A picture of a bruised face with a black posted on Facebook Monday conveyed Nehal Kamal’s message regarding her decision to take off her traditional headscarf, arguing that Egyptian women are not really free to take off their hijab.
Earlier in April, Egyptian journalist Sherif Choubachy called on women to take off their hijab in a protest in the iconic Tahrir Square. His call was largely met with condemnation from famous personalities and social media users.
Some people suggested that women who dislike hijab should simply take it off without a protest, much like women who like hijab wear it without one.
“The truth is, she who wants to take [hijab] off cannot do it as easily as she who wants to put it on. This is part of what happened because I decided to take off hijab, and only today did I have enough courage to post this picture. Do not lie to yourselves and say she who wants to take it off should go ahead and take it off. Good morning!” wrote Kamal on her Facebook with the picture.
