1 February marks World Hijab Day.
Started in 2013 by Nazma Khan, a Muslim who moved from Bangladesh to New York at the age of 11, the event's goal is to encourage women of all religions and backgrounds to learn more about the meaning of the hijab.
The day is now celebrated in 140 countries worldwide.
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A picture taken on 23 April 2012 shows a Myanmar ethnic Rohingya child preparing for a midday prayer inside a community school in Klang, a port town 30 km west of Kuala Lumpur.
Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, greets members of the public after visiting City Hall in Centenary Square, Bradford.
A Muslim woman on a bus in London.
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Halima Aden, a hijab wearing model from the United States, and other models feature creations by designer Rasit Bagzibagli for Modanisa, an online retailer of modest fashion, during a fashion show in Istanbul, Monday, 26 March, 2018.
Women wearing hijabs and face masks walk in a public area in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on 2 March 2020.
Iranian school-girls attend President Hassan Rouhani's speech to parliament on 17 January 2016.
A woman wearing a hijab rides a scooter in Moscow on 14 June 2020.
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Hannah Shraim, 17, has her makeup done by Farah Kuriashi as she prepares to attend Northwest High School's senior prom, in Germantown, Md., Friday, 13 May 2016.
Zahra Lari (UAE) trains for the XXIX World Winter Universiade 2019, 5 March 2019.
In this photograph taken 23 September, 2010, 15-year-old Diah Wardah Febrina makes her move against Indonesian rising chess star, 14-year-old national junior chess champion Masruri Rahman (not pictured), during simultaneous matches against 200 students at a Jakarta gymnasium in an exhibition game celebrating national sports day and promoting chess to youngsters.
Palestinian women take part in a marathon calling for an end to violence against women, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on 1 December 2019.
Indian school students attend a yoga workshop conducted by teachers from The Sri Ravi Shankar Institute at The FD Higher Secondary School in Ahmedabad on 16 June 2015. Some 1300 students situated in the Muslim dominated Juhapura area of the western Indian city participated on the first day of a five-day workshop. Events were held across the nation on 21 June to mark World Yoga Day.
Kyrgyz Muslim women wearing hijab look on as they take part in celebrations for World Hijab Day in Bishkek on 1 February 2019.
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Muhammad was the first Muslim-American woman to compete for the US wearing a hijab.
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Taylor says she’s never seen another handler wearing a hijab in the ring.
Jordanian athlete Fatama Ahmed during powerlifting competitions among women in the 52 kg category at the XIV Paralympic Games in London
Kyrgyz Muslim women wearing hijab look on as they take part in celebrations for World Hijab Day in Bishkek on 1 February 2019.
Muslim student rides a train from Tanyongmat station in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat on 27 November 2019.
