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Firhaana breaking barriers
Article by March 8, 2021
Typically, when you ask someone what comes to mind when they think of leadership, we hear words and phrases such as “to inspire”, “to motivate”, “guidance”, “influence”, and even strength.
However, for Firhaana Bulbulia, the idea of leadership goes beyond this. In fact, for her, it has a particularly important duty: ensuring the perspectives of the most vulnerable in society are heard and represented.
The last 11 years of her life have been symbolic of this, with her acting as a custodian for the rights of women and girls.
“It really started when I finished secondary school. Moving on to UWI, I had more time to think about a lot of issues, particularly those around women,” Firhaana recalled.
World Hijab Day was observed here on Monday in a bid to combat against Islamophobia.
The event was started by Nazma Khan in 2013 to bring awareness to the hijab, the head garb worn by Muslim females as a part of practising their faith.
The theme for this year is to
#EndHijabophobia – the fear of hijabs. Hijabis (women who wear the hijab) were encouraged to submit photographs of themselves, dressed in whatever manner was most comfortable to them, including the hashtags in the photos.
They were also asked to answer the question: “What does hijab mean to you?”
Hijabi Saamiya Cumberbatch answered by saying: