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World Hijab Day - Ouellette Campus
WRH’s Diversity Committee is proud to announce that on Friday February 1st, 2019, we will be participating in World Hijab Day (WHD). This is the annual event in its sixth year that is recognized at workplaces around the world.
It’s important to be clear about what WHD is all about – and why it is important for us to improve understanding about the Hijab head covering, within our workplace to support members of our team who wear the Hijab themselves, and in serving our diverse community of patients.
According to WorldHijabDay.com, the overall mission of WHD is to create a more peaceful world where global citizens respect each other.
The brainchild of this movement is a New York resident, Nazma Khan, who came up with the idea as a means to foster religious tolerance and understanding by inviting women (non-Hijabi Muslims/non-Muslims) to experience the hijab for one day.
For many people, the Hijab is a symbol of oppression and segregation. By opening up new pathways to understanding, Nazma hopes to counteract some of the controversies surrounding why Muslim women choose to wear the hijab.
Canada is a multicultural nation. WHD has thousands of volunteers worldwide and 70+ WHD Ambassadors from over 45 countries. WHD Ambassadors come from all walks of life from a high school student to a Congresswoman in the Philippines. Last year alone, 150 countries partook in WHD. In addition to that, WHD has been endorsed by many world renowned individuals including scholars, politicians, and celebrities worldwide.
WRH is a reflection of the world in our place of employment. At WRH, the Diversity Committee is planning to host World Hijab Day booths at each campus for February 1st. The booths will explain why the Hijab is worn and in what regions of the world. We encourage anyone who visits the booths to learn about the Hijab, try one on and share in the experience.
We hope that WRH employees, volunteers and professional staff, as well as our hospital guests, take the time to stop by these booths at either campus. We believe that understanding our different cultures will assist us in our mission of Compassion is our Passion.
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