supports Breast Cancer Research'.
2. Ask permission from your school, college, university or mosque to hold collections outside.
3. Request a
fundraising pack from Cancer Research UK, and distribute leaflets and flyers to raise awareness.
4. Hold sponsored acitivites, cake sales, craft stalls, etc. and get as many people involved as you can!
5.
E-mail this post to all your friends to let them know about the initiative!
Join the Facebook
event for more information. And if you're looking to buy a pink hijab for the day, here are a few options (click to purchase):
So ladies, lets all get involved on October 29th and wear our pink hijabs with pride!
UPDATE:I have a set up an online donation page for the UK branch of Pink Hijab Day on the Cancer Research UK website
here. It would be great if this could be the official page for UK sisters to donate all the money they raise as part of Pink Hijab Day. This way we can see exactly how much money has been raised. Please forward the link to all your friends and family!
