OFF WITH HER HIJAB!
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When you think of South Africa, the words Mandela, peace, democracy, apartheid, safari, to name a few, come to mind. Up until a few years ago, I strongly believed that South Africa was one of those very few countries with religious tolerance especially for Islam, I mean isn't that what Mandela fought for and meant in his Inaugural Address when he said, "Our single most important challenge is to help establish a social order
in which the freedom of the individual will truly mean the freedom of
the individual."
I believe African people above all should be the ones upholding that legacy, Mandela might have been African, but he fought against oppression for ALL people!
In African culture in South Africa, many women are expected to cover their hair and dress modestly especially after marriage and Raidah and I have been stopped by numerous African non-muslim women to ask us how we tie our hijab.
With all this in mind, I was no where near prepared for the harsh reality check!
