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Women wear hijab in support of hate victim
Thursday April 05, 2012 08:44:53 PM,
IANS
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London: One million
women worldwide have posted their pictures on Facebook wearing the hijab to show their support for an Iraqi immigrant in the US who
was brutally murdered.
Mother-of-five Shaima Alawadi was found beaten and unconscious in
her San Diego home last month which officials described as a "hate
crime".
Now as a show of solidarity towards the female Islamic community,
one million women - many of whom are non-Muslim - have posted
their photos wearing the traditional headscarf, the Daily Mail
reported.
The campaign, "One Million Hijabs for Shaima Alawadi", has seen
women worldwide wear the Islamic headscarf to show support for the
family and friends of Alawadi, who was found dead March 21.
Alawadi's husband had made an emotional plea to catch her "racist"
killer, after she was found in a pool of blood next to a note
which read, "go back to your country, you terrorist".
Women have also sent their messages of support while posting their
photos.
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