'Hijab Run for Peace'; Muslim women take to EDSA on Sunday in support of peace agreement

From InterAksyon (Oct 13): 'Hijab Run for Peace'; Muslim women take to EDSA on Sunday in support of peace agreement

Muslim women will undertake a “hijab run for peace” along EDSA on Sunday, the eve of the signing of the framework peace agreement between the government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front. “This run by Muslim women (on) EDSA is the first of its kind and its significance also underlines the need for awareness on the wearing of hijab (head covering signifying modesty and morality) as an important part of our Islamic Faith (that) celebrates diversity and peaceful coexistence in the mainstream (of society),” said Bai Rohaniza Sumndad Usman of Young Moro Professionals Network, the event’s organizer....

http://www.interaksyon.com/article/45433/hijab-run-for-peace-muslim-women-take-to-edsa-on-sunday-in-support-of-peace-agreement