Swedish women don headscarves to protest violence against Muslim women.

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Swedish women have embodied the true meaning of "sisterhood" by wearing headscarves to show their support for Muslim women facing discrimination in the country.

Following the assault of a pregnant Muslim woman wearing a hijab on Saturday, Swedish women have been posting pictures of themselves wearing headscarves on Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag #hijabuppropet, or #hijaboutcry. They've accompanied their pictures with messages of support and fellowship, uniting as women to protest injustice.

People from around the world are applauding the open-mindedness and strength of the Swedes involved, as religious intolerance is a problem that affects all members of a society, not merely the ones being discriminated against.

Though hijab is often seen as an oppressive and anti-feminist, the #hijabuppropet solidarity insists that the essence of feminism is self-determination for women: the freedom to make choices regardless of what those choices are.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/20/hijab-outcry-sweden_n_3785356.html