Pink Hijab Day

By Brandon Twichell and Jason Lenhart

October 28, 2009 | 7:30 p.m. CDT

Baklava, cookies, pins and pamphlets were available at the MU Muslim Student Organization's Pink Hijab Day booth outside Memorial Union on Wednesday. Hend El-Buri said that the pink hijab was a way to make people feel comfortable and be willing to approach them to discuss breast cancer awareness as well as stereotypes surrounding Muslim women.

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